Jon Hamm has reflected on his decision to reprise his Mad Men role as suave advertising executive Don Draper in Jerry Seinfeld ’s Unfrosted , saying: “I was of two minds.” The film fictionalizes the events around the invention of Pop Tarts, and is set during the 1960s. At one point, Hamm parodies his role as Draper alongside John Slattery , who plays Don’s friend and boss Roger Sterling.
Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter , Hamm said that he discussed the decision to return to the role with his co-star. “I was of two minds,” said Hamm. “I told Jerry, ‘I don’t enter into this lightly.
I’m not trying to be too precious about this, but I don’t want to devalue it.’ He goes, ‘I understand that, but this would be very funny.’ Then I called Slattery and said, ‘If you don’t do it, I won’t do it, but it could be really funny.
’ He goes, ‘Why wouldn’t we do it?’” Asked how it felt to see himself back in the Emmy-winning role that made his name for the first time since the Mad Men finale in 2015, Hamm replied: “I look at pictures now and God, I’m, like, 20 pounds heavier, 10 years older, and it’s just like, yuck. But it was literally like putting on a very familiar, very comfortable suit. You’re just like, ‘Oh s***, I can do this.
’” Hamm also revealed that he didn’t consult Mad Men creator Matthew Weiner about taking the role, saying: “No. Maybe I should have? But I didn’t and I wouldn’t. I think I have a legitimate claim .
