FILM 1422: HOLLOW MAN
TRIVIA: An anatomically correct,
totally working computer model was created of Kevin Bacon's entire body
- down to the last capillary. The 3D model has since been donated to scientific
researchers.
During filming, Kevin Bacon wore
skin-tight costumes in green, blue, grey or black, to assist with the adding of
special effects. Some of his cast mates said that the hardest part of the role
was not laughing at someone painted in black, green, blue or grey, pretending
to be mean.
When the crew carries a
half-invisible Sebastian back to the operating table, a metal skeleton was
used. It was made of metal in order to make it heavy so the actors would give
the impression of carrying a human body.
Guy Pearce and Edward Norton were
considered for the role of Sebastian. Kevin Bacon was chosen for his
"ability to be both charming and diabolical".
Despite assumptions that Bacon
would not be needed on set, except when his character Sebastian is visible,
Verhoeven and the crew realized after test footage was shot, that he would need
to be present to interact with the cast, as "the other actors were
stranded in empty space, and the scenes looked stiff, inorganic and
unconvincing" without him.
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