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'Muppets' director: "I didn't want to ruin people's childhoods"
Published Sunday, Nov 27 2011, 21:52 GMT | By Paul Millar | 2 comments
The British director, best known as the co-creator of Flight of the Conchords, confessed that he felt pressured to respect Jim Henson's legacy.
Bobin told Reuters: "I've always liked the Muppets. I watched The Muppet Show in England every week as a child. The show was originally broadcast in England.
"They're sacred, so I can't imagine what it's like over here. I didn't want to ruin people's childhoods, but I also couldn't let that impinge on my creativity."
The Muppets premiered strongly this Thanksgiving weekend in the US box office, finishing second behind Twilight: Breaking Dawn - Part 1. It will be released in the UK on February 12, 2012.
Watch the trailer for The Muppets below:
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