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Twinless<\/a><\/em><\/em> star and filmmaker James Sweeney has a message for all the people who watched leaks of his new film’s sex scenes.<\/p>\n Twinless<\/em>, written and directed by Sweeney (Straight Up<\/a><\/em>), also stars Sweeney alongside Dylan O’Brien<\/a> as two young men who meet in a twin bereavement group. They form an unconventional bond and soon grow closer and closer, all while secrets, lies, and desire threaten to destroy it all.<\/p>\n When the film debuted at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival<\/a>, a gay sex scene between Sweeney and costar Dylan O’Brien was recorded and leaked to the public<\/a>. Sundance then pulled the film from its streaming site due to piracy.<\/p>\n Now that the film is coming out in theaters<\/a>, Sweeney has spoken up about the leaks and all the people who watched them.<\/p>\n “You want the film to have traction and to register in the zeitgeist,” he tells Deadline<\/a><\/em>. “Obviously, that\u2019s not the way I want to be introduced as somebody who is not going to be familiar to most people.”<\/p>\n “Over the festival circuit, I would run into some people who’d be like, ‘Oh my God, Twinless<\/em><\/em>, I saw your trailer.’ I’m like, \u2018The trailer is not done. I know what you saw, that wasn\u2019t the trailer,'” he continues. “So, you know, I’m trying to keep a good sense of humor about it. All I can say is those pervs better show up and pay money to see it in theaters.”<\/p>\n Sweeney first addressed the leaks when he accepted the Audience Award for U.S. Dramatic Films<\/a> for his film at the festival.<\/p>\n “I woke up this morning with an email thread about people posting spoilers with photos. If anyone\u2019s seen the film, you know what I\u2019m talking about. So I guess the audience really does like the film,” he said.<\/p>\n Twinless<\/em><\/em> got rave reviews out of Sundance and currently sits at 98 percent Fresh from 83 reviews on Rotten Tomatoes<\/a>. It’s now out in theaters. Watch the trailer below.<\/strong><\/p>\n