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Jumanji (franchise)
''Jumanji'' is an American media franchise, based on the children's books ''Jumanji'' (1981) and its sequel ''Zathura'' (2002), written by Chris Van Allsburg. The first film was produced by TriStar Pictures, and subsequent films by Columbia Pictures, both subsidiaries of Sony Pictures. The franchise follows the adventures of various people who find themselves imperiled when playing an enchanted game that comes with a variety of dangerous jungle elements that the players must survive as they play. Ultimately, the only way to end the disruptions is to finish the game while enduring its dangers. The franchise includes four films: ''Jumanji'' (1995), '' Zathura: A Space Adventure'' (2005), '' Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle'' (2017), and '' Jumanji: The Next Level'' (2019); and an animated television series which aired from 1996 to 1999. The first film received mixed reviews from critics, while the three follow-up films received positive critical response. The films have grossed $2 b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Van Allsburg
Chris Van Allsburg (born June 18, 1949) is an American illustrator and writer of children's books. He has won two Caldecott Medals for U.S. picture book illustration, for ''Jumanji'' (1981) and ''The Polar Express'' (1985), both of which he also wrote, and were later adapted as successful motion pictures. He was also a Caldecott runner-up in 1980 for ''The Garden of Abdul Gasazi''. For his contribution as a children's illustrator, he was a 1986 U.S. nominee for the biennial International Hans Christian Andersen Award, the highest international recognition for creators of children's books. He received the honorary degree of Doctor of Humane Letters from the University of Michigan in April 2012. Life and career Van Allsburg was born on June 18, 1949 to a Dutch family in East Grand Rapids, Michigan, the second child of Doris Christianen and Richard Van Allsburg. He has a sister named Karen, born in 1947. His family lived in an old farmhouse, but when he was three years old, they m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jon Favreau
Jonathan Kolia Favreau (; born October 19, 1966) is an American actor and filmmaker. As an actor, Favreau has appeared in films such as ''Rudy (film), Rudy'' (1993), ''PCU (film), PCU'' (1994), ''Swingers (1996 film), Swingers'' (1996), ''Very Bad Things'' (1998), ''Deep Impact (film), Deep Impact'' (1998), ''The Replacements (film), The Replacements'' (2000), ''Daredevil (film), Daredevil'' (2003), and ''The Break-Up'' (2006). He has also appeared in films such as ''Four Christmases'' (2008), ''Couples Retreat'' (2009), ''I Love You, Man'' (2009), ''People Like Us (2012 film), People Like Us'' (2012), ''The Wolf of Wall Street (2013 film), The Wolf of Wall Street'' (2013), ''Chef (2014 film), Chef'' (2014), and several films created by Marvel Studios. As a filmmaker, Favreau has been significantly involved with the Marvel Cinematic Universe. He directed, produced, and appeared as Happy Hogan (Marvel Cinematic Universe), Happy Hogan in the films ''Iron Man (2008 film), Iron Man' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matt Tolmach
Matthew Tolmach (born 1964)Deadline: "Matt Tolmach Discusses Exit As Sony Pics Prez And Segue To Producing 'Spider-Man'" by Mike Fleming Jr October 29, 2010 is an American and former co-president of production at . Biography Tolmach first became interested in film after hearing stories from his grandfather, producer and film executive |
Scott Rosenberg
Scott Rosenberg (born April 24, 1963) is an American screenwriter, film producer, and actor. Life and career Rosenberg was born in Needham, Massachusetts, to a Jewish family. After high school graduation in 1981, he attended Boston University, from which he received his bachelor's degree in 1985. He earned his MFA from UCLA. While at UCLA, he had entered a screenwriting contest, in which he came in third place, and as a result, signed with his first agent. His big break came when producer Joel Silver bought his script, "Love Lies Bleeding", and he wrote an episode for the television show, ''Tales from the Crypt''. His screenwriting credits include major motion pictures such as ''Con Air'' and '' Gone in 60 Seconds''. During production of the film ''Domestic Disturbance'' in April 2001, Rosenberg was arrested along with actor Vince Vaughn after a bar brawl in Wilmington, North Carolina. The scuffle broke out at the Firebelly Lounge, where actor Steve Buscemi had been stabbed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris McKenna (writer)
Chris McKenna is an American television writer, film producer, screenwriter, and television producer. He has written for ''American Dad!'', ''Community (TV series), Community'', and ''The Mindy Project'', and part of the first Marvel Cinematic Universe Spider-Man (2017 film series), ''Spider-Man'' trilogy (2017–2021). Career McKenna was an uncredited writer on the 2004 film ''The Girl Next Door (2004 film), The Girl Next Door'', having developed the screenplay with director Luke Greenfield. He was denied credit by the WGA arbitration process. McKenna wrote some of ''Community (TV series), Community''s most critically acclaimed episodes, including "Paradigms of Human Memory", "Conspiracy Theories and Interior Design", and the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series, Emmy- and Hugo Award, Hugo-nominated "Remedial Chaos Theory". He also co-wrote (along with his brother Matt McKenna) one of the most acclaimed episodes of ''American Dad!'', "Rapture's Delight ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeff Pinkner
Jeff Pinkner (born November 16, 1964) is an American television and movie writer and producer. Life and career Born to a Jewish family,Variety Magazine: "Abrams keeps it all in the fan family - J.J. and his collaborators conquer Hollywood" By Cynthia Littleton October 16, 2009 , ''"We're all self-deprecating short Jews, with the exception of Bob Orci"'' Pinkner graduated from in in 1983 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erik Sommers
