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Dave Franco and Alison Brie Face Copyright Lawsuit Over 'Together'

StudioFest alleges the 2025 Sundance hit copies key elements of their 2023 film 'Better Half,' with the case now pending in Los Angeles Superior Court.

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Alison Brie and director Dave Franco are named in a lawsuit that claims a new horror movie the married couple stars in, “Together,” is a “blatant rip-off” of a 2023 independent film.
'Together'

Overview

  • StudioFest filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against Dave Franco, Alison Brie, writer-director Michael Shanks, WME, and distributor Neon, alleging 'Together' is a copy of the 2023 film 'Better Half.'
  • The lawsuit claims Franco and Brie were pitched the 'Better Half' script in 2020 but declined to participate before allegedly creating a similar project with Shanks.
  • Both films reportedly feature a couple whose bodies physically fuse together as a metaphor for codependency, along with other alleged similarities in plot, themes, and dialogue.
  • StudioFest is seeking damages, including disgorgement of profits, injunctive relief, and attorneys' fees, while WME has dismissed the lawsuit as 'frivolous and without merit.'
  • 'Together,' which sold to Neon for $17 million at Sundance, is set for a theatrical release this summer despite the ongoing legal dispute.