Forgotten Island adapts Philippine myth and family memories into a mainstream animated adventure, with a mostly Filipino-influenced cast and creative team highlighting creatures like the Manananggal and a mystical world called Nakali.
Forgotten Island is the first major Hollywood feature-length animated film explicitly inspired by Filipino culture and mythology.
The story follows two best friends, Jo (voiced by H.E.R.) and Raissa (Liza Soberano), who become stranded in Nakali and face a choice that could cost them their memories.
Boxoffice Company forecasted about $20 million for the movie’s opening weekend in the U.S.
"When I was a kid, that was the one that my mom would always tell," she said. The film follows two best friends — Jo, voiced by H.E.R., and Raissa, voiced by Liza Soberano — who become stranded in the mystical world of Nakali, where their only escape could cost them a lifetime of memories. The cast also features Lea Salonga, who voices Manang, the feared Manananggal.
In September, Salonga became the first Filipina to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. "There has always been Filipinos in Hollywood, kind of paving the way for all of us," Soberano said. So, it's really exciting to see other people embracing the culture and also the amazing talent that comes with being Filipino," she added.
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