“We spend our lives in search of the other half… if you think you found that, don't be so quick to let it go.”
Cue the screams. The full trailer for Together—starring real-life couple Alison Brie and Dave Franco—just dropped, and it's equal parts horrifying, hilarious, and deeply unsettling. Director Michael Shanks (of the acclaimed short Rebooted) isn't just making a horror movie; he's weaponizing romance.
The Unexpected Twist: Horror as a Relationship Test
Most couples argue about chores or finances. Brie and Franco's characters? They're dealing with supernatural body fusion. The trailer teases a countryside move gone horribly wrong—what starts as idyllic quickly spirals into Cronenbergian chaos. Limbs merge. Identities blur. And yet… it's weirdly romantic?
Why It Works:
- Genre-Bending: It's The Fly meets Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind—if both films had a baby drenched in viscera.
- Real-Life Chemistry: Brie and Franco's off-screen relationship amps up the authenticity (and the discomfort).
- Sundance Darling: Critics at Sundance and SXSW called it “ingenious” and “one of 2025's best horrors.”
Body Horror's New Golden Age
Together isn't just shock value—it's part of a resurgence. From Titane (2021) to Poor Things (2023), body horror is evolving beyond gore into existential metaphor. Shanks' twist? Making love the catalyst for transformation.
Key Comparison:
- The Fly (1986): Science corrupts the body.
- Together (2025): Love mutates it.
Will You Take the Plunge?
The trailer's final shot—a grotesque, yet tender embrace—will haunt you. Together hits theaters July 30th.
This might be the first horror movie where couples leave holding hands… and checking for extra fingers.
