Benedict Cumberbatch's Wax Figure Looks Exactly Like the Sherlock Star—It's Basically Him Standing There!

Maybe one day these women will see their selfies and think they're actually posing with the British thesp

Uncanny!

The team at Madame Tussauds really outdid themselves this time, because the new wax figure of Benedict Cumberbatch looks exactly like the Sherlock star. In fact, it's highly possible that all of the women who crowded around to take selfies with his glossy doppelgänger at the unveiling actually thought that it was him.

And maybe one day, when they're flipping through their pics, they'll just assume that it was.

Seriously, with all of the eerie wax figures out there (we're thinking Leonardo DiCaprio and Mark Zuckerberg, aren't you?), have you seen a better likeness lately? Look at the two side-by-side and tell us...

Who's who?

The fake Benedict made his debut today at the London outpost of Madame Tussauds and apparently a modicum of hysteria ensued as befitting the British thesp's stature in his native land.

Before the unveiling, an employee was even spotted giving the figure's Spencer Hart suit an extra swipe with the lint brush. So dapper.

And so very, very identical.

Cumberbatch joins an illustrious crowd that includes royals such as Kate Middleton, Prince William, Prince Harry and Queen Elizabeth II; and Hollywood royalty like Dame Judi Dench; Johnny Depp; Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt; and Morgan Freeman.

According to the museum's website, the 38-year-old star was closely involved in the creation of his figure, telling Madame Tussauds, "I'm excited to see the finished, perfect, waxy me although slightly terrified...The work is so detailed it's going to feel a little uncomfortable and surreal seeing what I really look like!"

The perfect, waxy him indeed.

"But being so involved in the entire creation process and working so closely with the team at Madame Tussauds London was a phenomenal experience and really opened my eyes to the artistry that goes into the making of each figure. I just wish it could take selfies and sign autographs!" Cumberbatch added, obviously not envisioning just how adept at taking selfies the figure would be.

While we wait...and wait...in the States for the fourth season of Sherlock to get rolling, Cumberbatch will be starring in the BBC2 miniseries The Hollow Crown: The Wars of the Roses, playing Richard III, and he's gearing up to play Hamlet on the London stage next year.