Pegg 'too old' to return to Spaced

4:24pm Saturday 17th May 2008

Actor Simon Pegg has declared himself too old to make another series of sitcom Spaced.

Speaking at the Cannes Film Festival, where Pegg is promoting his yet-to-be-released film How to Lose Friends and Alienate People, Pegg was asked if he would be going back to the hit show.

He said: "It's too late now, we're too old now... I'm over the hill. I'm not 20 now, I would not pretend to know what those kids are thinking about now."

How to Lose Friends and Alienate People is centred around Sidney Young (Pegg), an aspiring man about town who is chosen to work at Sharps, a New York magazine. But unfortunately for Sidney, women cross the room to avoid him.

Kirsten Dunst plays Alison, Sidney's confidante and colleague. The film was inspired by Toby Young's best seller about his short-lived career at Vanity Fair in New York.

Pegg said his character was a bit of a hypocrite, wanting to demolish the celebrity culture while at the same time wanting to be part of it.

Speaking about another co-star in How to Lose Friends and Alienate People, Gillian Anderson, Pegg said: "I grill her about the X Files all the time.

"You have with your partner a list of people you would be allowed to kiss. Gillian's on that list." Pegg later said jokingly: "No, I don't really have a list."

He described Dunst as: "One of, if not the most instinctive actresses I have ever worked with... I absolutely love her."

Speaking about his experience in Hollywood, Pegg said: "It entirely lives up to expectations and exceeds it." He said the superficial nature of Hollywood was both hilarious and enjoyable.

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