DreamWorks’ Acclaimed 50th Milestone Animated Feature ‘Forgotten Island’ Storms Theaters Tomorrow
Animation fans are about to experience one of the most visually stunning and emotionally profound cinematic events of the decade. Universal Pictures and DreamWorks Animation are officially unleashing Forgotten Island (2026) into theaters and IMAX networks nationwide tomorrow, Friday, September 25, 2026.
Serving as the historic 50th milestone feature film in DreamWorks’ storied studio catalog, the fantasy adventure is hitting cinemas with unprecedented critical momentum.
A Heartbreaking Price to Pay
The story follows two lifelong best friends and high school graduates, Jo (voiced by Grammy and Oscar winner H.E.R.) and Raissa (voiced by Liza Soberano), who share one final night together before separating for college.
Their lives are upended when they stumble through a hidden portal that transports them to Nakali, a mystical, shape-shifting island heavily inspired by traditional Filipino folklore.
The terrifying catch? The island slowly feeds on the consciousness of those trapped within its borders. To activate the portal and return home, Jo and Raissa must pay the ultimate, devastating toll: sacrificing every single memory of their lifelong friendship, forcing a frantic race against time to escape before they forget each other forever.
A Historic Cultural Milestone
Beyond its emotional narrative, Forgotten Island makes cinematic history by assembling the largest concentration of top-tier Filipino and Filipino-American creative talent ever featured in a major Hollywood animated studio production.
The film relies on a dazzling, stylized animation style that completely breaks traditional corporate rules—blending fluid 2D hand-painted anime aesthetics and watercolor layers with dense, cutting-edge 3D environmental modeling.
Alongside H.E.R. and Soberano, the brilliant ensemble voice cast features Manny Jacinto, comedy star Jo Koy, Dave Franco as a goofy weredog named Raww, Jenny Slate, and legendary Tony Award winner Lea Salonga transforming into the island’s terrifying, mythical memory-demon antagonist, The Dreaded Manananggal.
Forgotten Island is rated PG, runs 1 hour and 38 minutes and opens exclusively in theaters and IMAX formats tomorrow, Friday, September 25, 2026.
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