‘Legend of Aang: The Last Airbender’ Director Says the Film ‘Deserves to Be Seen in Theaters’ After Paramount Moved It to Streaming: ‘The Movie Is Amazing’

Mar 10, 2026 6:50am PT ‘Legend of Aang: The Last Airbender’ Director Says the Film ‘Deserves to Be Seen in Theaters’ After Paramount Moved It to Streaming: ‘The Movie Is Amazing’ By Zack Sharf Plus Icon Zack Sharf Digital News Director ZSharf Latest ‘Legend of Aang: The Last Airbender’ Director Says the Film ‘Deserves to Be Seen in Theaters’ After Paramount Moved It to Streaming: ‘The Movie Is Amazing’ 5 minutes ago Ashley Judd Calls Out Her 1997 Movie ‘Kiss the Girls’ for ‘Making Entertainment Out of Sexual Torture’ Against Women: ‘It’s Traumatizing’ and ‘Why Is It Profitable?’ 16 hours ago Timothée Chalamet Slammed as ‘Vapid’ and ‘Shallow’ on ‘The View’ After Dissing Opera and Ballet; Whoopi Goldberg Tells Him: ‘Be Careful, Boy… He Is a Boy to Me’ 20 hours ago See All Lauren Montgomery, the director of Paramount and Nickelodeon’s upcoming “Legend of Aang: The Last Airbender” movie, recently took to Instagram (via Games Radar ) to announce the end of production on the long-awaited project, which marks the first animated feature in the “Avatar” franchise’s history. But fans won’t be able to see “Aang” in theaters. Paramount announced last December the film’s theatrical release was being pulled in favor of a streaming debut on Paramount+. Montgomery told her followers the movie “deserves to be seen on a big screen.” Related Stories Christopher Nolan Pays Tribute to Imax’s David Keighley, Pioneer of Large-Format Cinema, at the Kodak Film Awards