‘Together’ Takes on Man’s Most Terrifying Horror: Commitment

‘Together’ Director Michael Shanks on Putting His Own Relationship ‘Dirty Laundry’ in the Movie and Sending Dave Franco Videos of His Panic Attacks as Inspiration

To say that Neon’s horror movie “Together,” starring Dave Franco and Alison Brie, made a splash at this year’s Sundance Film Festival would be an understatement. After being bought by the company for $17 million, the romantic comedy (literally fused together with body horror) has taken Australian-based filmmaker Michael Shanks around the world while promoting […]

‘Together’ Takes on Man’s Most Terrifying Horror: Commitment

How much do you love your significant other? Let’s rephrase the question: Do you love them so much that you can’t bear to be apart from them? Like, literally apart from them? Midway through Together, the debut feature from Australian filmmaker Michael Shanks, a character trots out Plato’s theory of halves. The Gods had once torn people in two, the philosopher declared. Each half then spends the rest of their lives looking for their complimentary…