{"id":2346303,"date":"2026-03-26T13:09:13","date_gmt":"2026-03-26T13:09:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2346303"},"modified":"2026-03-26T13:09:13","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T13:09:13","slug":"alison-brie-goes-evil-in-masters-keeps-home-life-sweet-with-dave-franco","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/alison-brie-goes-evil-in-masters-keeps-home-life-sweet-with-dave-franco\/","title":{"rendered":"Alison Brie goes evil in &#8216;Masters,&#8217; keeps home life sweet with Dave Franco"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<hr class=\"colorbar section-entertainment\"\/>\n<h2 class=\"display-5 subhead spacer-small\">After working (very) closely with husband Dave Franco for &#8220;Together,&#8221; the actress says her new project &#8220;Masters of the Universe&#8221; felt like a wonderful &#8220;expanse.&#8221;<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"videoWrap\" class=\"spacer-large videoWrap\" style=\"position:relative\">\n<div id=\"uwVideoPlaceholder\" slot=\"placeholder\" style=\"z-index:19;width:100%;padding-bottom:56.25%;position:relative\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;right:0;bottom:0;width:100%;height:100%;z-index:2\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2025\/07\/28\/USAT\/85409885007-together-still-01-courtesyof-neon-credit-to-germain-mc-micking.png?crop=3836,2158,x0,y0\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"vidplaybtn\" style=\"display:-moz-box;display:-ms-flexbox;display:-webkit-flex;display:flex;background-color:rgba(0,0,0,.4);border:2px solid #fff;border-radius:80px;cursor:pointer;height:80px;width:80px;position:absolute;top:50%;left:50%;transform:translate(-50%,-50%);z-index:10\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"vidplayicon\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/appservices\/universal-web\/universal\/icons\/icon-play-alt-white.svg\" alt=\"play\" style=\"height:40px;margin:auto 18px auto 27px;width:40px\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div slot=\"videoDetails\" id=\"videoDetails\" class=\"videoDetails\" style=\"padding-top:8px;padding-bottom:8px\">\n<div id=\"videoDetailsContainer\" class=\"videoDetailsContainer\" hidden=\"\">\n<p>&#8216;Together&#8217; trailer: Alison Brie, Dave Franco unravel in horror film<\/p>\n<p>In horror comedy &#8220;Together,&#8221; Alison Brie (&#8220;Mad Men&#8221;) and Dave Franco (&#8220;Neighbors&#8221;) play an unhappy couple bound by a mysterious, supernatural force.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>NEW YORK \u2212 <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/entertainment\/movies\/2025\/07\/30\/together-movie-dave-franco-alison-brie\/85403745007\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/entertainment\/movies\/2025\/07\/30\/together-movie-dave-franco-alison-brie\/85403745007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Alison Brie<\/a> is ready to show her dark side.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/entertainment\/movies\/2025\/08\/02\/together-movie-dave-franco-ending-explained\/85403786007\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/entertainment\/movies\/2025\/08\/02\/together-movie-dave-franco-ending-explained\/85403786007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The actress and producer<\/a> rose to fame on the quirky NBC sitcom &#8220;Community,&#8221; starring as Annie Edison opposite actors like Joel McHale and Donald Glover. Now, she&#8217;s ready for a hard pivot, playing Evil-Lyn, supervillain Skeletor&#8217;s right-hand woman in &#8220;Masters of the Universe.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I was really excited to get to play a supervillain,&#8221; she says. &#8220;I watched a bunch of the old cartoon and she really is like a classic femme fatale character, but with a sense of humor. Just unlike anything I&#8217;ve ever really done.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;A lot of the work that I&#8217;ve done, everything is about reality,&#8221; Brie says. In &#8220;Masters,&#8221; she adds, &#8220;The whole point is that everybody is larger than life\u2014some people physically, this character more just in her evilness. It was so fun to work on, and the cast is great.