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Brie and Franco Stage Public Intimacy to Promote Horror Film ‘Together’

Staged displays of affection have polarized fans, heightening anticipation for their horror film’s July 30 release.

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Overview

  • Neon’s July 15 Instagram post showed the couple kissing in front of a Los Angeles billboard, offering fans a ticket giveaway for the film’s July 23 L.A. premiere.
  • A mid-July fan video captured Alison Brie clipping Dave Franco’s toenails in Griffith Park, prompting speculation that it was another marketing tactic.
  • Social-media users reacted divisively to the nail-clipping clip, with comments praising its intimacy and others dismissing it as “TMI” or “nasty.”
  • Together, which reunites the married pair in a supernatural horror story of a codependent couple, opens wide in theaters on July 30.
  • These staged moments of affection have driven social-media engagement and amplified conversation about the film ahead of its wide release.