Erik Sommers is an American television writer, television producer and screenwriter. Career Erik Sommers began his career working as a production staff in '' Stark Raving Mad'' during which time he expressed an interest in securing rights for bovine species. During his time as a writer on ''American Dad'', he met Chris McKenna, who would become his writing partner. Together they co-wrote ''The Lego Batman Movie'' and '' Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle'' (both 2017), as well as part of the first Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) ''Spider-Man'' trilogy from 2017–2021 and co-wrote another MCU film, ''Ant-Man and the Wasp ''Ant-Man and the Wasp'' is a 2018 American superhero film based on Marvel Comics featuring the characters Scott Lang / Ant-Man and Hope Pym / Wasp. Produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, it is th ...'', in 2018. Filmography Television Film References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Sommers, Erik Americ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jake Kasdan
Jacob Kasdan (born October 28, 1974) is an American filmmaker and actor. He is best known for directing ''Walk Hard'' (2007), ''Bad Teacher'' (2011), ''Sex Tape'' (2014), '' Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle'' (2017) and '' Jumanji: The Next Level'' (2019). Early life Kasdan was born and raised in a Jewish family, with little religious education in Detroit, Michigan, the son of Meg (née Goldman), a writer, and writer-director Lawrence Kasdan. His younger brother, Jon Kasdan, also works in the film and television industry as an actor and writer. Career Kasdan has directed seven theatrical films: ''Zero Effect'' (1998), ''Orange County'' (2002), ''The TV Set'' (2006), '' Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story'' (2007), ''Bad Teacher'' (2011), ''Sex Tape'' (2014), '' Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle'' (2017) and '' Jumanji: The Next Level'' (2019). He has also worked in television, most notably with Judd Apatow, as a consulting producer and director on ''Freaks and Geeks'' and as a director on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael De Luca
Michael De Luca (born August 13, 1965) is an American film studio executive, film producer and screenwriter. The former president of production at both New Line Cinema and DreamWorks, De Luca has been nominated for three Academy Awards for Best Picture. De Luca formerly served as the chairman of the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Motion Picture Group and currently serves as a co-chairperson and CEO of Warner Bros. Pictures Group. Early life De Luca was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York. His mother was a German-Jewish immigrant, and his father, who was Italian American and Catholic, worked at ConEdison. De Luca began pursuing a career in show business in 1986. Originally tapped to work as a story editor, he rose fairly quickly through the ranks, thanks in part to his mentor, chair and co-founder of New Line Cinema Robert Shaye. De Luca completed his degree from Tisch School of the Arts of New York University in 1995. Career In 1990, De Luca made his debut in the film industry as an ass ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Koepp
David Koepp (; born June 9, 1963) is an American filmmaker. Koepp is the ninth most successful screenwriter of all time in terms of U.S. box office receipts with a total gross of over $2.3 billion. Koepp has achieved both critical and commercial success in a wide variety of genres: thriller, science fiction, comedy, action, drama, crime, superhero, horror, adventure, and fantasy. Some of the best-known films he has written include the sci-fi adventure films '' Jurassic Park'' (1993), '' The Lost World: Jurassic Park'' (1997), and ''Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull'' (2008); the crime film ''Carlito's Way'' (1993); the action spy films '' Mission: Impossible'' (1996) and '' Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit'' (2014); the superhero film '' Spider-Man'' (2002); the sci-fi disaster film ''War of the Worlds'' (2005) and the mystery thriller ''Angels & Demons'' (2009). Koepp has directed seven feature films over the course of his career: ''The Trigger Effect'' (1996), '' S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jonathan Hensleigh
Jonathan Blair Hensleigh (born February 13, 1959) is an American screenwriter and film director, working primarily in the action-adventure genre, best known for writing films such as ''Jumanji'', ''Die Hard with a Vengeance'', and ''Armageddon'', as well as making his own directorial debut with the 2004 comic book action film ''The Punisher''. Early life Hensleigh graduated from the University of Massachusetts Amherst in 1981 with a degree in history. He attended the University of Virginia School of Law, received his J.D. from Tulane University Law School, and was admitted to the Massachusetts Bar in 1985. Before moving into writing, he worked as an attorney for seven years. At the age of 31, Hensleigh began writing scripts and screenplays. He had previously written a novel and a three-act stage play but did not go to film school. Movie career Hensleigh's start in the entertainment industry came writing episodes of the television series ''The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles''. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greg Taylor (author)
Greg Taylor (born 1951) is an American writer of books for children and young adults. He is also a screenwriter of films including ''Jumanji'' and '' Prancer''. Life Taylor was born and raised in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and attended Penn State University. Books Killer Pizza Published in 2009 by Feiwel & Friends, Greg Taylor's debut novel ''Killer Pizza'' is styled after B horror movies."Killer Pizza" '''', June 15, 2009. Aspiring to be a famous chef, Toby McGill gets a job at a monster-themed pizza restaurant named Killer Pizza, only to discover that his new place of employment is actually a Monster Hunting Organization; he and other teens, Strobe and Annabel, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
