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Jerry Seinfeld quipped this week that “the movie business is over'' due to the confusion among people in show business.
“Disorientation has taken over the movie business,” Seinfeld said. GQ. “Everyone I know in show business is asking themselves every day, 'What's going on? How do we do this? What should we do now?'
Seinfeld spoke to the media regarding his movie No matte, will be released on Netflix next month. The project marks Seinfeld's directorial debut.
“It was completely new to me,” he said of the experience. “We thought we'd done something great, but it's just not the way they work. They're so serious! They have no idea that the movie business is over. I don't understand anything.”
The comedian elaborated on his claims, adding that he “didn't tell” his colleagues that the movie was over. “But movies don't occupy the top of the social and cultural hierarchy as they have for most of our lives,” he said. “When a movie came out, if it was good, we all went to see it. We all talked about it. We quoted our favorite lines and scenes. I’m walking through a fire hose and just trying to see what’s going on.”
No matte The logline tells the story of the 1963 race between rivals Kellogg and Post — “cereal's sworn rivals” — to develop a pastry that would change the face of breakfast forever. “An imaginative tale of ambition, betrayal, and menacing milkmen, sweetened with artificial ingredients.”
In addition to Seinfeld, the film also stars Melissa McCarthy, Jim Gaffigan, Hugh Grant, Amy Schumer, Max Greenfield, Christian Slater, Sarah Cooper, and Bill Burr.
No matte It will be released on Netflix on May 3rd.
