Today is the 16th anniversary of Jon Favreau's Zathura: A Space Adventure. Based on a popular children’s book by Chris Van Allsburg, the movie is about two boys who, one boring afternoon, begin to play an old board game found in the basement. Suddenly, the children find themselves - and their house - launched into outer space, suffering attacks from menacing aliens. Stan Winston Studio was contracted to create those aliens, which - due to Favreau’s love of in-camera, old-style filmmaking techniq

Douglas Tait in "Zathura" The Space Adventure

Ante el duro ataque de los Zorgons, el astronauta sabe de qué manera deshacerse de ellos, aunque deba sacrificar el sofá del padre de Danny y Walter. Mira la película completa aquí: https://bit.ly/3QymxTR #HollywoodClipsEnEspañol #Hollywood #Películas #Zathura #Aliens #Astronauta | Hollywood Clips en Español

Tamara Carlson Woodard, Amy Whetsel & Rich Haugen suit up legendary suit performer Derek Mears as a Zorgon at Stan Winston Studio for Jon Favreau's Zathura: A Space Adventure (2005). #stanwinstonstudio #specialeffects #zathura #practicaleffects #stanwinston | Stan Winston School of Character Arts

Zathura: A Space Adventure - Creating the Zorgons

In this exclusive behind-the-scenes look at the making of the Zathura Robot, you can see an under-the-floor rod puppet, the beginning shot of the robot sequence. Zathura marks the first time Stan Winston Studio teamed up with director Jon Favreau, a huge fan of in-camera, old-style filmmaking techniques. "Favreau came to us," recalled Shane Mahan, "and said: 'Look, I'm a fan of effects movies, but I don't like the way digital stuff looks. It always looks artificial to me, and it takes me out of