Jon Favreau has worked on many projects since he started his career in 1988. While he’s now known for his work in major franchises likeStar Wars and the MCU, with the most recent project being The Mandalorian and Grogu, he also worked on other projects, some of which also fit the science fiction genre. One of these early projects will be available to stream for free next month.
Before he worked with the likes of Pedro Pascal in The Mandalorian and Robert Downey Jr. in Iron Man, Favreau worked with a young Josh Hutcherson and Kristen Stewart in the 2005 sci-fi filmZathura: A Space Adventure. Based on the children’s book Zathura by Chris Van Allsburg, who also wrote the Jumanjinovels, this film follows two brothers, Walter (Hutcherson) and Danny (Jonah Bobo), as they embark on a space adventure after playing the board game, Zathura. The only way to bring things back to normal is to finish the game.
Tubi’s updated content library for June 2026 includes a wealth of new movies, and the free streaming platform is also adding the Favreau-directed sci-fi feature, co-written by John Kamps and Jurassic Park‘sDavid Koepp. Since its release, Zathura: A Space Adventure has recouped its costs. It had a reported budget of $65 million and only grossed over $65.1 million at the box office. Zathura: A Space Adventure is one of many science fiction titles available to stream on the free platform next month, such as Independence Day, Deep Impact, and Spaceballs.
Collider Exclusive · Sci-Fi Survival Quiz Which Sci-Fi World Would You Survive? The Matrix · Mad Max · Blade Runner · Dune · Star Wars
Five universes. Five completely different ways the future went wrong — or sideways, or up in flames. Only one of them is the world your instincts were built for. Eight questions will figure out which dystopia, galaxy, or desert wasteland you’d actually make it out of alive.
💊The Matrix
🔥Mad Max
🌧️Blade Runner
🏜️Dune
🚀Star Wars
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You sense something is deeply wrong with the world around you. What do you do? The first instinct is often the truest one.
02
In a world of scarcity, what resource do you guard most fiercely? What we protect reveals what we believe survival actually requires.
03
What kind of threat keeps you up at night? Fear is useful data — if you’re honest about what you’re actually afraid of.
04
How do you deal with authority you don’t trust? Every dystopia has a power structure. Your approach to it determines everything.
05
Which environment could you actually endure long-term? Survival isn’t just tactical — it’s physical, psychological, and very much about where you are.
06
Who do you want in your corner when things fall apart? The company you keep is the clearest signal of who you actually are.
07
Where do you draw the line — if you draw one at all? Every survivor eventually faces a moment that tests what they’re actually made of.
08
What would actually make survival worth it? Staying alive is one thing. Having a reason to is another.
Your Fate Has Been Calculated You’d Survive In…
Your answers point to the world your instincts were built for. This is the universe your temperament, your survival instincts, and your particular brand of stubbornness were made for.
The Resistance, Zion
The Matrix
You took the red pill a long time ago — probably before anyone offered it to you. You’re a systems thinker who can’t help but notice the seams in things.
You’re drawn to understanding how the system works before figuring out how to break it.
You’d find the Resistance, or it would find you — your instinct for spotting constructed realities is the machines’ worst nightmare.
You function best when you have access to information and the freedom to act on it.
The Matrix built an airtight prison. You’d be the one probing the walls for the door.
The Wasteland
Mad Max
The wasteland doesn’t reward the clever or the well-connected — it rewards those who are hard to kill and harder to break. That’s you.
You don’t need comfort, community, or a cause larger than the next horizon.
You need a vehicle, a clear threat, and enough fuel to outrun it — and you’re good at all three.
You are unsentimental enough to survive that world, and decent enough — just barely — to be something more than another raider.
In the wasteland, that distinction is everything.
Los Angeles, 2049
Blade Runner
You’d survive here because you know how to exist in moral grey areas without losing yourself completely.
You read people accurately, keep your circle small, and ask the questions others prefer not to answer.
In a city where humanity is a legal designation rather than a feeling, you hold onto something that keeps you functional.
You’re not a hero. But you’re not lost, either.
In Blade Runner’s world, that distinction is everything.
Arrakis
Dune
Arrakis is the most hostile environment in the known universe — and you are precisely the kind of person it rewards.
Patience, discipline, and political awareness are your core strengths — and on Arrakis, they’re survival tools.
You understand that the long game matters more than any single victory.
Others come to Dune and are consumed by it. You’d learn its logic and earn its respect.
In time, you wouldn’t just survive Arrakis — you’d begin to reshape it.
A Galaxy Far, Far Away
Star Wars
The galaxy far, far away is vast, loud, and in a constant state of violent political upheaval — and you wouldn’t have it any other way.
You find meaning in being part of something larger than yourself — a cause, a crew, a rebellion.
You’d gravitate toward the Rebellion, or the fringes, or whatever pocket of the galaxy still believes the Empire’s grip can be broken.
You fight — not because you have to, but because standing aside isn’t something you’re capable of.
In Star Wars, that willingness is what makes all the difference.
Is ‘Zathura: A Space Adventure’ Worth Watching
Zathura: A Space Adventure received fair reviews upon its release, earning a 77% Certified Fresh critics’ score and a 52% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes. Meanwhile, on Letterboxd, it earned a 3.3-star rating. According to critics, Zathura: A Space Adventure was praised as a “charming children’s adventure” and for Favreau’s direction. However, some claimed that they saw the movie as merely “Jumanji but in space.”
Meanwhile, audiences praised Zathura: A Space Adventure as nostalgic and entertaining. Some wished more movies came out of it, just like Jumanji. In a 2019 interview,Jumanji: The Next Levelstar Jack Black said Zathura counts as the sequel to 1995’s Jumanji, starring Robin Williams and Kirsten Dunst.
Zathura: A Space Adventure is streaming on Tubi now. Stay tuned to Collider for more updates.
