Finn Wolfhard might just be moonlighting as Timothée Chalamet without even knowing it! And let’s be real, if Hollywood had a lookalike contest, these two would probably be duking it out in a Call Me By Your Upside-Down showdown.
Here’s what happened: our curly-headed Stranger Things star, who is 21 but has the existential angst of a seasoned philosopher, was hanging out in SoHo, NYC, where apparently the Uber scene is a little chaotic. As Finn recounts, he and his friends were waiting for an Uber – a situation that’s already a perfect storm for random celebrity encounters, mix-ups, and one person insisting, “No, really, it’s my Uber.”
“So, we see this Uber roll up, and we’re like, ‘That’s ours!’” Finn explained. But as he and his friends tried to slide into their chariot, another group claimed the exact same car. (New York: where it’s as easy to confuse Uber rides as it is to confuse curly-haired actors.) Naturally, the groups politely untangled their Uber confusion. And that’s when one of the strangers froze and gave Finn the wide-eyed stare of pure realization.
Now, Finn’s used to this look. It’s the classic “Oh my god, are you that kid from Stranger Things who keeps fighting monsters, clowns, and New York traffic?” look. But no, this time, the guy’s jaw drops and he exclaims: “Oh my god. You’re Timothée Chalamet!”
Yes, you read that right. Forget the Demogorgon—this was Finn’s true villain origin story: Timothée Chalamet mistaken identity. But did Finn correct him? Pfft, absolutely not. “I just went with it,” Finn laughed. “I thought, ‘Yeah, you know what? Today, I am Timothée Chalamet.’”
It was a real Hollywood moment, and Finn even admitted he felt a sense of relief, as if he’d just scored free therapy. “I was thinking, ‘Yes, yes I am Timothée,’” he said. For a few glorious minutes, Finn got to experience life as his *Dune*-iverse doppelgänger.
So next time you’re in SoHo and you think you spot Timothée Chalamet, don’t even second-guess it. Just walk up, look him dead in the eyes, and say, “Hey Finn, how’s it going?”
