FAQ for
Jumper (2008)

This film was adapted from the novel Jumper by Steven Gould. Gould's book is the first of a series.

In early 2005, David S. Goyer was hired to adapt the first novel in Steven Gould's series. His adaptation hewed close to the book, but the studio didn't like it.

The studio hired Jim Uhls to improve the characterizations and Simon Kinberg to improve the action scenes.

No. The "jumpers" in this movie can teleport themselves, just like Nightcrawler. But there are differences.

The jumpers can teleport themselves, or any objects and persons they are in contact with, to anywhere they've been or can visualize, through a short-lived wormhole. Their range is apparently unlimited.

Nightcrawler can teleport himself, and any objects and persons he is contact with; but his range is only two miles under normal conditions. Nightcrawler uses a "shortcut" through an alternate dimension called limbo, which is similar to Hell and accounts for the smoke and the smell of brimstone that accompany his teleportations.

Nightcrawler lives in a world of mutants. The only mutants in Jumper are the jumpers.

Yes. Jumper, the video game, is available for the X-Box 360, Playstation 2, and Nintendo Wii gaming consoles. The game was released February 12, 2008, two days before the film's release.

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