Dino Dana The Movie finds 10-year-old Dana, who sees dinosaurs in the real world, completing an experiment that asks where all the kid dinosaurs are. To find the answer, Dana, her older sister Saara, and their new neighbors Mateo and Jadiel go on a dinosaur journey bigger than anything Dana has ever faced before.
From multi-Emmy award-winning Sinking Ship Entertainment comes Dino Dana The Movie, an action-packed dinosaur adventure that follows 10-year-old Dana as she tries to solve dino experiment 901—where are all the kid dinos? But before she can complete her experiment, Dana's new upstairs neighbour Mateo finds her magical Dino Field Guide, which allows him to see dinosaurs in real life too. This discovery kicks off a prehistoric journey bigger than anything Dana has ever faced before. When Mateo is dino-napped by a T-Rex, who thinks he’s one of her babies, it’s up to Dana, her sister Saara, and Mateo’s older stepbrother Jadiel to get him back. Along the way, Dana and her friends will race through a stampede of Triceratops, take on a Spinosaurus, get beak to nose with a Quetzalcoatlus, and come to realize that family, whether human or Jurassic, is the most important quest of all.
Dino Dana The Movie roars into theaters for a special premiere event on March 21, 2020 in Canada and the US with a return engagement on March 28 in Canada only. Buy your tickets now!
“But where do facts come from? They come from scientists who have imagined things that no one else has ever thought of before. I’m working on a dino experiment right now that could change what we know about dinosaurs forever. That, to me, is magical. But before I can make history, I need to save your brother.”
Dana is a 10-year old adventure-seeking girl who dreams about all things prehistoric. This palaeontologist-in-training loves science, knowledge, and finding ways to get her older sister Saara to join her. She’s whip smart and therefore clever enough to know when she needs a helping hand or a new piece of intel to help solve her dino experiments. Dana is obsessed with dinosaurs because paleontologists haven’t figured out everything about them yet. Her mission is to fill in the missing pieces. Dana has a magical ability to imagine dinosaurs into the real world, but her real power is the way she’s able to ignite excitement in everyone around her.
Played by: Michela Luci 
“I wish I could live in a world where everything you imagine becomes real. I really do, but we live in the real world and, in the real world, there are no more dinosaurs.”
Saara is an adventure-shy girl who just became a teenager but still has one foot in the kid space, a foot that is being tightly held by her little sister Dana. Her indecision could lead to inaction were it not for a younger sister who pulls her out of her comfort zone, which now means seeing dinosaurs. During Dino Dana the series, Saara never once saw prehistoric creatures but now, for the very first time, in Dino Dana The Movie Saara will learn what Dana’s always known: dinosaurs are all around us.
Played by: Saara Chaudry
“Science is the opposite of magic. Science is about facts.”
Jadiel is an incredibly no-nonsense 10-year-old, a dinosaur lover who prefers facts and figures to maybes and possibilities. When he meets Dana, he learns he can be swayed by the power of imagination too. Jadiel and his newly-blended family have just moved into the apartment above Dana and Jadiel is not super excited about it, or sharing a room with his new 8-year-old stepbrother, Mateo. Jadiel's not the kind of kid who likes change - new neighbourhood, new stepbrother and new ability to see dinosaurs. Thanks to Dana and her Dino Field Guide, Jadiel starts to see that dinosaurs aren't just in the past and when a T-Rex dino-naps Mateo, Jadiel realizes that he does love his stepbrother and just needed a little push to get there.
Played by: Richie Lawrence
“Wait. Does that mean we have to puke up to feed the baby?”
Mateo is all nonsense. He is an 8-year-old who loves life, laughing and his new older stepbrother Jadiel. In fact, that's why Mateo started to like dinosaurs. Jadiel is the one who introduced him to the prehistoric world, but after Dana's magical Dino Field Guide unlocks Mateo's ability to see dinosaurs, and her magical transforming Dino Backpack makes those dinosaurs think he's a baby T-Rex, he really does learn to love dinos. When Mateo is dino-napped by a mama T-Rex who thinks that he's her baby, it kicks off a dinosaur adventure that has Mateo chased by a Spinosaurus, dropped into a dino nest with actual baby T-Rexes and puked on by their mom. It's an adventure most kids would dream of, but in the end, all Mateo really wants is for Jadiel to love him back.
