Sundance Pulls Dylan O’Brien’s New Film With 100% RT Debut Score From Digital After Major Leaks

Dylan O’Brien’s new film has received a lot of interest following its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival. So much so that the movie had to be pulled from the website after a major leak online.

After the film’s premiere on Jan. 23, 2025, Twinless debuted with a perfect score on Rotten Tomatoes. Twinless received praise for the comedy and performances, which stars O’Brien and James Sweeney, who also wrote and directed the film. However, Variety reports Sundance had to remove Twinless from its streaming site after a major leak online.

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Twinless won the festival’s Audience Award on Friday, Jan. 31, and ahead of the win, there were several leaks from the streaming site, including sex scenes and other moments from the film. This is the second title that was pulled from Sundance’s site after Selena y Los Dinos, a documentary about the late singer Selena, which was pulled after the film also leaked online.

A Sundance spokesperson shared a statement, “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. We regret that online ticket holders will no longer be able to access the film. Vouchers will be provided to Twinless ticketholders to screen other films in the program.”

The statement highlights, “We acknowledge and regret the disappointment this may cause. However, part of our commitment to advocating for independent filmmakers is ensuring that they can protect the art that they have created — now and in the future.”

Variety highlights that an insider shared that the movie was not pulled from Sundance’s online platform because of O’Brien’s steamy scenes but because some of the leaks spoiled the big reveal of the movie, which is still looking for a distributor.

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When accepting the award on Friday, director James Sweeney proved he’s a “glass full” kind of person as he noted that at least the audiences seemed to enjoy the leaked material. Most of the leaked clips have been flagged or removed.

Twinless follows two people, Rocky/Roman and Denis, who meet at a support group for people who lost a twin and strike up an unlikely friendship. The cast also includes The Nightingale’s Aisling Franciosi, Gilmore Girls’ Lauren Graham, Boston Common’s Tasha Smith, Abbott Elementary’s Chris Perfetti, The Borgias’ François Arnaud, Snowpiercer’s Susan Park, and Mr. Iglesias’ Cree Cicchino.

Twinless Continues an Exciting Rotten Tomatoes Trend for Dylan O’Brien

Although the film had its world premiere at Sundance and currently boasts a 100% Rotten Tomatoes score from the critics, this might fluctuate when the film gets its global release and more reviews come in. At the same time, the film doesn’t have an audience score yet, as the movie hasn’t officially premiered in theaters. However, Twinless continues an exciting trend for Dylan O’Brien.

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The Teen Wolf actor has proven his acting skills in different roles, including dystopian young adult roles, action, and horror. However, he also seems to have a great eye picking roles. Although 2023’s Maximum Truth boasted a “rotten” score of 50% from the critics and 59% from the audience, all his 2024 roles had positive reviews. Ponyboy holds an 83% score from the critics and no audience score. Caddo Lake boasts a Certified Fresh 76% score from the critics and 79% from the audience, and Saturday Night has a 78% Certified Fresh from the critics and 84% from the audience.

Twinless’ perfect score marks a perfect beginning of 2025 for O’Brien, continuing his impressive Rotten Tomatoes trend. It also bodes well for the upcoming thriller Anniversary, which comes from director Jan Komasa. The film also stars Diane Lane and Kyle Chandler and will reunite O’Brien with Zoey Deutch, with whom he previously worked on 2022’s The Outfit and Not Okay.

Source: Variety

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Twinless

Comedy

Release Date January 23, 2025

Runtime 100 Minutes

Director James Sweeney

Writers James Sweeney

Producers David Permut, Ali Jazayeri, Elizabeth Destro, Miky Lee, Dylan O’Brien

Cast

Dylan O’Brien

Rocky / Roman

James Sweeney

Dennis

Aisling Franciosi

Lauren Graham

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