Zathura

Zathura is an illustrated book by Chris Van Allsburg. In this book, two boys discover a space themed board game where everything inside it becomes real. The two 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 Chris Van Allsburg.

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A film version of Zathura, directed by Jon Favreau, is set to be released in November 2005.

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Chris Van Allsburg: Chris Van Allsburg, born June 18, 1949 in Grand Rapids, Michigan, is an author and illustrator of children's books. He won the Caldecott Medal for Jumanji (1982) and The Polar Express (1985), both of which he wrote and illustrated, and both of which were later adapted into successful motion pictures...

Jumanji: Jumanji is the title of a 1982 children's book written and illustrated by Chris Van Allsburg. It was made into a 1995 movie of the same name. Both the book and the movie are about a jungle-themed board game that has real animals and other jungle elements magically appear where the players are when t...

Jon Favreau: Jon Favreau (born on October 19, 1966 in Queens, New York) is an American actor of Italian and Jewish descent. He graduated from the Bronx High School of Science and attended Queens College and worked on Wall Street before moving to Chicago to pursue a career in stand-up comedy....