'Together' explores challenges of navigating lockdown in a relationship

James McAvoy talks about new film 'Together'

The new dramatic comedy Together asks a question that might hit close-to-home for some – what if you absolutely hate the people you’re spending COVID lockdown with?

CHICAGO - The new dramatic comedy Together asks a question that might hit close-to-home for some – what if you absolutely hate the people you’re spending COVID lockdown with?

That’s the premise of the new film starring James McAvoy and Sharon Horgan, but the film comes with a twist.

In addition to the married characters arguing with each other, they also break the fourth wall – a story telling technique in which the characters stare directly into the camera and speak with the audience.

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FOX 32 Entertainment Reporter Jake Hamilton spoke with actor James McAvoy about doing this, and asked him: "When you do this, as an actor, who do you believe you’re actually speaking to?"

"I genuinely just felt like I was talking directly to you, to the audience" McAvoy told Hamilton.

"The audience aren’t some character, they aren’t a therapist, they aren’t a social worker – because if they were all of those things, we would then treat them like a social worker or a therapist and that would then affect the scene."

Together hits theaters around Chicago on Friday, Aug. 27.