How Dylan O'Brien's Own 'Deep Pain' Helped Craft His Most Personal Role Yet

Dylan O'Brien and James Sweeney on the unlikely, intimate friendship between men in 'Twinless'

There’s plenty of online chatter about a sex scene between Dylan O’Brien’s Rocky and James Sweeney’s Dennis in the dark comedy Twinless. But it’s the unlikely friendship between Rocky’s straight twin brother, Roman (also O’Brien), and Dennis that's the most intimate in the indie film that Sweeney wrote and directed.The men meet at a support group for grieving twins following a freak accident that kills Rocky. They find companionship and an intim…

How Dylan O'Brien's Own 'Deep Pain' Helped Craft His Most Personal Role Yet

For Dylan O’Brien, Twinless meant confronting an emotion he’s long dreaded. “Grief is, funny enough, something I have not experienced a ton,” O’Brien, 34, exclusively tells Us Weekly. “I think about it in a grateful way and in a fearful way, in that I fear I won’t be able to handle it.” Yet the 34-year-old found himself drawn to this script about, as he calls it, a very “unique type of loss.” Written and directed by O’Brien’s costar James Sweene…

'Twinless' ending explained: What that final scene means for Roman and Dennis' friendship

Stars Dylan O'Brien and James Sweeney, who also wrote and directed the movie, weigh in on its ambiguous, yet hopeful conclusion.Roadside Attractions Dylan O'Brien and James Sweeney in 'Twinless'Warning: This article contains spoilers about Twinless.How far should one extend the possibility of forgiveness?That question is the heart of the matter in Twinless, now playing in theaters, which stars Dylan O'Brien as twins Rocky and Roman. When Rocky d…

When and Where You Can Watch Dylan O'Brien's New Movie 'Twinless'

Here's how you can watch Dylan O'Brien's new movie, 'Twinless.'

Breaking Down the Twisty Ending of 'Twinless'

Warning: This post contains spoilers for Twinless. Though Twinless is a movie all about twins, writer-director and star James Sweeney is not a twin himself. But the idea has always fascinated him. “I did ask for a twin for Christmas. I was obsessed with Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen, their detective books, and various movies and TV shows,” says Sweeney. “I was enthralled with them, and I think twins appealed to me because I hopped around as a milit…

Dylan O'Brien's Twisty Comedy Ends Unexpectedly - What It All Means

The following contains spoilers for TwinlessTwinless is a compelling character dramedy that takes some wild turns as the lies between Dennis and Roman come to light. An emotionally devastating and frequently hilarious dramedy, the film stars Dylan O'Brien as Roman. An anger-prone adult still reeling from the death of his twin, Rocky, Roman forms an unexpected bond at a grief support group with Dennis.