An unbreakable bond between two friends gets challenged in “Forgotten Island,” an animated original film brought to life by DreamWorks Animation. The film, featuring Filipino culture at the forefront, stars Grammy and Academy Award® winning supernova H.E.R. and Liza Soberano as high school graduates Jo and Raissa. Best friends since grade school, they are about to embark on separate life paths — until a unexpected turn changes everything.
As they celebrate their last night together, Jo and Raissa accidentally stumble upon a mysterious portal that transports them to Nakali, a fantastical island populated by the Filipino mythical creatures they grew up hearing stories about. While searching for a way home, they encounter well-meaning-but-hapless weredog Raww (Dave Franco) and soon find themselves facing the most feared creature on the island: The Dreaded Manananggal, voiced by Tony Award® winning icon Lea Salonga.
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When Jo and Raissa discover that the memories of their entire friendship are the price for returning home, they must race to find another way out before they forget each other forever.
The all-star voice cast also includes Emmy nominee Jenny Slate (Marcel the Shell with Shoes On), Manny Jacinto (The Good Place, Top Gun: Maverick), BAFTA nominee Dolly de Leon (Triangle of Sadness), global comedy superstar Jo Koy (Haunted Mansion), and Emmy winner Ronny Chieng (The Daily Show, M3GAN).
Directed by Academy Award® nominee Joel Crawford and Januel Mercado, and produced by Academy Award® nominee Mark Swift — the filmmaking team behind Puss in Boots: The Last Wish — “Forgotten Island” continues DreamWorks Animation’s legacy of unforgettable bonds, from a boy and his dragon in How to Train Your Dragon to an ogre and a donkey in Shrek.
Catch this captivating tale as “Forgotten Island” arrives in Philippine cinemas on September 23. For the latest news and updates, follow Universal Pictures PH on Facebook, UniversalPicturesPH on Instagram, and UniversalPicsPH on TikTok.
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