On the last page of the Caldecott-winning book Jumanji, young Danny Budwing is seen running after his brother, Walter, with a game tucked under his arm. Now after twenty years, Chris Van Allsburg is ready to reveal what happens when Danny and Walter roll the dice. This time the name of the game is Zathura and the battling Budwing boys are in for the ride of their lives.
Zathura unleashes intergalactic challenges that require even the quarreling Budwing brothers to work as a team.
Zathura hit bestseller lists when it was first published in 2002 and it's sure to visit them again this fall, along with an exciting selection of six movie tie-in editions when Zathura blasts into movie theatres nationwide!
Release Date: November 11, 2005
Release Time: 101 minutes
Cast:
Josh Hutcherson as Walter Budwing
Jonah Bobo as Danny Budwing
Dax Shepard as Astronaut/Future Walter Budwing
Kristen Stewart as Lisa Budwing
Tim Robbins as Mr. Budwing
Frank Oz as Robot (voice)
John Alexander as Robot (in-suit performer)
Derek Mears as Lead Zorgon
Douglas Tait as Head Zorgon
Jeff Wolfe as Master Zorgon
Adam Wills as Captain Zorgon
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Chris Van Allsburg is an American illustrator and writer of children's books. He has won two Caldecott Medals for U.S. picture book illustration, for Jumanji and The Polar Express, both of which he also wrote; both were later adapted as successful motion pictures. He was also a Caldecott runner-up in 1980 for The Garden of Abdul Gasazi. For his contribution as a children's illustrator he was 1986 U.S. nominee for the biennial, international Hans Christian Andersen Award, the highest international recognition for creators of children's books. He received the honorary degree of Doctor of Humane Letters from the University of Michigan in April 2012.
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