Brits hit Cannes

Updated 18.59 Fri May 16 2008

While there are no British films on offer at the Cannes Film Festival, the flag is still being flown.

Actor Simon Pegg is there promoting his yet-to-be-released film How to Lose Friends and Alienate People.

His co-stars include Kirsten Dunst, who plays Alison, Sidney's confidante and colleague, Gillian Anderson, and Megan Fox

The movie 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.

His co-stars include Kirsten Dunst, who plays Alison, Sidney's confidante and colleague, Gillian Anderson, and Megan Fox.

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

How to Lose Friends and Alienate People opens across the UK and Ireland on October 3.

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