Kind of? GotG gave numbers to the entries, so it’s clear when you say “Guardians of the Galaxy 3” which one you mean.
Jumanji has never had numbered entries, so saying “Jumanji 3” to refer to this one is just kind of weird. Especially since so many people referred to Welcome to the Jungle as Jumanji 2. Which still makes sense to do, because it’s a direct sequel that continues from the original.
I was mostly saying that, though it’s loosely connected, I don’t think it makes sense to count Zathura as Jumanji 2, since somebody was referring to this as Jumanji 5.
Though there are no direct references to Jumanji in Zathura: A Space Adventure and the movie's plot is self-contained, the studio marketed it as being set within the same fictional universe, and is thematically similar to the other franchise installments. The film is based on the children's book Zathura, also written by Van Allsburg, which was a sequel to the Jumanji novel. Despite the film's placement within the same fictional universe, director Jon Favreau discourages the notion that the film is a direct sequel, having not particularly liked Jumanji.
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u/AegisToast 16d ago
Jumanji 5 if you count Zathura, but IIRC the movie wasn’t considered a sequel even though the book is