Together: Australian film altered in China to make gay couple straight

A scene featuring a same-sex couple was digitally altered to depict a heterosexual couple.

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Together, a horror film starring Dave Franco and Alison Brie, was shown in selected Chinese cinemas in advance screenings on 12 September. Cinemagoers later realised some scenes had been modified after screenshots showing the original scenes went viral online.

The film was due to be publicly released on 19 September - but as of Thursday has yet to be aired in cinemas.

The film's global distributor, Neon, later condemned the edit, saying they did not "approve of [this] unauthorised edit... and demand they ceased distribution", according to reports.

The supernatural body horror film, written and directed by Australian Michael Shanks, follows a couple who move to the countryside and find themselves encountering a mysterious force that impacts their bodies, lives and relationship.