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The cast features up-and-comers and established A-listers, including Jared Leto, Idris Elba, Camila Mendes and Nicholas Galitzine.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/entertainment\/movies\/2023\/02\/13\/alison-brie-dave-franco-interview-somebody-i-used-to-know\/11222919002\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/entertainment\/movies\/2023\/02\/13\/alison-brie-dave-franco-interview-somebody-i-used-to-know\/11222919002\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Brie, 43,<\/a> is fresh off a shoot with husband and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/life\/entertainthis\/2018\/01\/21\/sag-awards-alison-brie-talks-obviously-support-my-family\/1052386001\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/life\/entertainthis\/2018\/01\/21\/sag-awards-alison-brie-talks-obviously-support-my-family\/1052386001\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">fellow actor Dave Franco<\/a> for the 2025 body horror flick &#8220;Together.&#8221; The title says it all.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;When Dave and I shot &#8216;Together&#8217;, it truly was just the two of us\u2026 like 90% of the shoot was Dave and I, all day everyday,&#8221; she says. &#8220;Universe,&#8221; she says, is &#8220;the opposite&#8221; and an &#8220;expanse into this new world.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"related-link\"><span class=\"exclude-from-newsgate\"><strong style=\"margin-right:3px\">Married actors Alison Brie, <\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/entertainment\/movies\/2025\/07\/30\/together-movie-dave-franco-alison-brie\/85403745007\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Dave Franco made a horror movie about monogamy<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/entertainment\/celebrities\/2025\/01\/28\/dave-franco-luigi-mangione-comparisons\/77990776007\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/entertainment\/celebrities\/2025\/01\/28\/dave-franco-luigi-mangione-comparisons\/77990776007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Though Franco<\/a> will be absent from set, that won&#8217;t mean a lack of togetherness for the couple, who wed in 2017.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Dave and I prioritize quality time so much in our relationship,&#8221; she says, so much so that &#8220;dilutes&#8221; the importance of a major holiday like Valentine&#8217;s Day anniversaries, she says. &#8220;Most years, and I\u2019m not kidding, Dave&#8217;s mom texts us happy anniversary, and then that&#8217;s how we both remember.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"related-link\"><span class=\"exclude-from-newsgate\"><strong style=\"margin-right:3px\">Alison Brie and Dave Franco <\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/entertainment\/movies\/2023\/02\/13\/alison-brie-dave-franco-interview-somebody-i-used-to-know\/11222919002\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">spill on their real-life, rom-com-worthy romance: \u2018I\u2019m in trouble\u2019<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"presto-h2 wp-block-heading\">Alison Brie&#8217;s date nights with Dave Franco<\/h2>\n<p>If they&#8217;re not big on milestones, how about date night? &#8220;Truly, his dream is a home-cooked meal by me, and then we just watch a movie,&#8221; says Brie, who is launching a new partnership with <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hellofresh.com\/pages\/meal-kit-delivery?c=NAT-S01-GOOG-50OFF-FB-RF-BAU-01&amp;mealsize=3-2&amp;utm_source=google&amp;utm_medium=cpc&amp;utm_campaign=GLG_US_google_Act_2025_Brand_WK31_50PctOff_FreeBfast_Refresh_Main&amp;discount_comm_id=4a8baf67-7b32-4d03-86ad-53eafe280047&amp;utm_content=act_paidsearch_seabrand&amp;offer=50pctFS-BF&amp;dis_channel=seabrand&amp;gad_source=1&amp;gad_campaignid=1822059265&amp;gbraid=0AAAAADvIZeY3tPhMfNvkxoD2Sa1W4jFyI&amp;gclid=EAIaIQobChMItObT-Z25kwMV61NHAR2bSwyfEAAYASAAEgLzCfD_BwE\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.hellofresh.com\/pages\/meal-kit-delivery?c=NAT-S01-GOOG-50OFF-FB-RF-BAU-01&amp;mealsize=3-2&amp;utm_source=google&amp;utm_medium=cpc&amp;utm_campaign=GLG_US_google_Act_2025_Brand_WK31_50PctOff_FreeBfast_Refresh_Main&amp;discount_comm_id=4a8baf67-7b32-4d03-86ad-53eafe280047&amp;utm_content=act_paidsearch_seabrand&amp;offer=50pctFS-BF&amp;dis_channel=seabrand&amp;gad_source=1&amp;gad_campaignid=1822059265&amp;gbraid=0AAAAADvIZeY3tPhMfNvkxoD2Sa1W4jFyI&amp;gclid=EAIaIQobChMItObT-Z25kwMV61NHAR2bSwyfEAAYASAAEgLzCfD_BwE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">meal-kit company HelloFresh<\/a>. What might Dave chef up for her? &#8220;Dave does not cook. Period,&#8221; she says with a chuckle. &#8220;He would say the same thing.