As 'Zathura' turns 20, Kristen Stewart gushes over the 'Jumanji' series, and the one memory from filming that she still finds ‘Disturbing’... | CinemaBlend

Panic consumed Kristen Stewart. She had just seen her horrible end in front of her eyes. Zathura would be the film that would make her take off in the industry, but at just 14 years old, the actress would be traumatised for life, forced to face her worst fears, and a peculiar production decision would plunge her into insurmountable chaos. Subscribe for more https://bit.ly/yt-upsoclicons | Icons

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

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