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Another Leak: ‘Avatar: Aang: The Last Airbender’ Surfaces Online Months Before Paramount+ Debut
By Jamie Lang | 04/13/2026 1:17 pm |

A major leak of footage from Avatar: Aang, The Last Airbender is making the rounds online, and it’s hard to see this as anything but damaging for everyone involved.

Over the weekend, clips and now reportedly the full film surfaced online months ahead of its planned Paramount+ debut. The movie, directed by Lauren Montgomery, was initially meant to get a theatrical run, but late last year it was pulled and redirected straight to Paramount+.

The material shared over the weekend reportedly includes key story moments and unfinished animation, although some say the full film is now online, with reports suggesting the leak may have originated from an internal error or security breach tied to Nickelodeon. One Twitter user claimed they were accidentally sent the full film in an email from Nickelodeon. That seems exceedingly unlikely, but it raises questions about how the film could have gotten out.

The leak is a major blow to an already unsettled studio. Since being purchased by Skydance, Paramount and its subsidiary Nickelodeon have been subject to massive layoffs; their long-time and well-respected head of animation, Ramsey Naito, left the company; and just last week, it was revealed that Nickelodeon Animation Studios would be folded more tightly into CBS Studios.

It’s concerning yet entirely unsurprising how normalized this kind of thing has become. Another Avatar film, James Cameron’s in this case, leaked in 2023, alongside The Super Mario Bros. Movie. The difference in those cases is that the films being leaked were already released in theaters. This time, a film months away from release has now been spoiled by a few bad actors.

High-profile leaks aren’t just spoilers, either. They disrupt the economic and creative ecosystem that keeps these kinds of projects getting made. When unfinished work circulates widely, it diminishes both the artistry and the labor behind it, and can cause serious issues for future titles.

The upcoming avatar movie leaked, it sounds like the script, screenshots and possibly the entire movie is circulating.

Also for some reason (before the leak) Paramount decided the movie wouldn't get a theatrical release. Who ever is making the decisions out there is not setting it up for success.

Anyway, if you can watch the movie from an official source, please do so their numbers reflect as many people as possible.

spoiler

There is no movie in Ba Sing Se

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Mudman sh.itjust.works Mudman@sh.itjust.works
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It's the second movie? Part 2?

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helpImTrappedOnline lemmy.world helpImTrappedOnline@lemmy.world
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It's the second movie? Part 2?

It's the one with the gang grown up.

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remon ani.social remon@ani.social
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It's the second movie? Part 2?

No, this is the first and only movie in the franchise.

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Mudman sh.itjust.works Mudman@sh.itjust.works
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It's the one with the gang grown up.

The 2nd season of netflix series?

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remon ani.social remon@ani.social
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possibly the entire movie is circulating.

Definitely the entire thing, It's already on my plex and has one watch!

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Mudman sh.itjust.works Mudman@sh.itjust.works
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No, this is the first and only movie in the franchise.

But there was one already years ago

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helpImTrappedOnline lemmy.world helpImTrappedOnline@lemmy.world
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The 2nd season of netflix series?


(Promo poster that has been around for a few years now)

No, the new animated movie that had the original creators as part of the studio - the movie we want to do really well, so they don't shut the studio down and let the franchise die with the Netflix show

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remon ani.social remon@ani.social
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But there was one already years ago

No, there wasn't.

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Mudman sh.itjust.works Mudman@sh.itjust.works
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(Promo poster that has been around for a few years now) No, the new animated movie that had the original creators as part of the studio - the movie we want to do really well, so they don't shut the studio down and let the franchise die with the Netflix show

Ooh sweeet! Can't wait!!

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Mudman sh.itjust.works Mudman@sh.itjust.works
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No, there wasn't.

I meant the film not the animation.
Klaro.

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JayhawkJedi lemmy.world JayhawkJedi@lemmy.world
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I meant the film not the animation. Klaro.

There is no film in Ba Sing Se.

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HereIAm lemmy.world HereIAm@lemmy.world
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I meant the film not the animation. Klaro.

Why would anyone have made a non-animated Avatar movie? I'm sure you just had a bad dream.

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remon ani.social remon@ani.social
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I meant the film not the animation. Klaro.

There was no film. You better stop with this nonsense or we have to send you to lake laogai.

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miraclerandy lemmy.world miraclerandy@lemmy.world
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But there was one already years ago

There is no movie in Ba Sing Se.

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unexposedhazard discuss.tchncs.de unexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.de
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possibly the entire movie is circulating. Definitely the entire thing, It's already on my plex and has one watch!

based and pirate pilled

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Mudman sh.itjust.works Mudman@sh.itjust.works
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Why would anyone have made a non-animated Avatar movie? I'm sure you just had a bad dream.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HR2kbOK8i6I

No there was. In 2010 apparently

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helpImTrappedOnline lemmy.world helpImTrappedOnline@lemmy.world
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possibly the entire movie is circulating. Definitely the entire thing, It's already on my plex and has one watch!

