<P> Max Anderson ( Jean - Michel Paré ) is being pursued by a Tyrannosaurus until a fissure vent opens in the ground . When he tries to jump across , he calls out his brother 's name before falling into the vent . Ten years later , Max 's 13 - year - old son , Sean Anderson ( Josh Hutcherson ) , visit Max 's brother , volcanologist Trevor Anderson ( Brendan Fraser ) . In a box of items that belonged to Max is a book , Journey to the Center of the Earth by Jules Verne . Notes written by Max are found inside the book . </P>
<P> Max Anderson ( Jean - Michel Paré ) is being pursued by a Tyrannosaurus until a fissure vent opens in the ground . When he tries to jump across , he calls out his brother 's name before falling into the vent . Ten years later , Max 's 13 - year - old son , Sean Anderson ( Josh Hutcherson ) , visit Max 's brother , volcanologist Trevor Anderson ( Brendan Fraser ) . In a box of items that belonged to Max is a book , Journey to the Center of the Earth by Jules Verne . Notes written by Max are found inside the book . </P>
who plays the boy in journey to the center of the earth
who plays the boy in journey to the center of the earth
Josh Hutcherson
Josh Hutcherson