Trivia: The "Sea Star," the boat that the alien takes to the island, is also the name of Donald Sutherland's tugboat in the sci fi movie "Virus," a movie about electronic alien invaders.
Trivia: Originally, John Krasinski didn't want to write or direct the film. He came up with the basic story, but intended to hand off the project to another writer/director to develop and helm. However, the studio was eventually able to convince him to return.
Trivia: Despite his prominent billing, John Krasinski has less than 10 minutes of screen time in the entire film (all in flashbacks), due to his character's death in the first film.