…and it’s not just them it’s the entire history of Aardman Animations, including Morph who many UK readers will know and love. Thanks to Lee for the tip on the story now over at the BBC:
Props and sets from the Wallace and Gromit films have been destroyed in a warehouse blaze…
…Wallace and Gromit creator Nick Park said it was “dreadful” for the company but comparatively “not a big deal”…
…”Everything has gone, from as far back as Morph and all the way through to Chicken Run, including Wallace and Gromit, Creature Comforts, it’s all there. Everyone is devastated.”
Aardman co-founder Dave Sproxton said one of the most important losses was a complete exhibition of the three Wallace and Gromit short films which was recently brought back to the UK after a tour of Japan.
Mr Sproxton said: “A lot of the original sets were there, including several panels of original storyboards and that, in a way, is the biggest loss. It’s basically a ready-to-go exhibition and sadly that’s been destroyed.”
That’s a real shame, and a big loss. Please everyone, a moments silence for Morph and the others that followed him.
