It won't stop there. And directors are pushing the envelope for even more gee-whiz features, from Internet links to interactive gameplay on future releases. The appetite for DVD seems boundless right now. Beyond the film, a 'Cast Away' bounty The DVD is bringing a lot more than movies to home video. Like many upcoming DVDs, Cast Away , which comes out June 12, has several hours of extras.
Short video features on the making of a movie.
Cast Away includes footage of how filmmakers chose the South Pacific island, and how cast and crew interacted with residents of the Fiji Islands during filming. Special-effects vignettes . Short pieces on a movie's major effects. Video and stills galleries . The Cast Away DVD includes portraits of cast and crew, including Hanks off-screen.