See Hugh Grant as Tony the Tiger in Netflix's Pop-Tarts MovieUnfrostedfrom Director Jerry Seinfeld

Mar. 15, 2025

Hugh Grant (right) as Tony the Tiger, with director Jerry Seinfeld.Photo:John P. Johnson/Netflix

John P. Johnson/Netflix

Hugh Grantis putting on his stripes forUnfrosted: The Pop-Tart Story.

The actor, 63, stands in as the famed Frosted Flakes mascot Tony the Tiger in the upcoming comedy. First-look photos from the film show Grant in a bulky tiger suit, complete with Tony’s signature red scarf.

According to asynopsison Netflix’s Tudum,Unfrostedwill delve into the competition between “sworn cereal rivals” Kellogg’s and Post to create the ultimate breakfast pastry.

From left to right: Amy Schumer as Marjorie Post, Max Greenfield as Rick Ludwin, Melissa McCarthy as Donna Stankowski, Jerry Seinfeld as Bob Cabana in ‘Unfrosted’.John P. Johnson / Netflix

John P. Johnson / Netflix

Netflix also released images showing McCarthy, 53, in colorful ‘60s outfits and a bob, as well as Schumer, 42, in all red at a meeting table.

Seinfeld, 69, has been brewing the idea for over a decade, mentioning a Pop-Tart origin story in 2010 onTheLate Show. Hetweeted again in 2018, “Imagine the drunk on sugar-power Kellogg’s cereal culture of the mid-60’s in Battle Creek, MI. That’s a vibe I could work with.”

From left to right: Jim Gaffigan as Edsel Kellogg III, Jerry Seinfeld as Bob Cabana, Fred Armisen as Mike Puntz and Melissa McCarthy as Donna Stankowski in ‘Unfrosted’.John P. Johnson / Netflix

Now coming to fruition, the film places Grant in another out-of-the-box role. The actor recently starred in theTimothée Chalamet-ledWonkaas an Oompa-Loompa.

The actortold PEOPLE, about playing an 18-inch orange man with green hair, that he is now drawn to “weirder and weirder” characters 40 years into the job as the “freak phase” of his career. It helped that he had worked withWonkadirectorPaul Kingbefore, onPaddington 2.

“We seem to be on the wavelength,” Grant said of King.

From left to right: Christian Slater as Mike Diamond and Jerry Seinfeld as Bob Cabana in ‘Unfrosted’.John P. Johnson / Netflix

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Unfrosted: The Pop-Tart Storyis on Netflix May 3.

source: people.com