Played by: Evan Whitten
“Well, I just discovered cheese on circular bread. I’m going to call it pizza.”
With three kids to take care of and a full-time job, Mom is always on the go. She’s a tough, no-nonsense veterinary technician who’s seen her fair share of hamster disasters. Even though she’s practical to a fault, Mom is also a nurturing and loving figure in her kids’ lives. She knows how to make them feel better, often reminding Dana about dinosaurs when she’s having a tough day. Mom’s knowledge of animal traits and habits often comes in handy when Dana’s trying to figure out a particularly challenging dino experiment.
Played by: Nicola Correia-Damude
“If you don’t eat lunch, then you’ll go extinct. C’mon… that was a good one.”
When Dad was young he wanted to grow up to be a dad. He got his wish, times 3. He is laid back, funny and artistic. He loves making crafts with his daughters, making crafts for the house or collecting things to make crafts with in the future. He’s a nurse and is fascinated with how the human body works, a source of biological knowledge that proves invaluable to his dino-loving daughter Dana.
Played by: Amish Patel
“But where do facts come from? They come from scientists who have imagined things that no one else has ever thought of before. I’m working on a dino experiment right now that could change what we know about dinosaurs forever. That, to me, is magical. But before I can make history, I need to save your brother.”
Dana is a 10-year old adventure-seeking girl who dreams about all things prehistoric. This palaeontologist-in-training loves science, knowledge, and finding ways to get her older sister Saara to join her. She’s whip smart and therefore clever enough to know when she needs a helping hand or a new piece of intel to help solve her dino experiments. Dana is obsessed with dinosaurs because paleontologists haven’t figured out everything about them yet. Her mission is to fill in the missing pieces. Dana has a magical ability to imagine dinosaurs into the real world, but her real power is the way she’s able to ignite excitement in everyone around her.
Played by: Michela Luci
“I wish I could live in a world where everything you imagine becomes real. I really do, but we live in the real world and, in the real world, there are no more dinosaurs.”
Saara is an adventure-shy girl who just became a teenager but still has one foot in the kid space, a foot that is being tightly held by her little sister Dana. Her indecision could lead to inaction were it not for a younger sister who pulls her out of her comfort zone, which now means seeing dinosaurs. During Dino Dana the series, Saara never once saw prehistoric creatures but now, for the very first time, in Dino Dana The Movie Saara will learn what Dana’s always known: dinosaurs are all around us.
Played by: Saara Chaudry
“Science is the opposite of magic. Science is about facts.”
Jadiel is an incredibly no-nonsense 10-year-old, a dinosaur lover who prefers facts and figures to maybes and possibilities. When he meets Dana, he learns he can be swayed by the power of imagination too. Jadiel and his newly-blended family have just moved into the apartment above Dana and Jadiel is not super excited about it, or sharing a room with his new 8-year-old stepbrother, Mateo. Jadiel's not the kind of kid who likes change - new neighbourhood, new stepbrother and new ability to see dinosaurs. Thanks to Dana and her Dino Field Guide, Jadiel starts to see that dinosaurs aren't just in the past and when a T-Rex dino-naps Mateo, Jadiel realizes that he does love his stepbrother and just needed a little push to get there.
Played by: Richie Lawrence
“Wait. Does that mean we have to puke up to feed the baby?”
Mateo is all nonsense. He is an 8-year-old who loves life, laughing and his new older stepbrother Jadiel. In fact, that's why Mateo started to like dinosaurs. Jadiel is the one who introduced him to the prehistoric world, but after Dana's magical Dino Field Guide unlocks Mateo's ability to see dinosaurs, and her magical transforming Dino Backpack makes those dinosaurs think he's a baby T-Rex, he really does learn to love dinos. When Mateo is dino-napped by a mama T-Rex who thinks that he's her baby, it kicks off a dinosaur adventure that has Mateo chased by a Spinosaurus, dropped into a dino nest with actual baby T-Rexes and puked on by their mom. It's an adventure most kids would dream of, but in the end, all Mateo really wants is for Jadiel to love him back.
