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: A space adventure and the battling Budwing boys are in for the ride of their lives. The first book in seven years by Chris Van Allsburg, Zathura: A space adventure is a dramatic adventure that promises a breathtaking and unforgettable experience. At the story's end which becomes, miraculously, the beginning, we find that Walter's (Jonah Bobo) feelings for his little brother (Josh Hutcherson) are greatly altered. Only the mind and hand of Chris Van Allsburg could create this fantastic world where shifts in time and space and perspective take the reader on such an extraordinary journey.
Special Agent Matti
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PG (Mild scary scenes, mild coarse language, mild themes)
101 minutes (1:41 hours)
Film: 26 January 2006 - Tasmania
Film: 9 March 2006 - Melbourne
Film: 30 March 2006 - National
