Dora And The Lost City Of Gold Behind The Scenes ~upd~ Site

Swiper the fox also got a gritty upgrade. In the film, he’s not a cartoon fox but a masked, stealth-suited jungle trickster (played by actor Benicio Del Toro in a motion-capture suit). The crew nicknamed him “Ninja Swiper.”

Director (who also directed The Muppets and Flight of the Conchords ) wanted the film to feel like a classic 80s or 90s kids' adventure movie (think The Goonies or Indiana Jones ). dora and the lost city of gold behind the scenes

That hallucination scene—where Boots suddenly speaks in the voice of Danny Trejo—became an instant legend on set. Trejo recorded his lines in a booth, but the crew played his voice over speakers while a puppeteer operated a wide-eyed, deadpan Boots puppet. Merced admits she couldn’t stop laughing. “Seeing Danny Trejo’s face on a tiny monkey puppet is the hardest I’ve ever worked to keep a straight face.” Swiper the fox also got a gritty upgrade