Kuala Lumpur, August 25, 2000 (Friday) - Lucky surfers who logged on to Maxis.net yesterday received invitations to a special premiere of the terrifying thriller Hollow Man. The blockbuster movie which stars Kevin Bacon and Elizabeth Shue, features cutting-edge special effects from director Paul Verhoeven ('Total Recall', 'Starship Troopers').

The screening, held at TGV KLCC Shopping Centre, opened with a convincing 'Invisible Man' show. A female hostess introduced Sebastian a.k.a. "The Hollow Man" who stopped short of appearing from behind the curtain, waving his arm and hollering that the bright lights be turned off. As the lights dimmed, he appeared from behind the black curtains, wrapped in a light coloured trench coat, gloves, latex head mask (as seen in the movie), sunglasses and a fedora.

An interview ensued whereby Sebastian talked about the evolution of his invisibility and how they were successful with a large gorilla, which then led to their next phase of human testing.

He then stood up and started to remove bits of his clothing, till nothing was left, except his invisible self. Moving about the large, crowded hall, the audience could follow him through the screams, laughs and mumbles as an invisible body brushed past them and cheekily picked up and tossed items around the hall. The hostess, unable to control the situation, begged him to return to the front.

Finally, a call came in for Sebastian on the hand-phone at the front. He picked it up, talked for about a second and rushed out of the hall, brushing a plant and parting the curtains from which he came in, on his way.

Just before the movie started, the audience was told to check under their seats where prizes sponsored by Dockers, Kodak and Givenchy might be found by a lucky few. Delighted gasps were heard around the cinema hall from lucky patrons as they discovered their prizes. This screening was another exclusive Maxis Net event together with Buena Vista Columbia Tristar Films to celebrate the release of 'Hollow Man'. In addition, Maxis Net provided mysterious door gifts as well as 'Hollow Man' premiums.

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