Scarlett Johansson also auditioned for the same role. Kirsten Caroline Dunst was not the only currently-famous actress to have auditioned for the role of Judy Shepherd. He is also well known for providing the original voice of Chip in the Disney movie Beauty and the Beast. He was just 12 years old when he auditioned for the role. Also, Scarlett Johansson auditioned for the role of Judy Shepherd.īradley Pierce was the actor who played Peter Shepherd in the 1995 movie Jumanji. He recalls, “I couldn’t eat once the makeup was on because it would destroy the makeup around the mouth, so I was drinking protein shakes through straws.” ( 1, 2, 3) 3 Bradley Pierce, who played Peter Shepherd, also voiced Chip in the original Beauty and the Beast. ( source) 2 Bradley Pierce had to undergo three hours of prosthetic makeup sessions every day for 70 days for his scenes as a monkey. In 2011, in honor of the book’s 30th edition, Robin Williams, the actor who plays the role of the protagonist in the movie, recorded an audiobook. This sounds apt considering the various exciting occurrences that are portrayed in the story. The author Van Allsburg stated that the word “ jumanji” translates into “many effects” in Zulu. This leads to the emergence of animals and other jungle elements in the real lives of the players.

The book, as well as the movie, depicts a magical board game in which whatever happens in the game happens in real life as well. This book was adapted in 1995 into what we know as the first Jumanji movie.

The book was written and illustrated by Chris Van Allsburg, an American author. Jumanji is a children’s fantasy picture book.

The cover of the picture book (left) and the poster for the movie (right).

Jumanji book 1981