DreamWorks' Forgotten Island Set for Sept. 25, 2026

DreamWorks Animation's Forgotten Island assembles a star-studded voice cast including Lea Salonga, H.E.R., Liza Soberano, Dave Franco, Manny Jacinto and Jenny Slate. The film, directed and written by Joel Crawford and Filipino-American Januel Mercado (Mercado’s feature directorial debut) and produced by Mark Swift, follows lifelong best friends Jo (voiced by H.E.R.) and Raissa (voiced by Liza Soberano) who are stranded on the magical island Nakali, where returning home may cost them their shared memories. The story draws on Philippine mythology and is promoted as a tale of courage, connection and rediscovery that spotlights Filipino and Filipino‑American talent. Nathan Matthew David will compose the score. The project marks the third Crawford–Swift collaboration after Puss in Boots: The Last Wish and The Croods: A New Age. Universal Pictures is set to release Forgotten Island theatrically on Sept. 25, 2026.