A fresh oddball comedy is emerging from the soil.

Adapted from Evan Twohy’s absurdist play of the same name, “Bubble & Squeak” had its world premiere in the Sundance Film Festival’s U.S. Dramatic Competition this year. Also serving as Twohy’s entry to film directing, the dramedy finds newlyweds Declan (Himesh Patel) and Delores (Sarah Goldberg) on the run in a foreign country after being accused of smuggling banned cabbages. As the story progresses, the cracks in the couple’s marriage are revealed through Twohy’s distinct comedic dialogue.

Twohy and Emmy-nominated cast member Dave Franco spoke with the Daily Bruin’s Victoria Munck at the premiere press line about their collaborative style and main takeaways from the production process.

This interview has been edited for length and clarity.

Daily Bruin: “Bubble & Squeak” marks your debut feature film. Is there anything you learned about yourself as a filmmaker during this production that you’d want to apply to future work?

Evan Twohy: I think for me, for so many years, I didn’t want to direct because I didn’t think that I was the type of person who directs. I sort of had a picture in my head of someone with a bullhorn, yelling at people and bossing them around. I’m very soft spoken, and to get to the end and realize that I didn’t have to yell at anybody and I’m still really happy with the results is something I’ll take with me. You hear a lot that you have to be a certain way, and I think I got to be myself.

DB: You’ve mentioned that this script had a really specific style of dialogue. How did you plan your approach to your character to match Evan’s overall vision?

Dave Franco: The script is so wonderful, but there’s a version of it that could’ve been directed very over the top and very silly, but Evan approached it in a way where he wanted us to all play it very grounded and very earnest. By doing that, I think it could be even funnier, but also more heartfelt. And so, I went into this whole thing where I have some of the most ridiculous lines in this movie, and I was like, “OK, I really need to sell this in an earnest way,” and I had the best time.

BlackTree TV: You were working on this story for close to 15 years. Toward the end, what are you looking forward to fans seeing?

ET: I can’t wait to share it. I hope it’s a movie that everyone will relate to in their own way. I don’t know how people will relate to it, but I’m just really excited for everyone to have their own interpretation of what these cabbages mean and what this journey means to them. You work on something for so long in a vacuum, so to finally be able to share it with an audience, that’s what this is all for. It’s incredible.