An assessment of Chalamets sex appeal as he steps into the role of Willy Wonka.
Theres Something About Timothee
Six years ago, he became the most in-demand young actor in Hollywood.
What makes him so irresistible?
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In 2017, E. Alex Jung declared that Male Stars Are Too Buff!
It took no time at all he was the Internet Boyfriend Supreme by the end of 2019.
The fandom materialized and grew to full Chalamania.
The overwhelming allure wasnt just his looks.
In each movie, his tendrils fell dreamily.
Were there sex scenes?
The romance, however, is prophetic, not born of sex or longing.
Chalamet as Paul feels distant amid the spectacle; hes serious, internal, sometimes cold.
It was his return to the Luca Guadagnino universe that made him the Internet Boyfriend of our fantasies.
Yet something no longer fit.
I didnt feel compelled to shout You could eat me!
as Id imagined I would.
At the root of this disbelief was the idea thatourTimothee would not want to date Kylie.
Kylie was the choice a regular man, not a subversive male celebrity, would make.
So perhapsWonkais coming at the perfect time in his evolution as an actor.
It might just be Chalamets sledgehammer to the whole Internet Boyfriend enterprise.
If so, I say go forth, Chalamet, and leave your heartthrob days behind.
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