The New ‘Last Airbender’ and ‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’ Animated Films Have Been Delayed

Two of your most anticipated animated movies have been delayed. The Legend of Aang: The Last Airbender, the new film directed by Lauren Montgomery and William Mata, was supposed to be out on January 30, 2026, but has now been pushed back to October 9, 2026. Plus, the sequel to the incredible Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem, originally scheduled for that October date, has been delayed an entire year. It’ll now be out on September 17, 2027.

But don’t worry, Paramount helped those bitter pills go down by announcing Paw Patrol: The Dino Movie has been moved up a week. It’ll now come out July 24, 2026. All this is from The Hollywood Reporter, which cites “delays in animation physical production.” Basically, the filmmakers need more time.

That’s always the silver lining with delays like this. The filmmakers have more time to make their movies as good as possible. And, when it comes to franchises like Airbender and Ninja Turtles, we all want the films to be as good as possible. And yet it’s still frustrating, especially for fans of Mutant Mayhem who have a movie to look at as a standard. That’s not something you can say for a theatrical, animated Airbender film. Though based on all iterations of the show, expectations are probably even higher.

There’s no word on anyone new involved with Mutant Mayhem 2. It’s just expected to bring back everyone from the first movie such as director Jeff Rowe. The Legend of Ang will feature the voices of Dave Bautista, Eric Nam, Dionne Quan, Jessica Matten, Román Zaragoza and Steven Yeun. Here’s your first look at the logo.

THE LEGEND OF AANG: THE LAST AIRBENDER – only in theatres October 9, 2026. pic.twitter.com/2Zh9quUHty

— Paramount Pictures (@ParamountPics) May 16, 2025

Are you more excited for one of these films over the other? And yes, we count Paw Patrol in that mix. For me, personally, I’ve rarely been as surprised by a movie as Mutant Mayhem, so even if it takes another year, making something even half that good will be worth it.

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