Together Interview: Director Wanted Alison Brie & Dave Franco's Transformation to Be "Dry & Painful"
20Everyone knows that one codependent couple, but what would happen if that attachment manifested physically? That's the idea that inspired writer-director Michael Shanks to create Together, a body horror starring real-life married couple Alison Brie and Dave Franco.
Shanks' debut feature with Neon follows joined-at-the-hip couple Millie (Brie) and Tim (Franco) as they move away from everything they've ever known to a remote country home. Here, in the middle of nowhere, their strained relationship is put to the test, but tensions rise when the couple comes in contact with something mysterious and unnatural that forces them to get closer than ever before.
Talking with Collider's Perri Nemiroff, Shanks shares the details of that first idea that sparked Together's grotesque plot, and how Brie and Franco influenced the energy on set. The filmmaker also shares how he and the crew brought the grisly transformations to life using a blend of practical and digital effects, how the "heyday of body horror" in the '80s affected the concepts, and what he hopes to do next.
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