Dylan O’Brien, ‘Twinless’ Director James Sweeney on ‘Helpful’ Intimacy Coordinators and the Influence of the Olsen Twins

variety.com:

Rebecca Rubin Senior Film and Media Reporter [Warning: This story contains mild spoilers for “Twinless,” which premiered on Thursday at Sundance Film Festival.] Dylan O’Brien reveled in the process of playing dual roles in “Twinless,” a twisted comedic drama about two friends who meet in a support group for people who lost a twin.

The “Maze Runner” and “Teen Wolf” star portrays identical brothers Rocky, who unexpectedly dies, and Roman, who is left to navigate the unbearable grief without his other half. “The twins were so distinct on the page.

I felt such a different connectivity to each of them. That came really naturally,” O’Brien says at the Variety Studio presented by Audible. “For me, it’s very physical.

Once the process kicks into full gear with costumes, hair and makeup and the things that [director] James [Sweeney] and I discussed in terms of walk, talk and posture, that helps me.” “Twinless,” which premiered Thursday at Sundance Film Festival, is the sophomore feature of Sweeney, who wrote and directed the film.