China allegedly alters Dave Franco’s Together, changing gay marriage scene to straight wedding
Major films like Bohemian Rhapsody and Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore have also had their LGBTQ+ content removed in the asian country
By Aaron Sugg
Dave Franco’s new horror film Together has allegedly had its gay marriage scene removed in China, replaced with a heterosexual couple using AI.
Directed by Michael Shanks, the R-rated 2025 film follows Franco and his real-life wife, Alison Brie, as their characters move to the countryside in a bid to save their relationship.
Their move does not just come with a rekindled heated romance, the pair encounter a supernatural force that transforms their bodies in gruesome ways.
The film’s official trailer featured a gay wedding scene, but this has reportedly been changed to a heterosexual wedding for the Chinese release.
In a social media post by one viewer, a side-by-side comparison shows the still from the original footage and the altered version, highlighting the changes.
“Here’s a use of AI I bet you never thought of” – one eagle-eyed viewer on the gender change
ADAM AND STEVE TO ADAM AND EVE
— Angelica 🌐⚛️🇹🇼🇨🇳🇺🇸 (@AngelicaOung) September 17, 2025
Here’s a use of AI I bet you never thought of! The horror film “Together” featured a gay couple in a peripheral role (see below) that got magicked into a straight couple in the Chinese edition.
No spoilers, but this definitely makes the film make… pic.twitter.com/bsxw5019uj
The user posted to her X: “Adam and Steve to Adam and Eve,” calling out the obvious change in gender.
The eagle-eyed viewer added: “Here’s a use of AI I bet you never thought of! The horror film Together featured a gay couple in a peripheral role that got magicked into a straight couple in the Chinese edition.”
She addressed Chinese LGBTQ+ content laws: “This definitely makes the film make less sense. One nuance is Chinese movies are not rated for age. Maybe if it were, the same-sex pairing would have survived. But in any case, why not just ban the movie rather than showing it in a compromised state?”
“This film involves issues of opposite-sex, same-sex, and transgender identities” – one Reddit user commented, highlighting China online censor rules
The differences in screening were also highly discussed on Reddit. One user commented: “An important aspect of body horror films is to include the physical experiences of queer people, especially since this film involves issues of opposite-sex, same-sex, and transgender identities. Even if the scene were simply cut, it would be better than this kind of ‘humiliation’.”
China’s government heavily censors films with LGBTQ+ themes, banning explicit depictions of gay relationships as well as broader regulations on “immoral” or “unhealthy” content.
Major films like Bohemian Rhapsody and Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore have also had their LGBTQ+ content removed.
In 2021, China’s Cyberspace Administration announced a plan to “clean up” internet content, specifically targeting LGBTQ+ accounts, corresponding with this alleged AI-generated change.
Though China permits same-sex relationships, the country does not recognise same-sex marriage.