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StudioFest Sues Alison Brie, Dave Franco Over Alleged Copyright Infringement in 'Together'

The lawsuit claims the Sundance hit copied key elements from the 2023 indie film 'Better Half,' which had been pitched to the couple in 2020.

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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 lawsuit in Los Angeles Superior Court, alleging that 'Together' unlawfully copied plot, themes, and specific creative elements from the 2023 indie film 'Better Half.'
  • The suit names Alison Brie, Dave Franco, writer-director Michael Shanks, WME, and distributor Neon as defendants, seeking damages, profit disgorgement, and injunctive relief.
  • According to the complaint, the script for 'Better Half' was pitched to Brie and Franco in 2020 via WME, but the couple declined the offer to star in the project.
  • Key similarities cited include the central concept of a couple physically fused together, references to Plato’s Symposium, and identical ending details involving a Spice Girls vinyl record.
  • WME has dismissed the lawsuit as 'frivolous and without merit,' while StudioFest is pursuing a jury trial to resolve the allegations.