Jerry Seinfeld wanted Chris Rock to parody Will Smith slapping him at the 2022 Oscars for his Netflix movie. Unfrosted.
While appearing on Dana Carvey and David Spade’s podcast Fly on the wall. This week, Seinfeld said he initially wanted to cast Rock in the role of host of the Bowl and Spoon Awards, which eventually went to Cedric the Entertainer.
“We shot it right after Will Smith’s slap,” Seinfeld said. “I was going to have somebody come on stage and punch Chris out when he got there.”
However, Rock “wasn’t ready to perform” a parody of the incident. “He was a little shaken by the episode,” Seinfeld explained. “It was what the scene was going to be, but Cedric saved the day.”
When Seinfeld asked Spade and Carvey if they thought the scene with The Rock would be funny, the hosts confirmed that it didn’t need a comedian.
“Without the Will Smith thing, I think it’s funny. There’s still a kind of darkness around that moment,” Carvey opined. “But if Chris is there and wants to do it, you’ll get it.”
Seinfeld was grateful that the role went to Cedric instead, saying he wasn’t sure “it would have worked”.
Unfrosted There’s a fictional take on the creation of PopTarts, as is the battle between cereal Kellogg’s and Post’s to create a pastry that would change breakfast forever. While it’s true that the two brands competed to create what became the Pop Tart, the movie exaggerates the story, creating a world where the cereal rules supreme. The star-studded cast includes Melissa McCarthy, Amy Schumer, Jim Gaffigan and Hugh Grant.
At the 2022 Oscars, Smith shocked everyone when he got up from his seat, walked on stage and slapped the Rock after the comedian made a joke about Smith’s wife, Jada Pinkett Smith. GI gene 2 Because of his severed head. After beating Rock, Smith would repeatedly yell, “Get my wife’s name out of your fucking mouth!” Smith has since apologized multiple times for his actions and resigned from the Academy, but was banned from attending film academy events, including the Oscars, for 10 years. However, he could still be nominated for and win an Oscar and keep the best actor trophy he won after being slapped at the 2022 ceremony. King Richard.
The Rock addressed the slap nearly a year after the incident in his live Netflix comedy special. Chris Rock: Selective AngerSaying, “People are like, What hurt? It still hurts! I’ve got ‘Summertime’ ringing in my ears! But, I’m not a victim, baby.”
In September, Leslie Jones said the slap “really affected Rock,” who “had to go to counseling with his daughters.”
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