EntertainmentBefore Dwayne Johnson’s ‘Jumanji’ Movies, Jon Favreau Directed This Underrated Sequel That’s Streaming on Netflix

Jumanjiis a movie that’s earned its status as a ’90s classic. Not only does it feature one of Robin Williams‘ best performances, but it’s also genuinely terrifying for a family-oriented film. Jumanji is centered on a magical board game that starts summoning all kinds of jungle creatures, causing utter chaos and resulting in some sheer nightmare fuel. It also gave birth to a franchise, with Jumanji: Welcome to the Junglepremiering in 2017 and Jumanji: The Next Level following in 2019, with both sequels shifting their focus to video games. However, there’s another Jumanji-adjacent film that fans of the original might not know about, and that’s Zathura: A Space Adventure. Zathura features a premise that might sound familiar to fans of Jumanji: when they’re home alone, brothers Walter (Josh Hutcherson) and Danny (Jonah Bobo) discover an old game named “Zathura” in their closet. When Danny starts playing the game, it catapults them into space, forcing them to complete the game if they want to survive. However, Zathura‘s connections to Jumanji are deeper than you might realize, even if director Jon Favreaudownplayed them.