Simon Pegg talks aliens!

Simon Pegg doesn’t think an actor’s portrayal of an alien can match up to a computer-generated creature.

The actor stars with long-time collaborator Nick Frost in new comedy Paul which follows to pals who pick up a hitchhiking extra-terrestrial during a road trip across the US and he is pleased they opted to use Seth Rogen’s voice talents with a digital being, rather than cast someone in the title role.

“I think we lucked out with Paul,” Pegg said. “I look back at the cast, and I don’t think there’s a single human being that might have been better.”

As well as Paul, Simon and Nick can next be seen together in The Adventures of Tintin: Secret of the Unicorn the Steven Spielberg-directed movie in which they play detectives Thompson and Thompson and were amazed at the attention the film brought them at the world-famous Comic-Con event in San Diego, California.

“We were like prisoners in our hotel room. It’s a small dose of that level of fame that I hope never to achieve,” Simon said.

“People like Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt, that’s what their life is like. It’s like being in The Beatles or something.”