Zathura / Jumanji

Image Not Available Starring: David Alan Grier, Josh Hutcherson Original UK Premiere: 2005 Dvd Release: 26th June, 2006 Number Of Discs: 1 Format: Box set, PAL, Region 2 Encoding

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Zathura is a film directed by Jon Favreau, released in November 2005, based on an illustrated book by Chris Van Allsburg. It starred Jonah Bobo as Danny. Frank Oz was the voice of the defective robot. Tim Robbins also had a small role as the father of Walter & Danny. The film also gave a sister to the boys, introduced a derelict astronaut to the plot & multiplied the number of the Zorgons & Zorgon ships. // Two boys, Walter & Danny, discover a space themed board game where everything inside it becomes real. The boys are eventually drawn into an intergalactic adventure when their house is magically hurtled through space. The story is similar to Jumanji, another illustrated book by Van Allsburg. The main villains in the movie are the Zorgons, reptilian humanoids who are fond of heat & get attracted to a heat source much like bees are attracted to nectar. Another character, a robot, first appears, rampaging through the house. It can switch sides via the Reprogram card from the game. One of the boys uses this on the robot & it instead sets its sights on the Zorgons.

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