![]() The plans for a Jumanji 2 eventually mutated into this film version of Zathura. In the interim, Chris Van Allsburg went on to write Zathura (2002), a book sequel where he essentially played the same idea of Jumanji out with a space opera as opposed to jungle theme. The success of the Jumanji film clearly provoked much interest in a sequel and a Jumanji 2 was tossed around by Hollywood for a number of years but never got off the ground. ![]() Jumanji concerned two children who were playing a boardgame that brought various jungle perils to life with every roll of the dice. Jumanji was adapted from a 1982 novel by children’s author/illustrator Chris Van Allsburg, whose books also inspired the film The Polar Express (2004). ![]() Jumanji (1995) was a reasonable success when it came out, earning some $250 million in worldwide box-office rentals. ![]()
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