By Anna Menta Published July 7, 2026, 12:30 p.m. ET Paramount said “yip, yip” to the upcoming animated Avatar movie, Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender, and now ATLA fans are getting this highly anticipated movie much sooner than expected. In a just a few weeks, on July 25, Avatar Aang will be streaming on Paramount+. And if you wanted to watch the movie in theaters? Well, that’s rough, buddy. The Avatar Aang movie is directed by Lauren Montgomery, and written by Tim Hedrick and Christopher Yost, from a story by ATLA co-creators Bryan Konietzko, Michael Dante DiMartino, as well as Hedrick, and Kenneth Lin. On Tuesday, Entertainment Weekly shared an exclusive first-look at the movie’s first trailer, and announced the new July 25 release date. This is all happening so fast, for a series that is