Timothée Chalamet shows up at his own lookalike competition in New York

27 October, 2024

Timothée Chalamet has taken a group of his fans by surprise by showing up at his own lookalike competition in New York City.

The Dune and Wonka star has been caught hiding under cover in a face mask and baseball cap in the crowd in Washington Square Park in downtown Manhattan on Sunday (October 27).

As noted by Variety on Instagram, the actor sneaked into the middle of the group of assembled Chalamet lookalikes, before eventually revealing his identity. Check out images from the scene below.

 

 

According to FM104, nearly 900 people had responded to the invite to the competition, with several uploading photographs of their own supposed likeness to the 28-year-old actor. A top prize of $50 (£39) in cash and a trophy is on offer for the winner of the contest – although it is unclear whether Chalamet himself is eligible.

Chalamet is set to play Bob Dylan in the upcoming biopic A Complete Unknown, which will chart the musician’s controversial switch from acoustic to electric guitar in the mid-’60s. Check out the film’s trailer below.

The film is set to be released in US cinemas on December 25, with a UK release to follow on January 17. Edward Norton stars as folk singer Pete Seeger, Elle Fanning plays Dylan’s girlfriend Sylvie Russo and Monica Barbaro portrays Joan Baez.

The film is directed by James Mangold, who also helmed the acclaimed Johnny Cash biopic Walk The Line. Mangold also co-wrote the film alongside Jay Cocks (Gangs of New York, The Age of Innocence).

In a recent interview with NME alongside his Dune: Part Two co-star Austin Butler, Chalamet said he would have liked Butler’s version of Elvis Presley, from the Baz Luhrmann hit Elvis, to appear in A Complete Unknown.

Elsewhere, the first images of Chalamet in character as a 1950s ping pong prodigy in the film Marty Supreme have emerged. The film wis written and directed by Josh Safdie and will be distributed by A24.

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