Wallace and Gromit statue coming to creator's home town in England


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A selfie-friendly Wallace and Gromit landmark is in the works for the English hometown of Nick Park who created the characters. Photo: dpa

A selfie-friendly statue of two of the world's best-known stop-motion characters is set to be unveiled in the home town of the Englishman who created the characters.

Wallace and Gromit are to be depicted as they appeared in The Wrong Trousers and the life-sized pair will be seen next to a bronze bench in Preston, an English city north of Manchester.

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