Avatar Studios recently released their first feature-length film based on Avatar: The Last Airbender and The Legend of Korra, titled Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender. The film has been the primary focus for the animation studio alongside their next animated series, Avatar: Seven Havens. However, at one point the studio was going to focus on multiple theatrical films. The creators, Mike DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko, revealed at SDCC 2026 that the supposed leaks about the other films were very much “half right/half wrong.” (via X) Meaning that they all could be at various stages of development when they were initially leaked by Avatar News in 2022. So some aspects of the films could have been legitimate, or just ideas thrown around as possibilities, like the Avatar Kyoshi film specifically.
We at Knight Edge Media have exclusively learned that the rumored Firelord Zuko film was actually the second one in development and furthest along. Apparently, Steven Yeun specifically signed on to voice Zuko more for this film than the Aang film, given his limited lines. In obvious news, the rest of the new voice cast from the Aang movie would appear in this film in some capacity. The production was in the voiceover stage and already had some pre-viz done. Minor Update: It was Paramount that killed this film specifically not because of the Aang movie being in development. Zuko was next on the slate for Avatar Studios and Paramount told them to kill it.
The main plot of the film focused on the mysterious murder of the dragons, Ran & Shaw, from Book 3 of the original series. This means Zuko would have the last living dragon with the egg he finds in Book 3 and is an adult in The Legend of Korra. There is also an assassination attempt on Uncle Iroh. All to draw out Firelord Zuko as the next possible target by this mysterious assassin. This film was also gonna delve deeper into his relationship with Azula after the 100-Year War. A new actress was already signed on to voice Azula after the great Grey DeLisle voiced her in the original series. It sounds like it drew inspiration from the comics The Search and Smoke & Shadow. Since those comics were about Azula’s time in prison and eventual escape, however, it was not going to be a direct adaptation of either comic.
Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender is streaming now on Paramount+
- Avatar Studios developed a Firelord Zuko animated film featuring Steven Yeun, which advanced to the voiceover and pre-visualization stages before Paramount canceled it.
- The plot centered on the mysterious murder of the dragons Ran & Shaw, an assassination attempt on Uncle Iroh, and Zuko's complex relationship with Azula.
- Creators Mike DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko confirmed that previous leaked details regarding multiple theatrical projects were partially accurate.
