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New Avatar The Last Airbender movie nabs official title and will star Dave Bautista as villain

Aang: The Last Airbender will be the first of three new animated Airbender movies

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Published on Thu Apr 11 2024

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Avatar fans knew that there were are some brand-new animated features following their favorite characters coming soon, but now we know a little more about those movies.

At Paramount's CinemaCon presentation this year, Paramount announced that Aang: The Last Airbender, coming from the original ATLA team, will feature Eric Nam as Aang and Guardians of the Galaxy's Dave Bautista as the movie's villain.

Aang: The Last Airbender will be the first of three new Avatar The Last Airbender animated movies that will be coming to theaters. This first installment will be debuting in 2025. The three films will be following an adult Aang and his friends and will take place in the timeline between the original series and Legend of Korra.

Keep track of everything that's happened at CinemaCon 2024 right here at Popverse.

Netflix has renewed Avatar: The Last Airbender for season 2! While you wait, check out our watch order for newcomers, an exclusive Avatar reunion panel from ECCC 2024, and a couple recommendations on what to watch after the series. Heck, we've even interviewed some of the best Avatar cosplayers from across the four nations - why not check it out?