Zathura A Space Adventure Movie

"ZATHURA: A Space Adventure" has an old-fashioned sensibility -- and for good reason. Director Jon Favreau, who wrote and starred in the 1996 indie hit "Swingers," is an old-fashioned guy whose tastes run on the nostalgic side. He grooves to the tunes of Sinatra. He is obsessed with hot rods, especially his own 1932 Ford, which he proudly shows off in his Santa Monica garage. And, he strives to make movies that harken back to the days before computer-generated images.

"ZATHURA: A Space Adventure" has an old-fashioned sensibility -- and for good reason. Director Jon Favreau, who wrote and starred in the 1996 indie hit "Swingers," is an old-fashioned guy whose tastes run on the nostalgic side. He grooves to the tunes of Sinatra. He is obsessed with hot rods, especially his own 1932 Ford, which he proudly shows off in his Santa Monica garage. And, he strives to make movies that harken back to the days before computer-generated images.

IN Jon Favreau's "Zathura: A Space Adventure," two boys left alone in their father's house with their teenage sister discover a mysterious game -- and, in playing it, launch adventures that take them, and the house, into space. This being sci-fi, special effects are central to the movie (which opens Friday), and the effects crew used green-screen digital work and muscle to create them.

IN Jon Favreau's "Zathura: A Space Adventure," two boys left alone in their father's house with their teenage sister discover a mysterious game -- and, in playing it, launch adventures that take them, and the house, into space. This being sci-fi, special effects are central to the movie (which opens Friday), and the effects crew used green-screen digital work and muscle to create them.