Movie with a message ... Nicole Kidman on the red carpet in Sydney with Paddington. Picture: Andrew Murray. Source: News Corp Australia

“He would. Yes,’’ said the Oscar-winning actress today.

In the hit movie adaptation of Michael Bond’s children’s classic, produced by Harry Potter’s David Heyman, the diminutive Peruvian adventurer stows away on a boat bound for London after his forest habitat is destroyed by an earthquake.

PADDINGTON PREMIERE: Nicole Kidman stuns on Sydney red carpet

Different ... Paddington takes the London tube. Picture: Studio Canal. Source: Supplied

After a bumpy beginning, the lovable, mishap-prone bear eventually finds a home with the very British Brown family, presided over by Hugh (Downton Abbey) Bonneville’s buttoned-up patriarch.

Had the vessel Paddington boarded been destined for Australia, however, the movie would have had a very different ending- since current immigration policy dictates that boat arrivals be processed offshore.

“When you are talking about immigration, you are entering into an incredibly complicated discussion that doesn’t have easy solutions,’’ said Kidman who was in Sydney for Sunday’s red-carpet premiere.

Vampish villain ... Nicole Kidman as Millicent. Picture: Studio Canal. Source: Supplied

“But the basis of it being that you need to be compassionate to each other as human beings.

“That’s very much what Paddington is about.

“It’s about being kind and being open and being understanding - even on a cultural level - of the way we differ. The different foods we enjoy, the different ways in which we conduct ourselves, the different ethics.”

Kidman has been garnering rave reviews for her campish, vampish performance as Millicent, an evil taxidermist who is determined to add Paddington to her exotic specimen collection at the Natural History Museum.

Family-friendly ... Sally Hawkins and Hugh Bonneville in Paddington. Picture: Studio Canal. Source: Supplied

The actress said that while the G-rated family film was not overtly political, its message of tolerance permeated the storyline.

“That’s what is beautiful about this film. It’s constantly reminding us that we do need to be tolerant of each other and we do need to say it’s okay to be different because Paddington is different. He keeps saying I am different and the family slowly realises that and they adjust.”