Our Favorite Non Colonizer, ‘Dora The Explorer’ Is Getting Her Own Live Action Film

Can’t say we were expecting the this: news of production of a live-action film featuring our favorite non-colonizer explorer, Dora The Explorer currently taking place in Australia as of this week. Carrie: This will be the first Live-Action Adaptation of the Nickelodeon Franchise with Muppets Director James Bobin at the Helm. We’re told that Dora “quickly finds herself leading Boots (her best friend, a monkey), Diego, and a ragtag group of teens on a live-action adventure to save her parents and solve the impossible mystery behind a lost Inca civilization.” Mikkel: I don’t think any of us asked for this either, but let’s go on this journey. Maps, show us the way to answers!

CASTING: Carrie: The titular star is Isabela Moner whose resume includes Transformers: The Last Knight and Sicario: Day of the Soldado…I’ve seen neither of these films so I’m drawing a blank on the actress. Mikkel: I mean, I haven’t either, but all I know is that one movie is about giant robots and the other is about the US Drug Wars and this is a movie about, a coming of age story of a fictional character we haven’t seen in what a decade? *google*. Oh, god. It’s only been 4 years since the finale episode. This is beginning to make sense now. Carrie: I’m happy they’ve at least used an actress that a woman of color? I mean, with Hollywood’s track record of white-washing, I was almost expecting ScarJo. Mikkel: *looks angrily at Ghost in the Shell* I mean, I’ll take what I can get. Carrie: OH! Moner is a te…