Summary

• Paramount teases the Avatar: The Last Airbender movie featuring an older Aang and a new villain voiced by Dave Bautista.
• The sequel series will explore the world's future after the original Nickelodeon series.
• Paramount's 2025 movie will be titled Aang: The Last Airbender with Eric Nam voicing adult Aang.

The cast and title for the original The Last Airbender show ended. The original Nickelodeon series explored the journey of a young Airbender, who wakes to a world in chaos and must master the four elements to put a stop to the Fire Nation's violent conquest. Alongside the animated movie, a new sequel series will explore what the world's future has in store for a new Earthbender Avatar following The Legend of Korra.

Recently, Paramount Pictures revealed at CinemaCon 2024 that the 2025 animated movie will be titled Aang: The Last Airbender. Confirmed to be the first in a trilogy, Eric Nam is set to voice the adult Aang. Dave Bautista is also set to voice the currently unknown villain, while Dionne Quan, Jessica Matten, and Roman Zaragoza also the case as Toph, Katara, and Sokka. Dante Basco is set to return to provide the voice of the now Fire Lord Zuko.

What Aang: The Last Airbender's Title Could Mean For The New Trilogy

Alternatively, the new Avatar: The Last Airbender movie trilogy could potentially be a cross-generational series focusing not only just on Aang, but other Avatars.

With the Avatar: The Last Airbender movie now being established as the first chapter in a trilogy, its new title offers an interesting glimpse at how this new movie series could unfold. With the title Aang: The Last Airbender, the two following movies could potentially center on other individuals of the Gaang instead, keeping within the period and fleshing out the gaps between the post-animated series comics and The Legend of Korra. As such, this series can reunite audiences with fan-favorites, including Suki, who didn't appear in the sequel series.

Alternatively, the new Avatar: The Last Airbender movie trilogy could potentially be a cross-generational series focusing not only just on Aang, but other Avatars. With the first chapter centered on an older Aang, the second installment could potentially return to Korra's era, exploring her fate after The Legend of Korra and diving into her life, potentially at the same age as Aang in his film. The trilogy could then conclude with a movie focused on the new Earthbender Avatar, possibly acting as an introduction to the character ahead of their series.

While the subject of the complete animated Avatar: The Last Airbender movie trilogy has yet to be revealed, Aang: The Last Airbender's new reveals promise a strong return for the beloved animated property. Not only is Bautista's casting an excellent addition to the series' already impressive lineup, but the return of Basco as Zuko and new Gaang voice actors will leave viewers excited. Furthermore, this only fuels speculation on what the next two chapters could hold ahead of its 2025 release.

Aang: The Last Airbender will be released on October 10, 2025. Avatar: The Last Airbender's original animated series and The Legend of Korra are available on Netflix and Paramount+, while the first season of Netflix's live-action adaptation.

Source: Paramount Pictures/CinemaCon