Interview With "Twinless" Filmmaker James Sweeney & Star Dylan O'Brien

The Next Best Picture Podcast

Tv & Film

4.2 • 542 Ratings

🗓️ 13 September 2025

⏱️ 20 minutes

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"Twinless" is an American indie black comedy psychological drama film written, directed, co-produced, and co-starring James Sweeney alongside Dylan O'Brien. It had its world premiere at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival in the U.S. Dramatic Competition, where it received critical acclaim for its direction, writing, and performances and won the Audience Award. Sweeney and O'Brien were kind enough to spend time speaking with us about their work and experiences making the film, which you can listen to below. Please be sure to check out the film, now playing in theaters from Lionsgate & Roadside Attractions. Thank you, and enjoy! Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Please subscribe on... Apple Podcasts - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-best-film-podcast/id1087678387?mt=2 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jT YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWA7KiotcWmHiYYy6wJqwOw And be sure to help support us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month at https://www.patreon.com/NextBestPicture and listen to this podcast ad-free Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	You are listening to The Next Best Picture podcast, and this is my interview with the director, writer, co-producer, and co-star of the film TwinLess, James Sweeney, and the co-star, Dylan O'Brien.
0:13.2	I have a twin brother, him. He, uh, he passed away.
0:18.7	Roman, you need help.
0:21.6	You need help.
0:23.6	Well, that's true.
0:25.6	As a twin, it's like you internalize the difference between you and your other half.
0:31.6	Who's older? I am now that she's dead.
0:34.6	No, I'm kidding.
0:36.6	I'm Dennis. Roman. Oh, I wouldn't eat that. It tastes like balls.
0:41.3	I like balls. My God, that's so bad. I feel like being a twin kind of ruined me. I want to hang out all the time. I'm too needy.
0:50.3	I hate doing things alone. Cooking meals, folding laundry. Yeah. So much faster with you
0:56.0	people. Right? I mean, honestly, whoever invented the fitted sheet should be flagellated and not the fun kind.
1:04.3	You get me. Hello everyone. Welcome to the next best picture podcast where I'm being joined right now
1:10.0	by the director, writer, star,
1:13.7	all the things, James Sweeney, and also the double star of this movie, Dylan O'Brien.
1:19.6	TwinList, gentlemen, thank you both so much for being here.
1:23.6	What an intro, thank you.
1:24.6	Thank you.
1:25.6	Thank you.
1:26.6	So this movie had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival, which is where I was very fortunate enough to catch it.
1:32.9	I want to start off asking about the origins of the project itself.
1:38.1	And James, for you, just what compelled you to want to tell this particular story?
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