Children find one mysterious board game and are suddenly drawn into a completely different world. No, it’s not about Jumanji, but about the lesser-known and standalone sequel Zathura – An Adventure in Space, that is on TV today.
Both stories are adaptations of novels by author Chris Van Allsburg. Two young actors also star in Zathura, who years later made their debut big breakthrough with another youth book adaptation celebrated: Hunger Games star Josh Hutcherson and Kristen Stewart from the Twilight films.
That’s what the sci-fi adventure Zathura is about
In the basement of their old house, the two brothers Walter (Hutcherson) and Danny (Jonah Bobo) discover the mysterious game Zathura. But while they play it, mysterious things happen and the two become moved into space with her house. An astronaut (Dax Shepard) stranded in space accompanies the two and together they experience swarms of meteorites, hostile aliens and an intergalactic spaceship battle. With all the exciting adventures, there is also a serious danger, because if they don’t manage to win the game and get to the planet Zathura, the brothers will have to stay in space forever.
Jumanji series is worth almost two billion
Financially, Zathura was no longer able to recoup the production costs of 65 million US dollars at the box office and also the Reviews were mixed. While Björn Helbig from Filmstarts writes that he would get the contract in a direct comparison with Jumnaji, the New York Post writes that Zathura would simply be Jumanji in space, but without Robin Williams.
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Zac Braff in Zathura
The iconic first part probably got in the way of the spin-off, so you… twelve years later decided to make another film adaptation of Jumanji and let Zarhura rest. The studio had bet on the right horse, because Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle with Dwayne Johnson played almost a billion dollars a. And Jumanji: The Next Level from 2019 was also able to collect almost 800 million. Of course, with so much success, another part is being planned.
Jumanji 4: This is what we know so far
It is not yet known when exactly Jumanji 4 will be shown in cinemas, but it is There will definitely be a new part, reported Screen Rant. In addition to Johnson, who will soon be seen in the sequel to Moana, Kevin Hart, Jack Black and Karen Gillan will also be returning to the set.
Rumor has it we could too Brendan Fraser see who celebrated his big comeback with The Whale (2022) after his year-long Hollywood retreat. Jumanji would also be the one for The Mummy star Return to adventure films. We can be excited.
When is Zathura – A Space Adventure on TV?
Tele5 shows the sci-fi adventure today, on March 2nd at 8:15 p.m. There will be a repeat one day later, on March 3rd at 6:20 p.m. Regardless of the TV program, you can buy or rent Zathura on Amazon, among other places.
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