Paramount Home Entertainment has announced the technical specs and special features for the upcoming Blu-ray release of '
Forrest Gump: Sapphire Edition', which is scheduled to hit store shelves on November 3rd. Video will be presented in 1080p AVC accompanied by a 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack.
Extras for this release include:
- Commentary with Robert Zemeckis, Steve Starkey and Rick Carter
- Greenbow Diary
- Commentary by Wendy Finerman
- The Art of Screenplay Adaptation
- Getting Past Impossible - Forrest Gump and The Visual Effects Revolution
- Musical Signposts to History - Music as "Chronological Set Design" for the Times of Forrest Gump
- Introduction by Ben Fong-Torres
- Little Forrest
- An Evening with Forrest Gump
- Easter Eggs - Groom on Gump
- Archival Special Features
Paramount will also make available a 'Forrest Gump: Chocolate Box Gift Set', but no details as to what will be included in the set have been announced at this time.