Julio Torresis ready to welcome you to his fantasy world.
I really loved the idea of telling short stories and having a show of vignettes, Torres tells EW.
I also felt like Im not the kind of performer who was interested in doing me as various characters.
Julio Torres in ‘Fantasmas’.Monica Lek/HBO
I like to think of myself like a master of ceremonies.
Producers includeEmma Stoneand her husband Dave McCary, who frequently collaborated with Torres atSNL.
And in typical Torres fashion,Fantasmasis a kaleidoscope of gorgeous production design and oddball objects.
Julio Torres, Martine, and Bibo (voiced by Joe Rumrill) in ‘Fantasmas’.Monica Lek/HBO
It was complete heaven, Torres says of building his fantasy world.
Everyone put so much of themselves into it.
I like creating sandboxes for people to come and build something together and dream big.
Julio Torres in ‘Fantasmas’.Monica Lek/HBO
But they were all very exciting limitations.
It has a very lonely quality about it.
It’s a New York City where people can only see as far as their experience.
People are on top of each other, but theyre not really seeing each other.
It just felt like the appropriate visual choice to tell stories about people looking for something.
It was like, 3-2-1, Happy New Year, wheres my earring?
I spent most of the night looking for it!
Because something good needs to come out of this.
Fantasmaswill premiere in June on HBO and Max.
