Jerry Seinfeld nearly tried to coax Daniel Day-Lewis out of retirement to play a 'sugar drug lord' in his Netflix film Unfrosted

Just after hitting the red carpet at the Unfrosted premiere in Hollywood, Jerry Seinfeld revealed one bit of dream casting he almost pursued: Daniel Day-Lewis. 

Seinfeld, 70, appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live on Tuesday to discuss the film, which is loosely based on the true story of how the Pop Tart was created.

The comedian was asked to clarify a rumor that he had considered casting three-time Oscar winner Daniel Day-Lewis in the film, who has been retired since 2017.

'I was going to ask Daniel Day-Lewis. I wanted him to play - we have a sugar drug lord who controls all of the world's sugar, his name is El Sucre,' Seinfeld explained.

'I wanted Daniel Day-Lewis to play it like Daniel Plainview from There Will Be Blood. I wanted him to do that, but I never called him,' Seinfeld admitted.

Just after hitting the red carpet at the Unfrosted premiere in Hollywood , Jerry Seinfeld revealed one bit of dream casting he almost pursued: Daniel Day-Lewis

Seinfeld, 70, appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live on Tuesday to discuss the film, which is loosely based on the true story of how the Pop Tart was created

The comedian was asked to clarify a rumor that he had considered casting three-time Oscar winner Daniel Day-Lewis in the film, who has been retired since 2017

Kimmel added that Day-Lewis has been retired for several years, though Seinfeld thought this might be the role to coax him out.

'If there's anything to come out of retirement for, it's a Pop Tart movie,' Seinfeld said with a laugh.

Kimmel asked, 'I wonder if he's disappointed,' as Seinfeld added, 'I hope so.'

The El Sucre role would ultimately be played by Felix Solis (The Rookie: Feds, City on Fire). 

Seinfeld makes his feature directorial debut with Unfrosted, which he also produces and co-wrote with Spike Feresten, Andy Robin and Barry Marder.

The film is loosely based on the true story of the creation of Pop-Tarts, following the corporate battle between Kellogg's and Post to create the ultimate breakfast pastry.

Seinfeld leads an all-star cast that also includes Christian Slater, Hugh Grant, Amy Schumer, Cedric the Entertainer, Melissa McCarthy, James Marsden, Peter Dinklage and Jon Hamm. 

Kimmel added that Day-Lewis has been retired for several years, though Seinfeld thought this might be the role to coax him out

'If there's anything to come out of retirement for, it's a Pop Tart movie,' Seinfeld said with a laugh

Kimmel asked, 'I wonder if he's disappointed,' as Seinfeld added, 'I hope so'

Also during his interview with Kimmel, Seinfeld confirmed there is an extended cut of the now-infamous 'bearded lady' scene from the Curb Your Enthusiasm finale.

'I even went back and re-watched it to make sure that I was seeing what I thought I saw. It had nothing to do with the show at all,' Jimmy said.

'Nothing,' Jerry confirmed of the scene in which Larry asks him to consider a hypothetical situation about dating a gorgeous bearded lady who is about to shave.

'But what you saw there is how Larry and I wrote comedy. Because I didn't know what he was going to say. They had that set up. He's going to suggest a strange idea to you. And you just respond,' Jerry said.