Big news for parents who have to pry their kids away from the TV as soon as the Dora the Explorer theme song comes on: there's officially a live-action movie [1] in the works. Paramount Player announced [2] that shooting began on Aug. 6 in Queensland, Australia, and we can hardly wait!
So who gets the honor of playing Dora IRL? Isabela Moner, a 17-year old actress whom you may recognize from Instant Family. Nicholas Coombe will star along Isabela as Randy, Dora's quick-thinking sidekick who may have developed a little crush on his BFF, and Michael Pena and Eva Longoria [3] will play her parents.
As for the bad guy? According to The Hollywood Reporter, Benicio del Toro [4] is slated to voice Swiper — the orange fox with some seriously sticky fingers — despite the fact filming wrapped up two weeks ago. Catch Dora the Explorer and all her friends in theaters on Aug. 2, 2019!
So excited to share the @DoraMovie poster with you! Catch the trailer this Saturday, debuting live during the Kid’s Choice Awards! I’m filming in Toronto or else I would be there! 😩 #DoraMovie
Posted by Eva Longoria Baston [5] on Friday, March 22, 2019 [6]