US EditionChinese Screening for 'Together' Digitally Replaces Gay Couple: Report
- The Australian horror film Together, featuring performances by Dave Franco and Alison Brie, underwent digital alterations to change a same-sex couple into a heterosexual pair during select screenings in China in September 2025.
- The change replaced a same-sex male couple with a heterosexual pair by using AI to swap one male actor's face for a woman's, complying with local censorship rules.
- Viewers noticed the alteration after side-by-side images circulated on social media, sparking backlash and alarm on platforms like Douban, where the film holds a 6.9 rating.
- Neon, the film's global distributor, condemned the unauthorized edit by Chinese distributor Hishow and demanded the cessation of distribution of the altered version.
- This event highlights China's ongoing censorship of LGBTQ+ content in media, reflecting broader policies restricting queer representation and leading to altered foreign films in the market.
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U.S. film company condemns edit of horror film in China to make a gay couple straight
A Chinese film company is being criticized for an apparent edit of a scene in the horror movie Together that swaps the face of a man for a woman to make a gay couple appear straight. Editing films for Chinese distribution isn’t new — but one expert says this isn't how it's usually done.
Australian Film "Together" Was Digitally Altered in China to Portray Same-Sex Couple as Heterosexual
The Australian film "Together," which was digitally altered in China to portray a same-sex couple as heterosexual, has drawn negative reactions from audiences in China. Specifically, the horror film "Together," starring Dave Franco and Alison Brie, premiered in select theaters in China on September 12. Viewers later noticed that some scenes had been altered after footage of the original scenes went viral online. The film was supposed to be offic…
The American horror film Juntos premiered in September in China with major alterations.A scene showing a marriage between two men was digitally transformed to present a heterosexual couple, according to Bloomberg.The film is starring Dave Franco and Alison Brie.They both play a couple facing mysterious body changes.The film was modified through the use of artificial intelligence (AI), as part of the Chinese government's requirements to approve i…
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