Tim Burton has been filming in Blackpool for the last few months and clearly the director has made an impression on the plac.
Because he’s been asked to switch on this year’s Blackpool Illuminations on September 4.
The Alice In Wonderland director is a massive fan of Blackpool Pleasure Beach having used the town as a backdrop for his latest film Miss Peregrine’s Home For Peculiar Children.
Councillor Gillian Campbell, deputy leader of the town’s council, said: ‘Having one of the most famous film directors in the world turn on the Blackpool Illuminations is a major coup and shows the high regard the town is held in the hearts of our famous visitors.
‘We know he is a huge fan of Blackpool and we are delighted… Read the full story