Summary

Fans will have to wait nine extra months for The Legend of Aang: The Last Airbender.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mayhem 2 now delayed to September 17, 2027.
The rescheduling aims to position The Legend of Aang optimally for commercial success.

2026 was poised to be a good year for fans of two Paramount Studios animated IPs: Avatar: The Last Airbender and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. It’s not anymore. The latest update is one that only patient fans will take lightly.

The Legend of Aang: The Last Airbender will be the first of three standalone post-Avatar: The Last Airbender animated films that take place many years after 12-year-old Aang defeated Fire Lord Ozai and stopped a hundred-year war. Lauren Montgomery and William Mata are paired as co-directors. Meanwhile, Jeff Rowe will return as director for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Mayhem 2, as will Micah Abbey, Shamon Brown Jr., Nicolas Cantu, and Brady Noon in the cast.

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By Catherine Armecin Martin

Fans Will Have To Wait Nine Months For The Legend of Aang: The Last Airbender

The Wait for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mayhem 2 Will Be Even Longer

January 30, 2026. That’s the date originally scheduled for The Legend of Aang: The Last Airbender’s release. Per Deadline, fans will now have to wait till October 9, an additional nine months. This pushback comes at the expense of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Mayhem 2, which originally held the October 9 slot and has been revised to September 17, 2027. Challenges in animated physical production are cited as reasons for the delays.

Unfortunately, this less-than-ideal update overshadowed what should have been an exciting moment: Paramount’s unveiling of the official logo for The Legend of Aang. Still, it’s not all gloom for the studio’s slate. For instance, Paw Patrol: The Dino Movie’s debut will arrive a week earlier, featuring Jameela Jamil, Terry Crews, Paris Hilton, Snoop Dogg, Bill Nye, Meredith MacNeill, and Ron Pardo.

The Legend of Aang: The Last Airbender may have escaped the wrath of 28 Years Later and Scream 7 at the box office, both of which are set to debut in the January release window, but it’s not clear of strong competition. Aang must now contend with DC’s Clayface, a Universal Blumhouse production, and an untitled Jordan Peele film come Fall of 2026. If anything, it’s the latter trio who should be scared. Avatar: The Last Airbender and The Legend of Korra have some of the most loyal cult followings in Hollywood.

Production problems notwithstanding, it’s difficult not to think of this rescheduling as a means of putting The Legend of Aang: The Last Airbender in an optimal position commercially. Here’s the thing: January isn’t a month many studios look forward to releasing their pictures. Apart from the horror genre, box office history doesn’t favor January. October, however, is a more than ideal alternative for the blockbuster that an Avatar film will surely be, despite not featuring its original voice actors—the quartet of Aang, Katara, Sokka, and Toph, originally voiced by Zach Tyler Eisen, Mae Whitman, Jack De Sena, and Jessie Flower, will be taken over by Eric Nam, Jessica Mattan, Roman Zaragoza, and Dionne Quan, with Dave Bautista voicing an unknown villain.

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Release Date: 2005 - 2008
Network: Nickelodeon
Showrunner: Michael Dante DiMartino
Directors: Giancarlo Volpe, Ethan Spaulding, Lauren MacMullan, Dave Filoni, Joaquim Dos Santos, Anthony Lioi
Writers: Tim Hedrick, Elizabeth Welch Ehasz, Joshua Hamilton, James Eagan, Joann Estoesta, Nick Malis, May Chan, Katie Mattila
Franchise(s): Avatar