Aang: The Last Airbender, the first of three standalone Avatar animated films from Paramount and Nickelodeon, has been delayed.
Previously set to debut on October 10, 2025, the film has been pushed back a few months and will now open on January 20, 2026.
Alongside this delay, Paramount confirmed that Transformers One, which received its first trailer delay, has also been pushed back, but only one week. It will now debut on September 20, 2024, instead of September 13.
Aang: The Last Airbender was a big hit during CinemaCon last week when it was announced that Dave Bautista (Guardians of the Galaxy, Dune) and Eric Nam joined the cast of the animated film. They will star alongside Dionne Quan (All Grown Up!, The Fairly Odd Parents), Jessica Matten (Dark Winds), and Roman Zaragoza (Ghosts).
Not much is known about the plot of Aang: The Last Airbender, but rumors claim the film will be set between the events of the Avatar: The Last Airbender finale and its sequel series, The Legend of Kora. It will reportedly follow Aang, Katara, Sokka, and Zuko as young adults, although not much else is really known about the story.
Aang: The Last Airbender will be directed by Lauren Montgomery, who worked on the original Avatar: The Last Airbender series, with William Mata co-directing. Original series creators Michael DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko are executive producing alongside Eric Coleman.
The Avatar: The Last Airbender animated series ran for three seasons from 2005 to 2008 on Nickelodeon. The series follows 12-year-old Aang, an "avatar" capable of bending all four elements (water, earth, fire, and air), along with his friends Katara, Sokka, and Toph as they attempt to end the Fire Nation's war against the other nations ad defeat Fire Lord Ozai before he conquers the world.
The Legend of Korra, a sequel series to Avatar: The Last Airbender, ran from April 2012 to December 2014 for a total of 52 episodes. The series focused on Avatar Korra, the success and reincarnation of Aang, who was also able to bend all four elements.
Both series received critical acclaim for their writing and production values and remain very popular to this day. Both series can currently be streamed on Netflix, which is also home to the live-action adaptation of Avatar: The Last Airbender. The first season of this live-action series received mostly positive reviews and has already been greenlit for a second and third season.