The Legend of Aang: The Last Airbender animated film has pushed back its release date by nearly nine months. Variety reports the movie will no longer open on January 30th, 2026, and is now scheduled to release on October 9th, 2026. Variety didn’t detail why the Avatar movie was postponed, but Paramount Pictures also delayed Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhemย 2 from October 9th to September 17th, 2027. The Legend of Aang is meant to take place between the original Avatar: The Last Airbender show and The Legend of Korra. The film would star an older Aang after the events of the classic series and features an all-star voice cast that includes Dave Bautista and Steven Yeun.
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Even though we are still several months out from The Legend of Aang‘s original January 30th release date, the lack of concrete information was a sign that the movie wasn’t as far along as fans hoped. While there were still eight months until January, plenty of time for Paramount to begin its marketing push, Avatar Studios hadn’t shared any promo images, teasers, or story info other than when the series takes place. It was still very much possible for Avatar Studios to deliver the film in time for its January release date, yet restructuring from Paramount Studios and Nickelodeon could’ve led to a change of schedules.
The Delay for The Legend of Aang: The Last Airbender Is Disappointing
Fans were excited for The Legend of Aang: The Last Airbender because it was scheduled to be the first animated Avatar project since the end of The Legend of Korra in 2014. Not only would it be the first animated project in a long while, but it would be on the big screen with a wide release. The Legend of Aang is part of Paramount’s and Nickelodeon’s list of potential animated blockbusters, alongside Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Paw Patrol. Fans will now have to wait longer to get a new animated Avatar project, potentially waiting over a year and a half.
The bright side to the delay is that the animators and other creators have more time to work on the film. Meanwhile, fans can still look forward to Avatar: Seven Havens, the next animated series in the Avatar franchise. Seven Havens will star young twins, with one of them potentially being the new Avatar after Korra. The new show was announced on Avatar’s 20th anniversary and is already planned to have two seasons. Very little information about Seven Havens has been unveiled to the public, which has made fans believe the series isn’t that far along. With The Legend of Aang: The Last Airbender now delayed, Avatar Studios may be looking to synergize the film with Seven Havens and have the two projects released in the same time window, though that’s only conjecture.
H/T: Variety
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