Statues celebrating a century of cinema unveiled in Leicester Square

Statues celebrating a century of cinema unveiled in Leicester Square

Wonder Woman, Batman and Gene Kelly in Singin' In The Rain are among the statues

Statues of significant moments and characters from cinema have been unveiled in Leicester Square as a celebration of London's film industry.

Bronze depictions of Paddington Bear, Mr Bean, Mary Poppins, Laurel and Hardy and Bugs Bunny have all gone on display.

The statues "add to the texture of the square", according to Hugh Bonneville, who has played Mr Brown in the Paddington films.

After unveiling the Paddington statue, he told the PA news agency: "I think this is going to bring a lot of pleasure to a lot of people who can sit and have their lunch alongside [Paddington].

"It is gorgeous. All these statues all around the square are really remarkable and beautiful evocations of our great industry."

He added that Paddington is a fitting character to have represented in the square because he "really does represent London and strangers coming to town and the welcome that London can give them".

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