Expanding the popular even further Avatar: The Last Airbender franchise, a new animated film is on the way titled Aang: The Last Airbender. Based on the aforementioned cartoon series, which ran from 2005 to 2008, the film will chronicle the eponymous character’s adventures as an adult, using his unique airbending talents to help protect those in need. Perhaps one of the most beloved animated franchises of all time Avatar: The Last Airbender It’s been off the air for nearly two decades, but remains as popular as it was in the 1980s.
The recent live action Avatar: The Last Airbender The Netflix series fixed many of the problems of the 2010 M. Night Shyamalan film and helped spur even more interest in the millennial staple. However Aang: The Last Airbender is not the only one Avatar: The Last Airbender film or show in development, marks the first major change for the franchise. Outside of the original cartoon series and its successor The Legend of Korraany other piece of avatar the media was an adaptation that does not promote the plot. Aang: The Last Airbender will finally give fans a new glimpse of the avatar universe.
Aang: Latest News on the Last Airbender
The film’s release date has been changed
Although the mysterious project had long been scheduled for a specific release date, the latest news sees the release of Aang: The Last Airbender changed for three months. Originally scheduled for release in October 2025, the highly anticipated animated film will now arrive on January 20, 2026. Although no specific reason for the change was given, comes as Paramount begins revamping its upcoming release schedule in the prolonged wake of the 2023 Hollywood strikes. Aang: The Last Airbenderthe new date appears much firmer and is unlikely to change.
Aang: The Last Airbender Release Date
The Airbender returns in January 2026
Even before fans knew exactly what the film was, Aang: The Last Airbender was scheduled to premiere in October 2025. However, not long after more details about the film were revealed in April 2024, the film had its release date changed to January 20, 2026. The move came along with a few other release date changes at Paramount and the blockbuster animated film Transformers One also saw its release date adjusted.
Aang: The Last Airbender Cast
Eric Nam and Dave Bautista lead a star-studded voice cast
When the film was formally presented by Paramount at CinemaCon in 2024, the studio also unveiled an impressive list of talent who will lead the voice cast. Taking on the role of adult Aang is Eric Nam who is best known as a singer in Korea but started acting. Perhaps most interesting of all, MCU alum Dave Bautista has been tapped to voice an unnamed villainand his is the only character so far who has not been named. Another returning avatar Characters include Toph, Sokka, Katara, and Zuko, with the latter once again voiced by Dante Basco.
All known cast of Aang: The Last Airbender includes:
|
Actor |
Aang: The Last Airbender |
|
|---|---|---|
|
Eric Nam |
Aang |
|
|
Dave Bautista |
Unknown Villain |
|
|
Dante Basque |
Fire Lord Zuko |
|
|
Dionne Quan |
Top |
|
|
Jessica Matten |
Katara |
|
|
Roman Zaragoza |
Sokka |
|
Aang: The Last Avatar Story
The film follows the adult Aang
With the film planned as the first part of a trilogy Aang: The Last Airbender it will likely feature a number of plotlines that won’t all be resolved in just a single film.
Although little is known about the specifics of the plot of Aang: The Last AirbenderIt’s clear that Paramount has big plans for the next film. The film will follow adult Aang in the future, after the events of Avatar: The Last AirbenderWhat challenges he’ll face are unknown, but Dave Bautista’s as-yet-unnamed villain will likely be on hand to annoy the much older version of the beloved hero. With the film planned as the first part of a trilogy Aang: The Last Airbender it will likely feature a number of plotlines that won’t all be resolved in just a single film.