The Animated Avatar Aang Movie Provides a Sequence Veteran, Steven Yeun

It’s a very good time to be a fan of the Avatar franchise, between Nickelodeon’s all-new upcoming animated collection Avatar: Seven Havens and Netflix’s (unrelated however adjoining) live-action collection returning for a second and third season. The third half of the present Avatar media triangle is Nick’s upcoming trilogy of animated feature films, with the thrilling information immediately that Steven Yeun (Invincible, Mickey 17) is becoming a member of its voice solid.

Earlier than you join too many dots—as a result of as followers properly know, Yeun beforehand voiced Avatar Wan, the first Avatar, on The Legend of Korra—there’s no phrase but on who he’ll be taking part in within the new movie. Variety, which broke the information of his casting, famous that “it’s not but clear which of the 4 Nations Yeun could hail from, as character particulars are being stored underneath wraps.”

What we do know is that the film—directed by Lauren Montgomery, co-directed by William Mata, and primarily based on the collection Avatar: The Final Airbender, which was created by Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko—will concentrate on the character of Aang, which presumably means it’ll happen between The Final Airbender and Korra.

And whereas Yeun’s character continues to be to be decided, we realized last year that Dave Bautista is voicing an as-yet-unnamed villain, whereas Eric Nam is Aang, Dionne Quan is Toph, Jessica Matten is Katara, and Román Zaragoza is Sokka.

Although the film (presently untitled) was as soon as slated to return out this 12 months, it’ll now hit theaters January 30, 2026.

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