A steamy short film is coming soon to US television featuring a chef with bulging biceps, a smouldering pout and a familiar-looking grey goatee beard.
He also possesses a secret recipe for fried chicken.
By the end of the tongue-in-cheek trailer it is clear that the world’s second largest restaurant chain is trying to rebrand its founder as an unlikely romantic hero: “Mario Lopez is Colonel Sanders in A Recipe for Seduction.”
The 15-minute “mini movie” will air on the Lifetime channel on Sunday, presented by Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC). It is not expected to be a strong contender for the Oscars.
The plot appears to revolve around a wealthy American family, whose adult daughter breaks off an engagement to her scheming mother’s favoured suitor