**Weston-super-Mare Sand Sculpture Festival recreates Hollywood movie magic
****There is a grain of truth in the Hollywood dream – on Weston-Super-Mare sea front.**Sand sculptures are creating 3-D reality by the spadeful.
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.
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
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 Festiva
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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 Par
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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 Frida
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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
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
These are fabulous! I can't imagine how much time and effort must go into making these. The festival started last week and it will last till September, I 'll be going to visit cz it's not far from my end.
