Sand Sculpture Festival: Gollum, Hitchcock and King Kong

In pics: Famous faces from film, including Gollum, Alfred Hitchcock, Batman and King Kong, are being recreated on a beach in Weston-super-Mare for the Sand Sculpture Festival 2013.

Batman and the Incredible Hulk
Batman and The Incredible Hulk, part of this year's Hollywood-themed annual Sand Sculpture festival in Weston-super-Mare. Twenty award-winning sand sculptors from across the globe are working to create the huge works on show at the festival. Weston Sand Sculpture Festival 2013 opens this Friday, March 29. See www.westonsandsculpture.co.uk for details. Picture: Getty Images Credit: Getty Images
A scene from Pirates of the Caribbean
A scene from Pirates of the Caribbean with Johnny Depp's character Jack Sparrow and Bill Nighy's character Davy Jones. Picture: Getty Images Credit: Getty Images
Hollywood sandcastles depicting the tree Ents from Lord of the Rings in Weston Super Mare
The Ents (giant, talking trees) from the Lord of the Rings film trilogy. Picture: Tim Ireland/PA Wire Credit: Tim Ireland/PA Wire
Film director Alfred Hitchcock
British film director Alfred Hitchcock. Weston Sand Sculpture Festival 2013 opens this Friday, March 29. See www.westonsandsculpture.co.uk for details. Picture: Tim Ireland Credit: Tim Ireland
Robert De Niro in Taxi Driver
Robert De Niro's character Travis Bickle from Taxi Driver. Picture: Tim Ireland/PA Wire Credit: Tim Ireland/PA Wire
A sand sculpture of a scene from Jurassic Park
A scene from Jurassic Park. Picture: Getty Images Credit: Getty Images
E.T. from Steven Spielberg's film of the same name. Picture: Getty Images Credit: Getty Images
The Toy Story gang. Weston Sand Sculpture Festival 2013 opens this Friday, March 29. See www.westonsandsculpture.co.uk for details. Picture: Getty Images Credit: Getty Images
Ron Weasley and Dobby from Harry Potter. Picture: Getty Credit: Getty
King Kong Picture: Getty Credit: Getty
Yoda from Star Wars
Yoda from Star Wars Picture: Tim Ireland/PA Wire Credit: Tim Ireland/PA Wire
Gollum from Lord of the Rings. Weston Sand Sculpture Festival 2013 opens this Friday, March 29. See www.westonsandsculpture.co.uk for details. Picture: Getty Credit: Getty