Happily, released March 19 through Saban Films, is a comedy and thriller in equal measure. Starring Joel McHale and Kerry Bishé, it follows a blissfully happy couple whose jealous friends end up getting them into a whole heap of trouble.

The two stars spoke to Screen Rant about their characters and collaboration with the director.

A lot of people that will identify with this film, because you either know a couple like this, or you are a couple like this - though maybe not to this extreme. How do Tom and Janet's friends view their relationship?

Kerry Bishé: I think their friends think it's like a supernatural horror show. There's got to be something wrong with these Martian alien crazy people, who after 14 years together, still like each other.

When Stephen Root's character enters into this mix, things get turned upside down and they both think it's a prank. Does the couple trust their friends in this situation?

Joel McHale: Oh, that's a good question. I mean, obviously, you know from the movie that we literally type into the computer "how to get away with murder," and then we destroy the computer.

But I like how innocent our characters are when they're told their friends hate them, and I think the whole nasty world opens up to them there. I know I'm not answering your question well, but I think the jumping off point that there's a couple that loves each other and has sex all the time after yours is so unique. That was one of the reasons why I liked it, because I was like, "Oh, this is something you've never read or see on in movies."

There's so many things I found relatable from having a long-term relationship. Maybe just talking and working things out can make me this happy like this couple, but who knows?

Kerry Bishé: Yeah, I think there's this theme in the movie and this question of comparing yourself to other people. These two individuals are blissfully happy together until they open their eyes and recognize this kind of cynical other way that you could be. And the journey of the movie is: will it destroy them?

This film is a dark comedy, but it has little bits of romance in there and dives into surrealism and horror.

Joel McHale: Other than that, it's got a couple of ponies, it's got some chickens, it's got a bear that rides a tricycle. It's got a few other things. Yeah, it's a lot.

But it blends the genres really well together. Can you talk to me about the collaboration process of working with BenDavid and his directing style? Because this is really his idea and his script through and through.

Joel McHale: Yeah, I think without BenDavid, there'd be no script and no director. But without his vision, and the trust - and we had to trust him, because it was all in his brain, and he knew what he was doing. He's a young director. He doesn't know how to dress himself, but he's a really talented young director and writer.

I'm not smart enough to say how he pulled it all together. But without him being the head chef here, it would be a mess. I'm not smart enough to do what he did, and so I was thrilled the way it came together.

Obviously, our DP was amazing, and the music is amazing. And the whole crew really came together, especially in this gigantic mansion that had raw sewage flowing through it. Good times.

Relationships need work. They're not perfect. But what do you guys take away from the experience your characters and their friends go on?

Kerry Bishé: I think a lot of people - like when I was in my 20s, I thought I had to be friends with everybody. And at a certain point, you realize that time is so valuable and precious. It's like the greatest commodity that there is, because it's so finite.

With Tom and Janet, I think it just maybe helps you think, "Who am I spending my life with? Who am I surrounding myself with? And are they making me a better person?" This is a movie with frenemies in it, and after watching this movie, I don't know how anybody could keep their frenemies in their life.

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