Joe Alwyn Says That The Main Competition For 'Christmas Carol' Role Was Kermit The Frog

Joe Alwyn joins Guy Pearce at a few interviews to promote their new movie, A Christmas Carol, in New York City on Monday afternoon (December 17).

The two stars of the FX original movie stopped by Build Series and BuzzFeed’s “AM To DM” to chat about the new version of the movie, based on Charles Dickens‘ classic tale.

In another recent interview, Joe opened up about how his main competition in the role of Bob Crachit is actually Kermit The Frog.

“I read the book again, which I must’ve read when I was younger. I read it again, just doing my homework,” Joe shares about preparing for the role. “I’ve since been told about The Muppets and that Kermit is my main competition. I’m going head to head with a frog who played Bob. But I didn’t know a huge amount about other interpretations.”

He added, “The descriptions were so complete, unto themselves, and there was so much in them to mine and go off of, that was attractive, in itself. I knew the people surrounding it. I’d worked with Guy [Pearce] before and really got on with him, and I think he’s just fantastic. So, with the combination of him, Andy Serkis, and everyone, really, it was an exciting opportunity.”

A Christmas Carol premieres TOMORROW, Thursday, December 19th on FX and BBC.

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