Jemaine Clement & Regina Hall On ‘People Places Things’ [EXCLUSIVE VIDEO]

Jemaine Clement and Regina Hall star in James C. Strouse‘s new film People Places Things.

Jemaine Clement And Regina Hall On ‘People Places Things’

When People Places Things opens, Clement’s character graphic novelist Will Henry has just caught the mother of his twin daughters with another man. A year after the traumatic event, a student of his introduces him to her mother Diane, played by Hall.

“I don’t think initially she thought there’d be a love connection. I mean she wasn’t even happy that her daughter was taking your class,” Hall told uInterview in an exclusive interview. “But he actually broadens her thinking and she quite fancies him and they kind of spark up a romance.”

Inhabiting their respective characters, both Hall and King drew on personal experiences. “I know this is difficult for people to believe but I’ve been broken up with. Do you believe that?” Clement quipped. As for Hall, she’s dated while having a child, and could understand those complications first hand.

In the film, Will and Diane’s relationship quickly turns physical, which means Clement and Hall had to forge that kind of intimacy with one another before spending a lot of time together. However, both actors insist that filming the love scenes didn’t end up being too awkward for them.

“Well we first, we started off, our first scene together was when the characters meet each other and we had just met each other so that’s what we did. It wasn’t awkward,” said Clement. Hall added, “By the time we did the other scenes, the more intimate scenes, we had hung out. You do hang a lot.”

Will and Diane’s romance hits a few bumps in the road throughout People Places Things – including a rendezvous with the ex – but, according to Hill, Will’s honesty about the incident allows them to move forward with their relationship.

“Now I understand the movie,” says Clement.

People Places Things hits theaters Aug. 14 and is available on iTunes here.