Kermit the Frog has appeared before screaming fans at the Australian premiere of The Muppets.
Bigpond News reports
It might not be easy being green but Kermit the Frog was more than happy to show his true colours to screaming fans at the Australian premiere of The Muppets.
The 55-year old frog avoided the green carpet, which was host to co-star Jason Segel, opting instead to entertain the crowds from the comfort of the stage in Sydney on Wednesday night.
Kermit, who is visiting Australia for the first time in a career which spans nine Muppet films and many more television shows, said he was thrilled with Sydney and its froggy weather.
'It's pretty hopping,' he told AAP.
Kermit even opened up about his turbulent relationship with Miss Piggy.
'You know we've been together for a long time and we've sort of reached an understanding that I don't always understand,' he said.
But he did admit being on the other side of the world from his love was causing some tension in the relationship.
'She's always concerned about everything. I think she's mostly concerned about me being here with the Aussie ladies,' he said.
Segel, who co-wrote the film, was met on the carpet by adoring teenage girls, who would occasionally burst out with 'We love Jason'.
He said his biggest fear about writing the latest addition to The Muppets franchise was doing it justice.
'The big challenge and the biggest fear in my mind was making sure I did justice to the legacy that Mr Henson and Mr Oz created,' he told AAP.
'It meant very much to me and it meant a lot to everyone who grew up with The Muppets, so I just wanted to make sure it was worthy of the first three Muppet movies and The Muppet Show.'
And with the recent trend towards producing films using computer-generated imagery (CGI), Segel says there's something special about a film with real puppets.
'One of the things that differentiates The Muppets is that they exist in our world,' he said.
'Even if children can't put it into words, there's a visceral difference in how they feel knowing that someday Kermit could be their friend.'
In addition to co-writing the film, Segel also stars as one of the main characters, playing the world's biggest Muppet fan's brother.
And he said he had no problems fitting in with the puppet cast.
'I think that to be honest and all humility aside I'm very Muppety so I was embraced very early as part of the clan,' he said.
'Every day was a dream come true. You're acting next to your childhood idols. It's everything I ever dreamed of.'
And Kermit confirmed Segel's claim of fitting in with the cast, describing the actor as 'wonderful' but 'very tall.'
'It's wonderful to get back together with people like Jason Segel and Amy Adams,' he said.
But as wonderful as getting back together may have been, in this film the Muppet clan do so for a more sombre reason - to join forces and fight an evil oil baron who is trying to shut down the Muppet studio to drill for oil.
But Kermit did confirm that the film has a happy ending.
The Muppets releases in Australian cinemas on January 12.
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