Wallace and Gromit
Wallace and Gromit are the main characters in a series of animations by Aardman Animations. Wallace is an absent-minded inventor and Gromit is his faithful dog. They have starred in several short films for BBC television in the UK, and one full length feature film. Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit is the longest claymation film ever made. It was created in 5 years. It stars Peter Sallis as Wallace. Unfortunately, Peter Sallis died in 2017. He is now replaced by Ben Whitehead. In 2022, they announced a new film along with a sequel to Chicken Run. Not much is known about this new film, but it will be in cinemas in 2024. The old props from their films like a Grand Day Out and The Wrong Trousers were burned in a unexpected fire in 2005. Along with old story boards. This duo today is one of the most recognizable in claymation history.
They are said to have saved Wensleydale cheese.[1]
Wallace And Gromit Media
Creator Nick Park with his characters in 2005 promoting Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
Wallace and Gromit bronze sculpture in Park's home town of Preston, Lancashire, England.
Museum set from The Wrong Trousers, on display at the National Media Museum in Bradford, West Yorkshire
Wallace & Gromit's Thrill-O-Matic dark ride at Blackpool Pleasure Beach in Blackpool, Lancashire
The "Bark at 'Ee" sculpture, one of 80 giant fibreglass sculptures of Gromit decorated for the Bristol Children's Hospital Charity.
References
- ↑ Gray, Charles (2020-09-27). "How Wallace and Gromit shaped the future of a classic Yorkshire cheese". YorkshireLive. Retrieved 2023-05-20.
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