Congratulations are in order for Timothée Chalamet, Gen Z heartthrob with cheekbones that rival Tom Brady’s, who was immortalized in wax this week, per Hollywood tradition. On Wednesday, Madame Tussauds London unveiled their wax figure of the “Dune: Part Two” star. And while wax figures of celebrities are inherently, uh, weird, the final result…doesn’t look as terrible as we imagined? At least, when compared to the treatment of Ariana Grande, Nicki Minaj, Sam Smith, Beyoncé, and Justin Bieber, whose figure was recently given a very creepy update. 

The museum’s long history of producing deranged-looking wax figures invites a lot of questions in 2024. For starters, why are we still sculpting celebrities out of wax? Why do people still go see them? Is it a requirement that figures resemble characters from “The Sims”? At the end of the day, even if you don’t plan on personally crossing the pond to take selfies with Chalamet’s likeness, social media still appears overwhelmingly impressed with his wax doppelgänger (“jawline on point”). But as one person tweeted, “where is this energy when it comes to Beyoncé?????” Madame T., we await your response.