Aug 15 2006Pegg Still Not Making From Dusk Till Shaun
Meanwhile, British fan of comic books and peroxide Simon Pegg has no qualms about continuing his rise from minor cult icon to official Hollywood shill. Ever since playing, aptly, the geek in Tom Cruise: Action Hero Blammo III, Pegg's been taking mainstream roles by the fistful. The prospects of a third season of Spaced grow ever bleaker. The latest agenda item on his selling-out list is called How to Lose Friends and Alienate People, based on Toby Young's (best-selling) book of the same name. Pegg will take the lead, and if the script reads anything like the book, he'll be playing the Anne Hathaway in a much male-er, British-er The Devil Wears Prada.
The book chronicled Young's tenure as a contributing editor for Vanity Fair; all names have been changed for the purposes of the film, reports Variety.
I wonder if poor Simon cries himself to sleep over how many Hot Topic shirts his new films are not going to inspire.
Reader Comments
1. uni'tard - August 16, 2006 12:31 AM
strangest thing, i seriously read that book last weekend.
2. andrewthezeppo - August 16, 2006 1:26 PM
I'm not familiar with anything mentioned above...who is this person? What are those movies? Do I care? Please tell me what to think.
3. Hollus - August 16, 2006 3:54 PM
I keep hearing good things about Spaced; I'll have to check it out.
Simon Pegg is a British comedian who starred in an hilarious zombie movie spoof called "Shaun of the Dead," among other things.
4. kenzier - August 17, 2006 3:00 AM
This article is unbelievably incoherent.
5. uni'tard - August 17, 2006 3:00 AM
here, i'll tell you what it's about...
How to Lose Friends and Alienate People is an autobiographical book about this socially challanged, loser/chump british guy who goes to new york to work for vanity fair (a stupid fashion magazine). he thinks he's going to make it big, but instead fumbles and blunders for two years making a series of mistakes, becomes a drunk, and eventually... loses all of his friends.
apparently it was supposed to be funny, but i didn't really laugh.
6. manpantsman - August 21, 2006 1:31 PM
I thought the first movie was absolutely hilarious. Though not scary at all, its engrossing hilarity and heartwarming love story filled me with an immense joy that cannot be duplicated. I sincerely hope that they find it in their hearts to make this movie. Also, my penis is rather large.
7. manpantsman - August 21, 2006 1:35 PM
I'm not kidding. It's HUGE!