Travel back to discover the inspirations behind JOURNEY 2: THE MYSTERIOUS ISLAND!
1863:
British geologist Charles Lyell writes the groundbreaking GEOLOGICAL EVIDENCES OF THE ANTIQUITY OF MAN.
1864:
Inspired by Lyell’s work, Jules Verne writes the sci-fi novel, A JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE EARTH.
1959:
The first movie adaptation of JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE EARTH is made starring Pat Boone and James Mason.
1967:
An animated television series with the same title as the novel makes its debut.
1978:
Spanish director Juan Piquer Simón adapts the book into another movie called VIAJE AL CENTRO DE LA TIERRA. It is distributed in the U.S. as WHERE TIME BEGAN.
1980s:
Ozisoft turns the concept of the novel into a video game called JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE EARTH.
1993:
American network NBC airs a TV adaptation starring John Neville, F. Murray Abraham and Kim Miyori.
1999:
Different but still based on the novel, a Hallmark Entertainment movie debuts on TV, starring Treat Williams and Jeremy London.
2008:
Another TV movie airs, starring Rick Schroder, Peter Fonda, Victoria Pratt, Steven Grayhm and Mike Dopud.
2008:
The book gets a 3-D movie remake in JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE EARTH, starring Brendan Fraser and Josh Hutcherson.
2011:
Josh Hutcherson reprises his role in JOURNEY 2: THE MYSTERIOUS ISLAND. He is joined by Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and Vanessa Hudgens in this sequel to 2008’s movie.