Nickelodeon has announced the exciting news that Paramount Players and Nickelodeon Movies' upcoming live-actionmovie will be titledInspired by Nickelodeon's beloved preschool serieswill tell the story of Dora, a girl who has spent most of her life exploring the jungle with her parents, but now must navigate her most dangerous adventure yet: high school. Always the explorer, Dora quickly finds herself leading Boots (her best friend, a monkey), Diego, and a rag tag group of teens on a live-action adventure to save her parents and solve the impossible mystery behind a lost Inca civilization.11-time Emmy and four-time BAFTA nominee director James Bobin () has assembled a cast of diverse superstars to star in the movie, such as:), who portrays the teen adventurer; Eva Longoria ) and Michael Peña , who play the parents of the titular character; Eugenio Derbez ), who plays Alejandro, a mysterious jungle inhabitant who tries to protect the teenagers from the marauders; Jeffrey Wahlberg ) in the role of cousin Diego;) as Randy, a fellow high schooler who develops an immediate crush on Dora;) as the school’s snooty class president, Sammy; Academy Award nominee Adriana Barraza () as Dora’s grandma, Abuelita Valerie;), who will play the role of Powell; Q’orianka Kilcher ), who will play Inca Princess Kawillaka; Pia Miller ) as Dora's aunt Mami; Madelyn Miranda , who portrays Young Dora; and Benicio del Toro as the voice of Swiper the fox.Nickelodeon Movies and Paramount Players' have tapped Oscar-nominated composers John Debney , who has scored movies such as, Disney’sand, and Germaine Franco , the first Latina composer invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ Music Branch and to receive the Annie Award for Outstanding Achievement for Music in an Animated Feature (), and who has provided music for movies such as(1 & 2),(1 & 2),(1 & 2),(1,2 & 3),, and, will be scoring thesoundtrack!To celebrate the film, Isabela Moner and Eugenio Derbez will be making special guest appearances aton Saturday, March 23, 2019!is produced byproducer Kristin Burr, who is joined by longtime Bobin associate, executive producer John G. Scotti () as well as executive producers Julia Pistor () and Eugenio Derbez. Nicholas Stoller and Danielle Sanchez-Witzel wrote the script, and Walden Media is co-financing and co-producing the film with Paramount, which is slated to releasein theatres on Aug. 2, 2019.is based on the popular Nickelodeon children’s show, and Paramount Players has a mandate to leverage Viacom-owned properties for the big screen treatment. The studio is also developing a feature adaptation of the beloved Nick series Are You Afraid of the Dark? and a live-action/CG-animated hybrid Rugrats movie inspired by Nickelodeon's beloved '90s animated series of the same name.The production marks the lovable Latina character’s big screen debut (and first live-action adaptation on any platform) after fourteen seasons (2000-2014) and 172 episodes on Nickelodeon.recently wrapped filming in Australia’s Gold Coast, in the state of Queensland on the continent’s east coast south of Brisbane. Village Roadshow Studios, where the production is headquartered, has been host to several major Hollywood movies in the last few years, including, Marvel’sand, most recently, DC’s. In addition to designer Hennah’s stage builds, the production is utilizing Queensland’s diverse landscape, notably tropical forests near Tamborine Mountain and Tallebudgera, to portray Dora’s jungle habitat.is a Paramount Players and Nickelodeon production in association with Walden Media. The film is being supported by the Queensland Government via Screenland Queensland.