The Zorgons return and anchor their ships to the house. Lisa awakens from her stasis and, still oblivious to the situation, turns up the heat. Upon hearing this, Danny and Walter finally put their differences aside. This resulted in him being stranded, as he was unable to finish the game without the second player. He received the wish card, but after an escalating fight, he wished his brother was never born. He explains his origins, saying that he and his brother had played the game before. The astronaut warns Walter not to make a wish out of anger.įearing the worst, the astronaut is relieved to discover that Walter merely wished for an autographed football. On Walter's next turn, he receives a card that allows him to make a wish, resulting in another heated argument between the boys. Growing increasingly agitated, Walter accuses Danny of cheating by moving his piece prematurely when he tries to move the piece back and takes his next turn, the game reacts as if Walter were cheating and ejects him from the house, but the astronaut rescues him.ĭanny apologizes to Walter, but he does not forgive. Walter demands that the astronaut leave, but Danny chooses to let him stay. The astronaut lures the Zorgons' ship away by setting the boys' father's couch on fire and ejecting it from the house. One of Danny's turns causes an astronaut to appear, who methodically eliminates the house's heat sources, as the Zorgons are attracted to heat. Walter soon concludes they must finish the game to return everything to normal.Īs they continue to play, Walter and Danny overcome the dangers presented by the game, including the appearance of a defective robot, passing too close to a star, and an attack on the house by a race of reptilian aliens called Zorgons. Lisa thinks she has overslept because of the dark sky and prepares to go out, however the next card puts her in cryonic sleep, leaving her frozen solid. The boys discover the house is floating in outer space. After an actual meteor shower occurs in the living room, Walter and Danny realize the game is affecting reality. When he starts playing, the game produces a card that warns of a meteor shower. While their divorced father is away at work and Lisa, whom he left in charge, is napping, Danny discovers an old science fiction–themed board game called Zathura in the basement. Walter and Danny are two brothers who do not get along with each other or with their teenage sister, Lisa.
It received positive reviews from critics and grossed $65.1 million worldwide.
Unlike Jumanji, which was distributed by TriStar Pictures, the film was distributed by Columbia Pictures, which is co-owned with TriStar through Sony Pictures Entertainment. The film was shot in Los Angeles and Culver City, California, and was released on Novemin the United States. Along with their older sister Lisa (Stewart) and an astronaut (Shepard), they try to survive the game so they can return home. The story is about two squabbling brothers, Danny and Walter Budwing (portrayed by Bobo and Hutcherson, respectively) who find a mysterious board game in the basement which transports their house into outer space. The film stars Josh Hutcherson, Jonah Bobo, Dax Shepard, Kristen Stewart, and Tim Robbins. It is a standalone spin-off of the 1995 film Jumanji and the second installment of the Jumanji franchise. It is an adaptation of the 2002 children's book Zathura by Chris Van Allsburg, author of the 1981 children's book Jumanji. Zathura: A Space Adventure (also known simply as Zathura) is a 2005 American science fiction adventure film directed by Jon Favreau.
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