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Easter eggs
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- Referencenod to comics or other movies
- Cameoa familiar face shows up
- Setupplanted now, pays off later
- Behind the scenesproduction trivia
- Behind the scenesIt started as a 32-page picture book
The movie comes from Chris Van Allsburg's 1981 picture book, which won the Caldecott Medal. Van Allsburg also shares the screen story credit.
source ↗ - Behind the scenesThe father and the hunter share a face
Jonathan Hyde plays both Sam Parrish, Alan's father, and the hunter Van Pelt. It borrows the Peter Pan stage tradition of casting the same actor as the children's father and Captain Hook.
source ↗ - Behind the scenesThe Parrish Shoes sign stayed up
Keene, New Hampshire, stood in for Brantford. The painted Parrish Shoes sign stayed on the wall after the shoot and became a memorial to Robin Williams when he died in 2014.
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- ReferenceAlan Parrish was here
The hideout where Seaplane lives inside the game was built by Alan Parrish, and his name is carved there. It's the movie's nod to Robin Williams, without recasting the role.
source ↗ - CameoColin Hanks at the end
Colin Hanks shows up at the end as grown-up Alex, the same character Nick Jonas plays inside the game.
source ↗ - Behind the scenesJungle in Hawaii, Brantford in Atlanta
The jungle scenes were shot on Oahu, Hawaii, and the town scenes around Atlanta. The movie grossed more than $960 million worldwide.
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- Behind the scenesThe Rock doing Danny DeVito
With Grandpa Eddie inside Bravestone, Dwayne Johnson spends much of the movie doing Danny DeVito's voice and manner. Kevin Hart does the same with Danny Glover's slow delivery.
source ↗ - CameoThe Hound from Game of Thrones
The villain Jurgen the Brutal is Rory McCann, Game of Thrones' Sandor Clegane. Newcomer Awkwafina joins as the cat burglar Ming.
source ↗ - SetupStay for the credits scene
The mid-credits scene shows the game let something slip out into Brantford. That comes back later.
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