Okay, hear me out on my Zathura reboot pitch:
Same idea as the Jumanji reboot movies. Zathura has changed itself into a multiplayer game that forces people to take on avatars.
The set-up is that a group of army buddies and their families have gathered together to watch the big game (football, basketball, you pick your favorite). The main characters are -
* Josh, the big, intimidating veteran who saved his buddies multiple times (played by Jon Bernthal)
* Chris, the sentimental veteran who feels disillusioned with the world after leaving the army (played by Pedro Pascal)
* Nora, Josh’s wife who is always trying to get people to invest in her candle business (played by Krysten Ritter)
* Mabel, Chris’s goth daughter who is estranged from him due to his divorce (played by Jenna Ortega)
* Tyson, the short-tempered pizza delivery guy who won’t leave their house until he gets his tip (played by Caleb McLaughlin)
* Marvel, Mabel’s Labrador retriever
Before the party began, Mabel had found the Zathura game at an antique store and brought it with her since she planned on being by herself. When Mabel plugged the game in, Marvel joined her since he’s her dog, Chris entered the room since he wants to connect with her, Josh and Nora showed up since they want everyone in the living room to watch the game, and Tyson barged his way in since he’s still angry about his tip.
And then when Mabel starts the game…you know what happens next.
As for the avatars, they are obviously different since this is not Jumanji anymore. The avatars for Zathura are -
1) Lucas Roddenberry (played by Simu Liu), a roguish, handsome spacefarer who seems to always get the ladies. This is Mabel’s avatar, so it’s Simu Liu playing Jenna Ortega.
2) Princess Jupiter Neutron (played by Emma Myers), the daughter of the king of Zathura and heir to the throne. This is Josh’s avatar, so it’s Emma Myers playing Jon Bernthal.
3) D-4067 aka “Deefor” (played by Bill Hader), a former Zorgon infiltrator unit that was reprogrammed to serve the Zathurans. This is Chris’s avatar, so it’s Bill Hader playing Pedro Pascal.
4) Xenya Xado Xhixian (played by Adria Arjona), a purple-skinned alien bounty hunter who is on the run from the Zorgon Empire. This is Nora’s avatar, so it’s Adria Arjona playing Krysten Ritter.
5) Mol’dago Varrtok (played by Jason Momoa), a red-skinned alien from a warrior race whose homeworld was destroyed by the Zorgons. This is Marvel’s avatar, so it’s Jason Momoa playing a Labrador retriever.
6) Galactica Starstruck (played by Katee Sackhoff), the top gun pilot of the Zathuran resistance against the Zorgon empire. This is Tyson’s avatar, so it’s Katee Sackhoff playing Caleb McLaughlin.
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