Despite being pulled from theatrical release and destined to premiere on streaming, upcoming animated sequel movie Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender is still moving forward and has finally wrapped production.
The news was confirmed by director Lauren Montgomery on Instagram, writing, “Aang movie is officially wrapped. We screened the final film for the crew and celebrated the end of a 4 year journey. Now it waits in limbo until its release in October. I’ve never worked on an Avatar project that was easy and this was no different. But it was worth it. I’m so proud of everyone who was a part of this and the amazing thing we built together.”
However, Montgomery promises that the move to streaming is no reflection of the project itself. “The movie is amazing,” added Montgomery, “The recent decision to move us from theatrical to streaming might give the impression that the quality wasn’t sufficient, but that couldn’t be farther from the truth. This movie deserves to be seen on a big screen!!! Can’t wait for you all to see it!” It sounds as though there is still hope for Aang’s big screen debut.
The voice cast includes Eric Nam, Dionne Quan, Jessica Matten, Román Zaragoza, Steven Yeun, Dave Bautista, Taika Waititi, Geraldine Viswanathan, Freida Pinto, and Ke Huy Quan.