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Dylan O’Brien is opening up about seeing himself in intimate scenes on-screen.

Dylan spoke about the topic during the premiere of his movie Twinless at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival over the weekend.

During a red carpet conversation with The Hollywood Reporter, the actor was asked how he feels when seeing himself in such scenes.

“It’s okay.

And that was tough. Films with theatrical releases have increasingly seen fan piracy become the norm, though some industry players think the enthusiasm ultimately helps the bottom line. Variety’s Peter Debruge called the film “disarmingly funny.” In his review, he wrote that “it’s a tonal tightwire act, to say the least, as Sweeney balances unconscionable behavior with an earnest look at bereavement, anxiety and anger management.”

Aisling Franciosi, Lauren Graham, Tasha Smith, Chris Perfetti, François Arnaud, Susan Park and Cree Cicchino round out the cast.

We have these effeminate qualities that a lot of straight men don't embrace in themselves or that you're taught not to, but I've always been quite in touch with my femininity, and especially as I got into adulthood. How did you approach that scene emotionally?

O’Brien: I had so much connection at this point to the story and to the role and so much investment emotionally to what we were making, and that scene was toward the end.

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On social media, festival attendees vented about the inability to see both “Twinless” and “Selena y Los Dinos” digitally. So that one we don't have control over. 

When a sex scene from the film was leaked online, causing Sundance to quickly remove the entire film from its digital roster, what did that feel like to go through in real time? 

Sweeney: I think [Dylan] got more respect out of the situation than I did.

There were reports that fans were putting various musical numbers from “Selena y Los Dinos” on TikTok and Instagram.

“The film ‘Twinless’ was a victim of some copyright infringement on various social media platforms, therefore the festival in partnership with the filmmakers have made the decision to remove the film from the Sundance Film Festival online platform.

A tight needle to thread? We've both experienced loneliness in our childhood before.

Sweeney: I mean, that's kind of what happened in January. 

O’Brien: Yeah, it's already out there. They worry about leaks and also prefer to have potential buyers watch their films in crowded theaters where audience excitement can bolster the price of a movie.

“We acknowledge and regret the disappointment this may cause.

“Most of the time, he’d be like, ‘You were too straight on that,’” Dylan O’Brien told Variety. [Laughs.]

O’Brien: A hard line to straddle?

Sweeney: Gosh, we're both having a Roman moment.

But both of these films are also two scripts I read and instantly was like, this is unbelievable regardless. 5 after premiering to buzzy acclaim at Sundance (and not without controversy, thanks to a leaked sex scene that derailed its digital run), is one of those rare cinematic experiences that hits like a jolt: unsettling, hilarious, devastating and tender, sometimes all at once.

That emotional rollercoaster is very much intentional, as I discovered while speaking with lead actor Dylan O’Brien (“Teen Wolf”) and writer-director-star James Sweeney.

Sundance also said it would cooperate with local, state and federal law enforcement on all piracy-related issues. Over the course of our interview, they opened up about everything from the film’s intimate emotional core to their unexpected off-screen bond — and yes, even their mutual failure to watch “Steel Magnolias.”

I’ve been thinking about how hard it is to talk about this film without giving too much away — even just writing about it feels tricky.

We’ve all got a lot of friends and family here,” he shared.

“That, I think is the most…especially when it’s like vulnerable stuff. And my boyfriend, who is an identical twin, had recently broken up with me and that kind of spurred some childhood memories of wishing I had a twin.

What was it like for you to direct something so emotionally complex, but also be so in the story?

Sweeney: The heavier moments are more challenging — they feel like they ask more of me emotionally.

“I was happy for that permission … a sign of a great filmmaker is to always give you the permission to go into a direction or not.”