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‘Together’ Filmmaker Michael Shanks Teaming with Adam McKay ('The Big Short', 'Don't Look Up') for Mystery Sci-Fi Comedy at Sony

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‘Together’ Filmmaker Michael Shanks Teams with Adam McKay for Mystery Sci-Fi Comedy (Exclusive)
The Hollywood Reporter
‘Together’ Filmmaker Michael Shanks Teams with Adam McKay for Mystery Sci-Fi Comedy (Exclusive)
Sony has picked up the feature project.
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TheNerdChaplain Apr 1, 2026 +33
Not Daniel Jackson, for those wondering.
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CountVertigo Apr 1, 2026 +8
Particularly confusing when used in the same sentence as "teaming with McKay" and "sci-fi".
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stephen1547 Apr 1, 2026 +4
Indeed
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One-Incident3208 Apr 1, 2026 +1
Sigh
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esteel20 Apr 1, 2026 +1
I was just getting ready to Google when I saw your comment. Lol
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TheUmbrellaMan1 Apr 1, 2026 +14
I'm so bummed that McKay had this movie called Average Height Average Built with Robert Pattinson all locked in, the plot being that a serial killer hires a lobbyist to try to pass a law where murder is legal, which sounds intriguing, except McKay axed this movie a few months before the production was set to roll.
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Educational_Slice897 Apr 1, 2026 +7
Omg yes I was excited for that too. Intriguing premise and cool role for Pattinson, even if I’m a bit mixed on McKay himself
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Big-Beta20 Apr 1, 2026 +3
Yeah, it seemed like a really funny concept though McKay can also get a bit far up his ass with political commentary. For the record, I don’t disagree with him, but I don’t find his satire very convincing- it’s just kinda preaching to the choir. I still would’ve liked to see it at least for Pattinson in an unhinged role.
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cappsy04 Apr 1, 2026 +1
Completely forgot about that film. Why was it cancelled?
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BunyipPouch Apr 1, 2026 +3
Untitled. Plot details under wrap.
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Ok_Kick4871 Apr 1, 2026 +1
Mystery sci-fi comedy? Clue in space?
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BaltIndyNash Apr 1, 2026 +2
I misread his last name (Shanks) as a really graphic description of him cutting ties with McKay on a specific project.
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pookie_pooker Apr 1, 2026 +2
Not sure what this is going to be but Michael Shanks + Adam McKay definitely isn’t boring
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AlmightyLoaf54 Apr 1, 2026 +2
Nice, good to see Adam Mckay doing theatrical Comedies again, and good to see him doing another film. I remember he was gonna make Average Height, Average Build, but that got cancelled, and then there was a rumor he was gonna do a film about the environment, but that never came to fruition. I hope this film feels like his earlier comedies like Step Brothers, Anchorman, The Other Guys and Talladega Nights
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Datelesstuba Apr 1, 2026 +1
I’m really excited for Hotel Hotel Hotel Hotel. I love that script.
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Kalabula Apr 1, 2026 +1
Personally, I liked Together. Seems like it was pretty divisive though.
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ROBtimusPrime1995 Apr 1, 2026 +3
Nothing crazier than their relationship dying over Winning Time...a show that got cancelled in its second season. What a sad way to end a partnership.
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iamwounded69 Apr 1, 2026 -17
Yikes…
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BunyipPouch Apr 1, 2026 +10
typical /r/movies user: "movies bad!"
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LostInStatic Apr 1, 2026 -10
Me when the writer’s plagiarism accusations is going to make the movie hard to market with typical r/movies users
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iamwounded69 Apr 1, 2026 -11
In my book, an accused plagiarist who made a middling movie teaming with the cringiest satirist in recent memory is indeed bad.
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thecatiscold Apr 1, 2026 +5
Accused and wholly disproved, lmao.
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iamwounded69 Apr 1, 2026 -6
That has yet to be determined
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thecatiscold Apr 1, 2026 +1
Shanks submitted a script for Together to the WGA prior to the short film he was accused of plagiarizing even was pitched to Franco/Brie.
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