Zathura (film)

a: A Space Adventure (or just Zathura) is a 2005 fantasy science fiction film directed by Jon Favreau, and is loosely based on the illustrated book Zathura by Chris Van Allsburg, author of Jumanji. It stars Jonah Bobo as Danny and Josh Hutcherson as Walter. Tim Robbins also had a small role as the boys' divorced father. The film was shot in Los Angeles and Culver City, California & was released on November 11, 2005 by Columbia Pictures.^[1] Unlike the book, the film contains no Jumanji material and does not mention any Jumanji events. The film was a critical success despite being a box office bomb.

 

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Directed by	Jon Favreau
Produced by	Michael De Luca Scott Kroopf William Teitler Peter Billingsley
Screenplay by	David Koepp John Kamps
Based on	Zathura by Chris Van Allsburg
Starring	Josh Hutcherson Jonah Bobo Dax Shepard Kristen Stewart Tim Robbins
Music by	John Debney
Cinematography	Guillermo Navarro
Editing by	Dan Lebental
Studio	Columbia Pictures Radar Pictures Teitler Film
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures
Release date(s)	November 11, 2005
Running time	113 minutes 102 minutes (DVD cut)
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$65 million
Box office	$64,321,50