The end credits of Forgotten Island, DreamWorks Animation's new feature rooted in Filipino mythology, include a line stating that the work may not be used to train AI, and viewers who noticed the explicit mention of AI training have been circulating the wording on social media, IBTimes UK reports.
The notice sits inside broader copyright text reserving rights under laws on data mining and AI training, and it cites Article 4(3) of the EU's copyright directive for the Digital Single Market, the clause that lets rights holders opt out of text and data mining. The outlet points out that this is a reservation of rights by the studio, not a guarantee that the film cannot be reached or used by AI systems.
Directed by Joel Crawford and Januel P. Mercado, the film follows childhood friends Jo and Raissa, voiced by H.E.R. and Liza Soberano, who are pulled onto the island of Nakali, meet creatures from Filipino folklore and risk forgetting each other. Reuters has described it as the first major Hollywood animated feature drawn from Filipino culture. Broadway star Lea Salonga voices the Manananggal, the creature said to split its body in two and fly by night, and the cast includes Manny Jacinto, Dolly de Leon, Jo Koy, Dave Franco, Jenny Slate and Ronny Chieng.
Mercado has said his sister Joann helped inspire Jo and that strong women shaped him, and Crawford's wife is Filipina; H.E.R. told Reuters her mother used to warn her the Manananggal would get her. The soundtrack features BINI, SB19, KATSEYE's Sophia Laforteza, Ruby Ibarra, Guapdad 4000 and P-Lo. It was due in US cinemas on Friday 25 September and, two days earlier, held a 100 percent Rotten Tomatoes score from 33 reviews.
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