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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!