“The art of the sex scene is so profound.”
The two stars talk about their explicit moments on screen and the powerful storytelling that’s really at play.
How did these get around my neck?!"
Hawkins (Matt Bomer) and Tim (Jonathan Bailey) dance on Fire Island in ‘Fellow Travelers’.Credit:Ben Mark Holzberg/SHOWTIME
“I had never read anything like that before in a screenplay,” Bomer tells EW.
“But then, why is it there?
Well, it makes sense.”
Jonathan Bailey’s Tim and Matt Bomer’s Hawk in ‘Fellow Travelers’.Ben Mark Holzberg/SHOWTIME
To Bailey’s point, there’s a lot of story packed into the intimate moments ofFellow Travelers.
“So it becomes a multidimensional experience for the performers, but also for the people watching at home.
Bailey’s mustache says it all.
Matt Bomer’s Hawk stands on the shores of Fire Island in ‘Fellow Travelers’.Ben Mark Holzberg/SHOWTIME
The actors knew how much emotional and physical intimacy would be required of them forFellow Travelersfrom the jump.
“It was all on the page,” Bailey recalls.
“It writes itself,” Bailey jokes of the shop’s playful name.
“We were like, we need to see how each other are doing.
We got to know each other in a way that was vicariously through the characters.
That first conversation, we were totally committed to having each other’s backs.”
“Obviously, we were very respectful of each other’s boundaries.
Fellow Travelersairs Fridays on Paramount+ and Sundays at 9 p.m. ET/PT on Showtime.
