Earlier this year, Kevin Costner made a welcome return to the sports movies that helped make him a star in Draft Day, a dramedy from director Ivan Reitman (Ghostbusters, Dave) about an NFL General Manager (Costner) who is unexpectedly given the #1 draft pick with less than 24 hours to make a choice that could take his team to the championships or wreck the franchise. As the pressure mounts, he turns to a broad ensemble cast for counsel and one of them includes his girlfriend, played by Jennifer Garner, a character who needed to be just as well-written as she was well-acted to play the part the filmmakers needed.
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In this CraveOnline Exclusive preview of the Digital HD and Blu-ray special features, they explain exactly what led them to cast her in the film. And no, they weren’t simply “Alias” fans.
Draft Day, directed by Ivan Reitman and starring Kevin Costner, Jennifer Garner, Chadwick Boseman, Tom Welling and Frank Langella, premieres on Digital HD on August 19, Video On Demand and Pay Per View on August 29, and on Blu-ray Combo Pack and DVD on September 2, 2014.
From the Press Release:
It’s NFL Draft Day. A day that can change the lives of athletes and the fortunes of football teams forever. After pulling off a blockbuster trade, General Manager Sonny Weaver Jr. (Costner) controls the #1 pick. Up against fan pressure, an ambitious owner (Langella) and a hard-nosed coach (Leary), Sonny faces the biggest decision of his life. Should he go with the consensus #1 pick or trust his instincts and risk losing it all?
The Draft Day Blu-ray Combo Pack bonus materials include an exclusive 58-minute “making of” featurette titled “On The Clock: The Making of Draft Day,” and “Welcome to Primetime,” an inside look behind-the-scenes of the NFL Draft. Both the Blu-ray Combo Pack and DVD special features include audio commentary with writers Rajiv Joseph and Scott Rothman plus deleted scenes. The Draft Day Blu-ray Combo Pack and DVD will be available for the suggested retail price of $39.99 and $29.95, respectively.
BLU-RAY SPECIAL FEATURES*
- “On The Clock: The Making of Draft Day” featurette
- “Welcome to Primetime” featurette
- Audio Commentary with Writers Rajiv Joseph and Scott Rothman
- Deleted Scenes
*Subject to change
DVD SPECIAL FEATURES*
- Audio Commentary with Writers Rajiv Joseph and Scott Rothman
- Deleted Scenes
*Subject to change