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The couple loves to host friends. &#8220;I spend so much time traveling for work, when I&#8217;m home, the way that I like to fill up my cup, especially when I&#8217;m feeling really depleted, is spending time with friends,&#8221; she says. But, she adds, &#8220;the prep gives me anxiety.&#8221; Her campaign with HelloFresh aims to help solve that; her personally curated menu, was born out of a desire for &#8220;community and ease&#8221; and includes meals she actually plans to make the week of the launch.<\/p>\n<p>She&#8217;s hosted some memorable and star-studded dinner parties.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Years ago, when I was on &#8216;Community&#8217; I ended up having an impromptu get together at my house, and QuestLove made an appearance, and I remember at one point looking over, the guests are mingling, having drinks, and Questlove is like drumming on the coffee table, and I was like\u00a0 &#8216;this is a cool party,'&#8221; she says.<\/p>\n<p>Her and Franco&#8217;s ideal recipe for a night in doesn&#8217;t require any star-power though, she says.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe really are such homebodies,&#8221; Brie insists. &#8220;And the most lowkey people you can imagine.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.usatoday.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After working (very) closely with husband Dave Franco for &#8220;Together,&#8221; the actress says her new project &#8220;Masters of the Universe&#8221; felt like a wonderful &#8220;expanse.&#8221; &#8216;Together&#8217; trailer: Alison Brie, Dave Franco unravel in horror film In horror comedy &#8220;Together,&#8221; Alison Brie (&#8220;Mad Men&#8221;) and Dave Franco (&#8220;Neighbors&#8221;) play an unhappy couple bound by a mysterious, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2346304,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25173],"tags":[309534,309538,309535,39915,451418,77120,22220,455167,21751,239390,22367,364344,305383,6297,21741,21993,455166,358402,324984,22240,239389,21739,298114,455168,22020,241909,21912,21738,30600,305412,239343,239347,23759,29945,147314,310540,310542,24431,22476,21913,239471,239344],"class_list":["post-2346303","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-artists","tag-action","tag-action-u0026-adventure-films","tag-adventure","tag-affiliate","tag-alison","tag-alison-brie","tag-arts","tag-brie","tag-celebrities","tag-celebrities-u0026-entertainment-news","tag-celebrity","tag-dave","tag-dave-franco","tag-eamotion","tag-entertainment","tag-films","tag-franco","tag-joel","tag-joel-mchale","tag-life","tag-life-now","tag-local","tag-local-affiliate-arts-u0026-entertainment","tag-mchale","tag-movie","tag-movie-reference","tag-movies","tag-news","tag-now","tag-optimized","tag-overall","tag-overall-positive","tag-positive","tag-programs","tag-reference","tag-seo","tag-seo-team-optimized","tag-shows","tag-team","tag-tv","tag-tv-shows-u0026-programs","tag-u0026"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Alison-Brie-goes-evil-in-Masters-keeps-home-life-sweet-scaled.png","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2346303","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2346303"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2346303\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2346305,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2346303\/revisions\/2346305"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2346304"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2346303"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2346303"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2346303"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}