Celebrating Our 20th Anniversary!
by Alex Billington
June 23, 2026
Source: YouTube
“These are our memories!” “We are going home…” Universal has debuted a fabulous second trailer for the movie Forgotten Island, an animated adventure about two best friends. Opening in theaters starting in September in just a few months. From DreamWorks Animation comes a vibrant, emotional story about two lifelong best friends who must come together before they drift apart on “Forgotten Island”. Early reviews are very effusive so far. The new original film is written and directed by Joel Crawford & Januel Mercado also behind Puss in Boots: The Last Wish and they’ve created something truly magical this time. Grammy and Academy Award winning supernova H.E.R. and Liza Soberano star as high school graduates Jo & Raissa, who have been best friends since grade school but are now about to embark down separate life paths. They discover a mysterious portal that transports them to the fantastical island of Nakali, packed with magical creatures they heard stories about from their Filipino families. The voice cast also features Dave Franco, Jenny Slate, Manny Jacinto, Dolly de Leon, Jo Koy, and Ronny Chieng. This looks like tons of fun in a heartfelt story about friendship. Ever since CinemaCon (where they first showed the film to audiences) the buzz has been very good. I think the first trailer is better, but I’m definitely going to watch when it’s out.
Here’s the second trailer (+ new poster) for DreamWorks Animation’s Forgotten Island, from YouTube:
You can rewatch the first fun trailer for DWA’s Forgotten Island movie right here for even more footage.
While celebrating their last night together, Jo & Raissa stumble upon a mysterious portal that transports them to the fantastical island of Nakali, packed with magical and mythological creatures they grew up hearing stories about from their Filipino families. Some of these figures will become friends, some foes. Joined by well-meaning-but- hapless weredog Raww (Dave Franco) and a small-but-mighty pack of pals, Jo and Raissa must face The Dreaded Manananggal (Tony winning icon Lea Salonga), the most feared creature on the island. When they discover that the memories of their entire friendship are the price for returning home, Jo & Raissa race to find a way to leave the island before they forget each other forever. Forgotten Island is co-written & co-directed by animation filmmakers Joel Crawford (also director of The Croods: A New Age) & Januel Mercado (also of “Harvey Beaks”) both directors of the film Puss in Boots: The Last Wish previously. Produced by Mark Swift. Made by DreamWorks Animation. Universal will debut DWA’s Forgotten Island movie in theaters starting September 25th, 2026 coming up this fall. Who’s in?
