We're going to need a bigger bucket and spade! Amazing Hollywood themed sand sculptures crafted for annual beach festival
PUBLISHED:
18:31 GMT, 26 March 2013
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UPDATED:
20:54 GMT, 26 March 2013
The weather may not be what you
call beach friendly, but that is not stopping a horde of Hollywood stars
from invading the shores of Weston-super-Mare.
With
legends such as King Kong, Alfred Hitchcock and Scarface all scrambling
for the best spot on the seaside, it is set to be the most densely
celebrity-populated beach on the Bristol Channel coast.
Batman,
Yoda and Pirates of the Caribbean’s Jack Sparrow have all come together
for the annual Sand Sculpture Festival gracing the beach at
Weston-super-Mare in Somerset – or at least their sandy clones have.
King of the beach: The mighty King Kong wears a
disapproving glare as he towers over the beach at Weston-Super-Mare
where sculptors are working hard to finish their handiwork before the
weekend
My precioussss: Sand sculptor Radavan Zivny
works on a spitting image of Lord of the Rings villain Gollum, in line
with this year's Hollywood theme
Super sculptures: Batman and The Incredible Hulk
flex their muscles on the beach trying to impress the Hollywood totty,
such as Marylin Monroe, surrounding them
Sand sculptors are working hard to finish their creations on the beach, all following this year’s Hollywood theme.
Other idols featuring in the annual
festival include Gollum from Lord of the Rings, the characters from
Harry Potter (including the Hogwarts castle) and children’s favourites
from Toy Story and Ice Age.
Since the festival started in 2006,
themes have included Fairy Tales, The Continents of the World, Under the
Ocean, Great Britain, and The Jungle.
What began with two Dutch sand
sculptors building a giant King Kong from 30 tonnes of sand has now
turned into a world famous get-together of some of the niftiest hands in
sand sculpting.
More than 20 of the world's greatest
sculptors from nine different countries are working away using 4,000
tonnes of sand from the beach.
The festival opens to the public on Good Friday and will stay open until the end of September.
Sands of time: Sculptors are hard at work
bringing Hollywood's finest to life on the chilly beach at
Weston-super-Mare creating life like portraits of Batman and the Hulk,
left, the stars of Toy Story, centre, and Sid the sloth from Ice Age,
far right
Pirates of the Bristol Channel: Jack Sparrow
gets a menacing glare Davy Jones in a Pirates of the Caribbean-themes
sand piece for the annual Sand Sculpture Festival
Old and new school: Sculptures from the latest
Hollywood blockbusters, such as Life of Pi, left, is sharing the beach
with classics such as Jurassic Park
Just potting around: Characters from Harry
Potter, including Hermione Granger, far left, Dobby and Lord Voldemort
get a final polishing behind the fence keeping nosy neighbours out until
the grand unveiling on Good Friday
Castles out of sand: Dutch sculptor, Joris Kivits, puts the finishing touches to his sand sculpture of the Hogwarts castle
Stare of Smeagol: Gollum is nearly ready for the
festival's opening this weekend where organisers hope visitors will not
be deterred by the freezing Easter weather
Coming alive: The characters from Pixar's Toy Story are popping out of their box, all ready for the festival this Easter weekend
The master: Alfred Hitchcock is portrayed with one of his 'birds' on the beach in Weston-super-Mare
On-screen legends: Hollywood legendary gangster king Scarface sits by his desk next to boxing star Rocky beating Apollo Creed
Beach of beasts: Characters from Jurassic Park
are nearly ready to join their fellow film stars for this year's
Hollywood themed Sand Sculpture festival
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