Neat, I'll add it my collection soon enough.

but did you have to quote me before I fixed my sloppy grammar? :P

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otter@piefed.ca piefed.ca Joined: 2025-06-06
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HR2kbOK8i6I No there was. In 2010 apparently

People are playing along with the joke that the 2010 movie doesn't exist, because of how much people didn't like it

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remon ani.social remon@ani.social
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Neat, I'll add it my collection soon enough. but did you have to quote me before I fixed my sloppy grammar? :P

haha, didn't even notice that!

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helpImTrappedOnline lemmy.world helpImTrappedOnline@lemmy.world
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HR2kbOK8i6I No there was. In 2010 apparently

I'm going to assume your newer the franchise, or at least the internet culture around it....

That 2010 movie was so bad we deny it's existance. They coundn't even be bothered to pronounce Aang's name right.

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Diplomjodler lemmy.world Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world
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possibly the entire movie is circulating. Definitely the entire thing, It's already on my plex and has one watch!

And? Is it any good? Asking for a friend.

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OpenHammer6677 lemmy.world OpenHammer6677@lemmy.world
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possibly the entire movie is circulating. Definitely the entire thing, It's already on my plex and has one watch!

Can confirm full movie is circulating lol

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TheMinions lemmy.dbzer0.com TheMinions@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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And? Is it any good? Asking for a friend.

Only saw the first 20 minutes so far (started watching super late at night).

The animation is great and the premise seems decent, if not a bit similar to S1 of Korra.

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remon ani.social remon@ani.social
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And? Is it any good? Asking for a friend.

I haven't see it myself, yet but it's supposedly incredible!

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Mister_Feeny fedia.io Mister_Feeny@fedia.io
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And? Is it any good? Asking for a friend.

Staying spoiler free here, I definitely enjoyed it, but not as much as the original series. But that is a very very high bar to pass with me. Animation is fantastic, and that world has never looked better. Voice Actor wise, it was hard for me to adapt to some of the new voice actors, but the original is a comfort show for me that I've watched dozens upon dozens of times, and I think a lot of the voices might just be too ingrained to me. Katara just doesn't sound right if it's not Mae Whitman to me. Same with Zuko and Dante Basco. The new Toph and Aang were pretty good though, and the new Sokka actor was actually a lot better than I expected.

Story was good, my only real complaint being that if you know your Korra, you'd know that certain things have to happen or not happen in this movie to keep that start of Korra canon. In general, if you like the original series, I don't see why you wouldn't like the new movie.

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Apytele sh.itjust.works Apytele@sh.itjust.works
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Neat, I'll add it my collection soon enough. but did you have to quote me before I fixed my sloppy grammar? :P

the ADHD editeditedit is too real

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SaneMartigan aussie.zone SaneMartigan@aussie.zone
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And? Is it any good? Asking for a friend.

I thought it was okay, not nearly as good as ATLA or Korra.

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Mudman sh.itjust.works Mudman@sh.itjust.works
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I'm going to assume your newer the franchise, or at least the internet culture around it.... That 2010 movie was so bad we deny it's existance. They coundn't even be bothered to pronounce Aang's name right.

Haha I started to figure that there is something like that going on.

I have watched the original series.
True that movie compared to original was pretty shit.

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Kindness is Punk lemmy.ca KindnessIsPunk@lemmy.ca
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And? Is it any good? Asking for a friend.

It's solid, not as emotionally in-depth as you might be expecting from Avatar but given the runtime that makes sense. The animation and storytelling are extremely well done but also heavily from modern anime, this is sort of a double-edged sword where it looks very polished but perhaps less unique.

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TheMinions lemmy.dbzer0.com TheMinions@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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Staying spoiler free here, I definitely enjoyed it, but not as much as the original series. But that is a very very high bar to pass with me. Animation is fantastic, and that world has never looked better. Voice Actor wise, it was hard for me to adapt to some of the new voice actors, but the original is a comfort show for me that I've watched dozens upon dozens of times, and I think a lot of th...

Totally agree about the Katara VA.

She sounds the least like Mae, whereas everyone else “passed” in my mind.

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Nima leminal.space Nima@leminal.space
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lol. yes, it's circulating. we are all watching it.

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Bluefalcon discuss.tchncs.de Bluefalcon@discuss.tchncs.de
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I stay away from leaked shows/movies. It feels like stealing, then I saw the Paramount logo. Watched the movie 3 times. I love it!

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paraphrand lemmy.world paraphrand@lemmy.world
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Yarg! Sail the seven seas! Steal everything!

- Lemmy

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Anivia feddit.org Anivia@feddit.org
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People are playing along with the joke that the 2010 movie doesn't exist, because of how much people didn't like it

They somehow managed to make a worse movie adaptation than the Eragon movie

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Kairos lemmy.today LodeMike@lemmy.today
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It's available on ext.to. It appears to be the whole movie

magnet:?xt=urn:btih:5E0FB5D079F91918ABF0A36389B1448BE299F55E&dn=Avatar.The.Legend.of.Aang.The.Last.Airbender.2026.1080p.PMNTP.WEBRip.AAC2.0.H264-[LEAK].mp4&tr=udp://tracker.coppersurfer.tk:6969/announce&tr=udp://9.rarbg.me:2850/announce&tr=udp://9.rarbg.to:2920/announce&tr=udp://tracker.opentrackr.org:1337&tr=udp://tracker.leechers-paradise.org:6969/announce
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