{"id":41806,"date":"2026-03-28T20:34:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-28T20:34:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.smartcine.com\/blog\/?p=41806"},"modified":"2026-03-28T09:18:52","modified_gmt":"2026-03-28T09:18:52","slug":"new-trailer-for-dreamworks-animations-forgotten-island","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.smartcine.com\/blog\/new-trailer-for-dreamworks-animations-forgotten-island\/","title":{"rendered":"New Trailer for DreamWorks Animation\u2019s FORGOTTEN ISLAND"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>DreamWorks Animation \u2014 the studio that brought audiences unforgettable bonds between a boy and a dragon in <em>How to Train Your Dragon<\/em>, an ogre and a donkey in <em>Shrek<\/em>, and a robot and a gosling in <em>The Wild Robot<\/em> \u2014 now introduces <strong>Forgotten Island<\/strong>, a vibrant and emotional new story about two lifelong best friends who must come together before they drift apart.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Forgotten Island | Official Trailer\" width=\"665\" height=\"374\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/F3lIyvIJD_4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The new original film is written and directed by Academy Award\u00ae nominee <strong>Joel Crawford<\/strong> and <strong>Januel Mercado<\/strong>, and produced by Academy Award\u00ae nominee <strong>Mark Swift<\/strong> \u2014 the filmmaking team behind <em>Puss in Boots: The Last Wish<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Grammy and Academy Award\u00ae winner <strong>H.E.R.<\/strong> and <strong>Liza Soberano<\/strong> (<em>Lisa Frankenstein<\/em>, <em>Alone\/Together<\/em>) star as high\u2011school graduates <strong>Jo<\/strong> and <strong>Raissa<\/strong>, best friends since grade school who now stand on the edge of diverging futures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During their final night together, Jo and Raissa stumble upon a mysterious portal that transports them to <strong>Nakali<\/strong>, a fantastical island filled with magical and mythological beings from the Filipino stories they grew up hearing. Some creatures become allies, others adversaries \u2014 including the terrifying <strong>Manananggal<\/strong>, voiced by Tony Award\u2011winning icon <strong>Lea Salonga<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Joined by the well\u2011meaning but hapless weredog <strong>Raww<\/strong> (Dave Franco) and a small but mighty group of new friends, Jo and Raissa must confront the island\u2019s dangers. But when they learn that the <strong>memories of their entire friendship<\/strong> are the price for returning home, the two must race against time to escape Nakali before they forget each other forever.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Voice Cast<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>H.E.R.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Liza Soberano<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dave Franco<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Jenny Slate<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Manny Jacinto<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dolly de Leon<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Jo Koy<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ronny Chieng<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Lea Salonga<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Filmmakers<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Written and Directed by:<\/strong> Joel Crawford &amp; Januel Mercado<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Producer:<\/strong> Mark Swift<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.smartcine.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/FORGOTTEN-ISLAND_proxy_md.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"505\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.smartcine.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/FORGOTTEN-ISLAND_proxy_md.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-41807\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.smartcine.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/FORGOTTEN-ISLAND_proxy_md.jpg 505w, https:\/\/www.smartcine.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/FORGOTTEN-ISLAND_proxy_md-189x300.jpg 189w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 505px) 100vw, 505px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DreamWorks Animation \u2014 the studio that brought audiences 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 gosling in The Wild Robot \u2014 now introduces Forgotten Island, a vibrant and emotional new story about two lifelong best friends\u2026 <span class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.smartcine.com\/blog\/new-trailer-for-dreamworks-animations-forgotten-island\/\">Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":51,"featured_media":41807,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18,4,4396],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-41806","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-movie-trailers","category-movies","category-trailers"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.smartcine.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41806","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.smartcine.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.smartcine.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.smartcine.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/51"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.smartcine.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=41806"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.smartcine.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41806\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":41808,"href":"https:\/\/www.smartcine.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41806\/revisions\/41808"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.smartcine.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/41807"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.smartcine.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=41806"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.smartcine.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=41806"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.smartcine.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=41806"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}