H.E.R. & Liza Soberano Lead DreamWorks' Magical New Movie 'Forgotten Island' in New Trailer

H.E.R. & Liza Soberano Lead DreamWorks' Magical New Movie 'Forgotten Island' in New Trailer

Universal Pictures The trailer for DreamWorks Animation’s new movie Forgotten Island has arrived! The upcoming original animated film, from the filmmaking team behind Puss in Boots: The Last Wish, is set to hit theaters on September 25, 2026. Grammy and Academy Award winner H.E.R. and Liza Soberano lead the voice cast as Jo and Raissa, two high school graduates who have been best friends since grade school. As they prepare to head down separate …

Lea Salonga plays villainous Manananggal in first 'Forgotten Island' trailer

DreamWorks Animation has released the first official trailer for the Filipino-themed animated film Forgotten Island, featuring legendary actress-singer Lea Salonga as the...

'Forgotten Island' Team Talk Filipino Culture & Casting Lea Salonga

One of the buzziest movies at Annecy this year is DreamWorks’ Forgotten Island and its creators were on hand today to talk a packed crowd through their “love letter to Filipino culture.” “The old adage is write what you know, but we wrote who you know,” said director Joel Crawford of the movie set in […]

DreamWorks' surprising Forgotten Island anime sequences spark debate

Fresh and creative or 'cultural colonisation'?

New Forgotten Island Trailer and Poster Drop

Universal Pictures has released the new trailer and poster for DreamWorks Animation’s Forgotten Island, which will open in theaters on September 25, 2026. The movie has not yet been rated by the Motion Picture Association (MPA). Your best friendship is worth fighting for. DreamWorks Animation, the studio that brought you unforgettable bonds between a boy and a dragon in How to Train Your Dragon, an ogre and a donkey in Shrek, and a robot and a g…

Second Trailer: DreamWorks' "Forgotten Island"

DreamWorks Animation and Universal Pictures have released a second trailer for the new animated feature “Forgotten Island”. The team behind the highly celebrated “Puss in Boots: The Last Wish” is back for this, with Oscar nominee Joel Crawford and Januel Mercado writing and directing while Mark Swift produces. Grammy and Oscar winner H.E.R. along with Liza Soberano (“Lisa Frankenstein”) star as high school graduates Jo and Raissa, who have been …