Avatar: The Last Airbender Franchise Expands With Three New Animated Movies

Avatar: The Last Airbender universe is set to expand further, as three animated films based on the popular anime-style series are in the works. Paramount Animation and Nickelodeon Animation announced it during the Annecy International Animation Film Festival and revealed that the first film will be directed by Lauren Montgomery, who worked as a screenwriter on the original series. Avatar: The Last Airbender co-creators Bryan Konietzko and Michael DiMartino, and Eric Coleman are producers of the as-yet-untitled first film.

Ramsey Naito, president of animation and development at Paramount Animation and Nickelodeon Animation, told Deadline, “As original creators Mike and Bryan expand the Avatar universe with us, we’re keeping it all in the family with Lauren bringing the same kind of expert, fine work she did on the original series to her new directing duties on Next Theater.

The first new Avatar animated movie does not yet have a release date. Nothing is known of its plot either. It’s also unknown who will direct the other Avatar: The Last Airbender animated films.

Avatar: The Last Airbender – the original animated series – revolved around Aang, a mystical child, who awakens from a 100-year slumber to restore peace to a war-torn world. Originally released in 2005, it ran for three seasons with the last airing in 2008. In India, it was released as Avatar: The Legend of Aang. Avatar: The Last Airbender was followed by a four-season sequel in The Legend of Korra and various comics. It was adapted into a live-action feature film by M. Night Shyamalan, titled The Last Airbender, which is widely regarded as one of the worst films ever made. Netflix is ​​set to adapt it into a live-action series, which has nothing to do with animated films.

Will the three Avatar: The Last Airbender animated films add a new dimension to the popular franchise? We will see in the years to come.