Alison Brie and Dave Franco have been married for years now, and their acting careers overlap and they work on projects together. Their latest project takes an extreme turn in their relationship, as Together is a supernatural horror film that explores themes of codependency.
The film is important to Michael Shanks, as he wrote it and it’s also his directorial debut. It hasn’t been stress-free for him, as the project recently hit a rocky patch: he’s facing a lawsuit over claims he plagiarized another film, Better Half , which also explores the idea of a couple trapped by uncertain means. But the two films have a major difference: while Better Half is relatively lighthearted in tone, Together seems to be anything but.
Before the film’s release, read on for everything you need to know before it hits theaters.
Plot
The LogLine says:
Years into their relationship, Tim and Millie (Dave Franco and Alison Brie) find themselves at a crossroads as they move to the country, abandoning everything familiar in their lives except each other. With tensions already flaring, a nightmare encounter with a mysterious, unnatural force threatens to corrupt their life, their love, and their little one.
Brie also told The Wrap , “The movie is about a codependent couple who have been together for over a decade. They’re a bit out of sorts and move to the countryside, kind of away from their friends and community, and some strange things happen to them.” Dave Franco added, “It sounds like a relationship drama, and it is, but it’s also a full-on horror movie. The set pieces are like nothing you’ve seen in a horror movie. It leans heavily into body horror.”
Cast
Brie and Franco are firmly the focus of the film, but in addition to them, it also features Damon Herriman, Mia Morrissey, Jack Kenny, Sunny S. Walia, and Karl Richmond.
Brie told Collider of working with her husband:
“I think it was a great time to do this project. We acted in a few things together, and at that point, Dave directed me in a few films, we wrote a film together. Our abbreviation got shorter and shorter to where we get together, that we get together, that we don’t get together. Together, and it’s all about which one makes the most sense, and this one did.”
Release date
The film is scheduled to hit theaters on July 30.
Trailer
Check out the Junto trailer below.
