In German folklore, doppelgängers are considered to be a bad omen whose presence brings about misfortune. It feels all the more fitting, then, that we’re currently hooked on celebrity lookalike contests.

The trio from "Challengers." If you've been online recently, you've probably seen fan-filmed footage from celebrity lookalike contests. While not new, the current wave kicked off in earnest at the end of October,

Glen Powell, Timothée Chalamet, and more recognize that playing along — online or otherwise — with the real-life fun is better than a million junket interviews.

For as long as celebrities have existed, so have lookalike contests. It used to be traditional for the winner to take home a keepsake trophy, but the stakes are being raised these days – by the celebrities themselves.