Tom Hanks and screenwriter William Broyles Jr. are behind the screenplay for Cast Away .
One of the things that gave them the most problems was figuring out how Chuck, the hero, was going to get off the island.
They searched for ideas for a long time before finally settling on this one: the character of Chuck would manage to leave the island when a team from Sports Illustrated magazine came to the island to do a shoot for their special swimsuit issue. bath.
We then saw a group of top models arrive on the island accompanied by a photographer.
When director Robert Zemeckis heard this idea, he found it grotesque and didn’t want it. He instead suggested that Chuck build himself a raft and manage to get off the island that way.