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MGM picks up rights to Simon Pegg comedy

By M&C Movie News Apr 23, 2008, 15:06 GMT

MGM has picked up the domestic rights to the Simon Pegg comedy How To Lose Friends and Alienate People and is eyeing an Oct. 3rd release with Autonomous Films. Simon Pegg -

Simon Pegg - "Run Fatboy Run" Los Angeles Premiere - Arrivals - ArcLight Theaters - Hollywood, CA. USA © Albert L. Ortega / PR PhotosVariety reports the film is based on Toby Young’s memoir, and follows an English journalist. He takes on a job at New York’s most prestigious magazine but suffers from his bad manners and vulgar pranks - which lead to monumental mishaps. The film will also start Kirsten Dunst, Megan Fox, Danny Huston, Gillian Anderson and Jeff Bridges. It is directed by Robert B. Weide from a script by Young and Peter Straughan. The movie was produced by Stephen Woolley and Liz Karlsen for Number 9 Films. It was financed by Aramid, Film4 and the U.K. Film Council.

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How To Lose Friends and Alienate People

An English journalist. He takes on a job at New York’s most prestigious magazine but suffers from his bad manners and vulgar pranks - which lead to monumental mishaps. ...more

US Release: 2008-10-03
UK Release: 2008-10-03

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