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Zathura: A Space Adventure
Zathura (2005)
Credits
Title: Zathura: A Space Adventure
Director: Jon Favreau
Writers: David Koepp; John Kamps
Producers: Peter Billingsley; Louis D'Esposito; Michael De Luca; Ted Field; Scott Kroopf; William Teitler
Composer: John Debney
Cinematography: Guillermo Navarro
Editors: Dan Lebental
Production
Distributed by: Columbia Pictures
Released: November 11th, 2005
Rating: PG
Running time: 113 min.
Country: USA
Language: English
Budget: $65,000,000 [1]
Gross: $28,045,540 [2]
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Zathura: A Space Adventure, often abbreviated to just Zathura, is an American family film of the science fiction genre. It is based on the 2002 children's book Zathura by author Chris Van Allsburg, who is also the author of the 1981 short story Jumanji, which was made into a film starring Robin Williams in 1995. Zathura is a quasi-sequel to Jumanji in that both stories take place in the same continuity, but neither one directly references the other in the films. Zathura: A Space Adventure was directed by Jon Favreau with a screenplay written by David Koepp and John Kamps. The movie was theatrically released in the United States on November 11th, 2005, by Columbia Pictures. The plot of the film centers on two young brothers, Walter and Danny, who find themselves drawn into an adventure of intergalactic intrigue after playing a board game that mysteriously whisks their house away and sends it hurtling through outer space. The movie stars Jonah Bobo as Danny, Josh Hutcherson as Walter, Dax Shepard as an abandoned astronaut, Kristen Stewart as teenage sister Lisa, Tim Robbins as the father, John Alexander as a robot with Frank Oz providing the voice, and Derek Mears as the lead Zorgon.

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Cast[]

Actor Role
Jonah Bobo Danny
Josh Hutcherson Walter
Dax Shepard Astronaut
Kristen Stewart Lisa
Tim Robbins Dad
Frank Oz Robot
John Alexander Robot
Derek Mears Lead Zorgon
Douglas Tait Zorgon
Joe Bucaro Zorgon
Jeff Wolfe Zorgon

Notes & Trivia[]

  • The movie grossed $13,427,872 over it's opening weekend on 3,223 screens. [3]
  • Director Jon Favreau will go on to earn himself a solid reputation in the genre of superhero fantasy films in 2008 when he helms the first Iron Man movie and it's 2010 sequel, Iron Man 2.
  • Actress Kristen Stewart will go on to become a mega-star in Hollywood for her portrayal of Bella Swan in The Twilight Saga film series.
  • Derek Mears is an actor and stuntman who is also known for playing the role of hockey-masked serial killer Jason Voorhees in the 2009 remake of Friday the 13th. He also played a Yautja (Classic Predator) in the 2010 film Predators.
  • Frank Oz, who provides the voice of a robot is a famous voice actor and puppeteer. He is best known for providing the voice of Yoda in the Star Wars film series.
  • Actor Josh Hutcherson will go on to earn himself a bit of big-screen notoriety as baker-turned-warrior Peeta Mellark in The Hunger Games film series.

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