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Zathura: A Space Adventure (also known simply as Zathura) is a 2005 American science fiction action-adventure film directed by Jon Favreau. It is an adaptation of the 2002 children's book Zathura by Chris Van Allsburg , author of the 1981 children's book Jumanji .
Zathura is a 2002 science fiction children's picture book written and illustrated by American author Chris Van Allsburg. In the story, implied to be set in the 1950s , two brothers; Danny and Walter Budwing are drawn into an intergalactic space adventure when their house is magically hurled through space.
In Philip Nel's analysis, a conflict between the book's plot and its illustrations leads to artistic tension. While the ants' return to the colony suggests "a victory for the bosses" and the narrative could be considered a "capitalist parable", the comparatively huge appliances in the kitchen, which terrify the ants, imply conspicuous consumption.
Zathura (published in 2002) is a sequel to Jumanji also written by Van Allsburg. In the book, Danny and Walter Budwing (who appear at the end of Jumanji) find a science fiction board game whose elements similarly come to life. [5] It was adapted to the film Zathura: A Space Adventure in 2005. [6] [7] [8] [9]
He was called upon to judge the efforts of the show's two teams of contestants, who were assigned the task of designing and building a float to publicize his 2005 Sony Pictures movie, Zathura: A Space Adventure. [33] On April 28, 2006, it was announced that Favreau was signed to direct the long-awaited Iron Man movie. [34]
Zathura may refer to: Zathura , a 2002 children's book by Chris Van Allsburg Zathura: A Space Adventure , a 2005 film based on the book directed by Jon Favreau
After seeing a show by magician Lomax the Magnificent, two friends, Calvin and Rodney, decide to use his hypnosis trick on Calvin's sister, Trudy. The trick is achieved with a rotating spiral disc, and the spell is broken by saying "Probuditi!".
He was one of three individuals to play the role of a "Zorgon" in Jon Favreau's Zathura: A Space Adventure. [7] He played the role of "Abominog" in The Knights of Badassdom and a "Frost Giant" in Thor. [8] He appeared as "Head Sleestak" in Land of the Lost [3] He also played "Long Face Bar Alien" in J. J. Abrams's Star Trek. [9]