Key Highlights
- Film Festival Appearance: Dylan O’Brien and James Sweeney attended the 2025 Zurich Film Festival together.
- Collaboration: The duo promoted their film Twinless, which Sweeney wrote and directed.
- Casting Insight: Sweeney emphasized the importance of casting the right actor for the role.
- Set Environment: O’Brien described the filming atmosphere as safe and supportive.
Dylan O’Brien and James Sweeney pair up on the green carpet at the 2025 Zurich Film Festival on Saturday (September 27) in Zurich, Switzerland.
The co-stars attended a photo call for their movie Twinless, which James also wrote and directed.
While speaking with the festival on the carpet, James opened up about being on the film’s journey with Dylan and casting him for this particular project.
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“You know, he’s become a partner in crime. We met in 2020, and we didn’t film until 2023 to 2024. We’ve been on this road together for a long time,” James shared, via the film festival’s official Instagram account.
He also spoke about casting Dylan in the film.
“I used to work in casting as my day job. I believe that’s 90% of what directing is, is picking the right person. I was familiar with his work, and I saw a lot of dramatic and comedic versatility in his filmography, but above that, I think what you’re looking for is somebody who fits the role,” the filmmaker said. “I think he just understood the emotionality of both characters, and instilled so much confidence in how he understood my voice as a writer and a filmmaker, and I think that’s all you can really ask for.”
Also on the carpet, Dylan spoke about creating the movie and what it was like on set.
“Everyone was really excited about what we were making, and that always feels good and adds a beautiful energy to set,” Dylan said. “It felt like a really safe space, and in a way, that just enabled us to really execute vulnerably. Which is really important for something like this.”
Twinless was released in theaters earlier this month, and is set to be released on digital on October 6th. Watch the trailer here!
