Martin and Paltrow name Pegg as godfather

Hollywood couple Chris Martin and Gwyneth Paltrow have chosen actor Simon Pegg to be godfather to their 3-year-old daughter Apple.

But the Hot Fuzz star has no intention of providing moral guidance to the celebrity offspring–and insists he wants his young charge to have fun.

He says, “I’d like to think I’m a really great, fun godfather.

“It’s much more interesting than trying to be a good influence on her. I’m a comedian–it’s what they expect.”

Maxim magazine covergirl Megan Fox, who is generating buzz with her starring role opposite Shia LaBeouf in “Transformers,” has joined the cast of “How to Lose Friends and Alienate People.”

Fox joins a cast that includes Simon Pegg, Kirsten Dunst, Jeff Bridges and Danny Huston in the story about the disastrous stint of a contributing editor (Pegg) at a magazine. Fox will play a young Hollywood starlet getting her first taste of fame.

The comedy is based on Toby Young’s memoir of his time working in the pseudo-glitzy world of Vanity Fair. Robert B. Weide (”Curb Your Enthusiasm”) will direct.

Fox also co-starred in television’s “Hope & Faith,” and appeared opposite Lindsay Lohan in “Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen.”