WALLACE AND GROMIT - WALLACE AND GROMIT DIRECTOR HONOURED WITH STATUE

WALLACE AND GROMIT DIRECTOR HONOURED WITH STATUE

WALLACE AND GROMIT animator NICK PARK is set to be honoured in his hometown of Preston, England - with a life-size statue of his comic creations. The Oscar-winning filmmaker is currently working on designs for the bronze effigy, with council officials working to raise the GBP100,000 ($200,000) necessary to find the project. He says, "This is a really exciting project and I'm delighted to be working on the designs. "As a Prestonian myself it would be a wonderful honour to have a statue to the characters in my home city." It is hoped the statue will be unveiled at the end of 2008.