Dave Franco, Alison Brie Seek Quick Exit From Copyright Suit

Dave Franco and Alison Brie’s film “Together” is “not remotely similar” to a film it’s accused of copying, the actors said in a bid for a quick win in California federal court filed just days before their film’s release.

Studiofest LLC’s 2023 film “Better Half” admittedly borrowed a concept from Greek mythology where two people become fused together, Franco and Brie told the US District Court for the Central District of California in a motion to dismiss filed July 25—one week before the film’s release date. Brie and Franco, who are married and also produced “Together,” said aside from unprotectable ...