Played by: Evan Whitten
“Well, I just discovered cheese on circular bread. I’m going to call it pizza.”
With three kids to take care of and a full-time job, Mom is always on the go. She’s a tough, no-nonsense veterinary technician who’s seen her fair share of hamster disasters. Even though she’s practical to a fault, Mom is also a nurturing and loving figure in her kids’ lives. She knows how to make them feel better, often reminding Dana about dinosaurs when she’s having a tough day. Mom’s knowledge of animal traits and habits often comes in handy when Dana’s trying to figure out a particularly challenging dino experiment.
Played by: Nicola Correia-Damude
“If you don’t eat lunch, then you’ll go extinct. C’mon… that was a good one.”
When Dad was young he wanted to grow up to be a dad. He got his wish, times 3. He is laid back, funny and artistic. He loves making crafts with his daughters, making crafts for the house or collecting things to make crafts with in the future. He’s a nurse and is fascinated with how the human body works, a source of biological knowledge that proves invaluable to his dino-loving daughter Dana.
Played by: Amish Patel
“Dragon King”
Cretaceous Period
(75 to 65 million years ago)
LENGTH: 9' (2.75 metres)
TAIL LENGTH: 4' 10" (1.5 metres)
HEIGHT: 3' 8" (1 metres)
WEIGHT: 200 lbs (91 kg)
CLASSIFICATION: Herbivore
“Dwarf Tyrant”
Cretaceous Period
(75 to 65 million years ago)
LENGTH: 16' 5" (5 metres)
HEIGHT: 6' 7" (2 metres)
WEIGHT: 1984 lbs (900 kg)
CLASSIFICATION: Carnivore
“THICK-HEADED LIZARD”
Cretaceous Period
(75 to 65 million years ago)
LENGTH: 14' 8" (4.5 metres)
HEIGHT: 5' 5" (5.3 metres)
WEIGHT: 66–2205 lbs (30–1000 kg)
CLASSIFICATION: Herbivore
NAMED AFTER AN AZTEC GOD
Cretaceous Period
(75 to 65 million years ago)
LENGTH: 28' 2" (8.6 metres)
HEIGHT: 7' 2" (2 metres)
WINGSPAN: 38' 6" (11.7 metres)
WEIGHT: 450 lbs (204.1 kg)
CLASSIFICATION: Carnivore
"DEMON FROM THE RIVER STYX"
Late Cretaceous Period
(68 to 65 million years ago)
LENGTH: 9' (2.75 metres)
TAIL LENGTH: 3' 9" (1.14 metres)
HEIGHT: 4' 5" (1.3 metres)
WEIGHT: 200 lbs (91 kg)
CLASSIFICATION: Herbivore
"THREE-HORNED FACE"
Cretaceous Period
(75 to 65 million years ago)
LENGTH: 18' 8.5" (5.7 metres)
TAIL LENGTH: 5' 5" (2.4 metres)
HEIGHT: 8' (2.4 metres)
WEIGHT: 6.6–10 tons (6–9 tonnes)
CLASSIFICATION: Herbivore
"TYRANT REPTILE"
Cretaceous Period
(75 to 65 million years ago)
LENGTH: 40' (12 metres)
TAIL LENGTH: 20' 8.5" (6.3 metres)
HEIGHT: 12' 8.5" (3.9 metres)
WEIGHT: 11,000 –16,500 lbs (5–7.5 tonnes)
CLASSIFICATION: Carnivore
"Destroyer of Shins"
Late Cretaceous Period
(75 million years ago)
LENGTH: 20' (6.1 metres)
HEIGHT: 6' (1.83 metres)
WEIGHT: 5,500 lbs (2.5 tonnes)
CLASSIFICATION: Herbivore
Dino Dana The Movie posits the theory that certain dinosaurs changed shape so dramatically over the course of their development that paleontologists mistakenly identified them as different dinosaurs rather than the same dinosaur at different ages. This “shape-shifting dinosaur” theory is relatively new and not one that all paleontologists agree with. Like all science, it is a process of presenting new ideas and theories and examining the evidence, which is what children will do with the Family & Educational Activity Guide based on Dino Dana The Movie.
