Celebrating a Century of Cinema at Leicester Square

Celebrating a century of cinema, bronze sculptures of iconic film characters have been displayed at Leicester Square, some of which even come to life after dark.

Snap a Selfie with Your Favourite Film Characters

Crunch a Carrot with Bugs Bunny in the flower bed

Bugs Bunny bronze sculpture at Leicester Square

Watch Mary Poppins landing on the corner of the square

Mary Poppins landed to celebrate a century of cinema at Leicester Square

Pose with the nation’s hapless hero: Mr Bean

Mr Bean bronze stature - Celebrating Cinema at Leicester Square

Have your lunch with Paddington Bear

Paddington Bear - Celebrating Cinema at Leicester Square

Sing along and dance in the rain with Gene Kelly

Singing in the Rain - Celebrating Cinema at Leicester Square London

Oh, and don’t forget to snap a selfie with Leicester Square’s permanent resident: Charlie Chaplin

Charlie Chaplin - Celebrating a century of Cinema

Heroes Come to Life After Dark

Don’t miss any of the iconic movie characters! Check the map here and discover Batman, Laurel and Hardy and Wonder Woman. They’re there somewhere in the square waiting to be discovered.

Pssst…some of them even come to life after dark…

Happy hunting!

Source: https://www.leicestersquare.london/scenes-in-the-square/

 

Listen to Related Original Movie Soundtracks

Make your experience more immersive by clicking on each character on the map on Leicester Square’s official website, you can play official soundtracks related to each film.

The sculptures are free to visit and are going to stay in Leicester Square until 31st July 2020.

 

BONUS: Hands Prints and Time Capsule at Leicester Square

Have spotted the handprints at Leicester Square at Vue cinema? How about the time capsule sealed by Harrison Ford?

Denzel Washington's handprint London

Denzel Washington’s hand print

 

Helen Mirren's hand print

Helen Mirren’s hand print

 

John Hurt's hand print

John Hurt’s hand print

 

Judy Dench's hand print London

Judy Dench’s hand print

 

Kenneth Branagh's hand print London

Kenneth Branagh’s hand print

 

Time capsule sealed by Harrison Ford

Time capsule sealed by Harrison Ford in 1993. To be opened in 2093.

 

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