Madeleine Madden is joining Paramount Player’s Dora the Explorer movie.
Dora was a Nickelodeon series from 2000 to 2014, airing 172 episodes. It centered on a young American Latina who, along with her monkey, Boots, faces riddles and characters such as a thieving fox named Swiper as she went on quests.
Isabela Moner is starring as Dora, with the movie version updating the character into a teenager. Madden will play Dora’s friend, whom she meets in high school.
The Muppets director James Bobin is helming and co-writing the feature. He is sharing scripting duties with Neighbors filmmaker Nick Stoller and Danielle Sanchez-Witzel.
Dora is scheduled for release Aug. 2, 2019.
Madden is repped by Grandview and Felker Toczek.
