Dora and the Lost City of Gold Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Plot

What's the story about?

Plot

Having spent most of her life exploring the jungle with her parents, nothing could prepare Dora (Isabela Moner) for her most dangerous adventure ever – High School. Always the explorer, Dora quickly finds herself leading Boots (her best friend, a monkey), Diego (Jeffrey Wahlberg), a mysterious jungle inhabitant (Eugenio Derbez), and a rag tag group of teens on a live-action adventure to save her parents (Eva Longoria, Michael Peña) and solve the impossible mystery behind a lost city of gold.

Adventure Family Based on TV Kids

Top Cast

The lead cast starring in Dora and the Lost City of Gold.

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  Isabela Moner

  ... Dora

  Transformers: The Last Knight, Instant Family

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  Eugenio Derbez

  ... Alejandro

  Coda, Overboard

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  Madeleine Madden

  ... Sammy

  The Wheel of Time (TV Series)

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  Micke Moreno

  ... Diego

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  Nicholas Coombe

  ... Randy

  Midnight Sun, 1Up

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  Adriana Barraza

  ... Abuelita Valerie

  My Penguin Friend, From Prada to Nada

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  Temuera Morrison

  ... Powell

  Moana, Moana 2

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  Michael Peña

  ... Dora's Dad

  Shooter, Fury

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  Eva Longoria

  ... Dora's Mom

  Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Road Trip, Overboard

• 
  Benicio Del Toro

  ... [villain]

  The Battle of Baktan Cross, Sicario

Crew Behind the Film

The Dora and the Lost City of Gold behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

The film's director James Bobin last directed Alice Through the Looking Glass and Muppets Most Wanted. The film's writer Tom Wheeler last wrote Puss in Boots and Cutlass Island.

Director

James Bobin

Screenwriters

Tom Wheeler
Nick Stoller
Danielle Sanchez-Witzel

Producer

Kristin Burr

Production Details

What we know about the Dora and the Lost City of Gold movie production.

Key Facts

• The film will be shot entirely in Australia’s Gold Coast, in the state of Queensland on the continent’s east coast south of Brisbane (8/11/18). The production will utilize Queensland’s diverse landscape, notably tropical forests near Tamborine Mountain and Tallebudgera, to portray Dora’s jungle habitat.
• Eugenio Derbez (Overboard, Instructions Not Included, How to Be A Latin Lover) plays Alejandro, a mysterious jungle inhabitant who tries to protect the teenagers from the marauders.
• The film is being supported by the Queensland Government via Screenland Queensland.
• This will be a live-action feature film.
• Based on the Nickelodeon animated series created by Chris Gifford, Valerie Walsh, and Eric Weiner.

Production Updates for Dora and the Lost City of Gold

Jul 2019

Completed

Changed Dora and the Lost City of Gold movie production status. The movie is ready for release.

Mar 2019

Post-Production

Changed the movie production status to Post-Production. The movie is now in the editing and finishing stages.

Aug 2018

Production

Changed the movie production status to Production. Began principal photography on location in Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, on Monday, August 6, 2018.

Jun 2018

Pre-Production

Changed the movie production status to Pre-Production. Preparations are underway to start production.

Oct 2017

Development

Changed the movie production status to Development. Nick Stoller will work on the script.

Oct 2015

Development

Changed the movie production status to Development. Tom Wheeler will write a live-action Dora the Explorer movie.

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