Two of your most anticipated animated motion pictures have been delayed. The Legend of Aang: The Final Airbender, the brand new movie directed by Lauren Montgomery and William Mata, was purported to be out on January 30, 2026, however has now been pushed again to October 9, 2026. Plus, the sequel to the unbelievable Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem, initially scheduled for that October date, has been delayed a whole yr. It’ll now be out on September 17, 2027.
However don’t fear, Paramount helped these bitter drugs go down by asserting Paw Patrol: The Dino Film has been moved up per week. It’ll now come out July 24, 2026. All that is from The Hollywood Reporter, which cites “delays in animation bodily manufacturing.” Principally, the filmmakers want extra time.
That’s at all times the silver lining with delays like this. The filmmakers have extra time to make their motion pictures pretty much as good as doable. And, in the case of franchises like Airbender and Ninja Turtles, all of us need the movies to be pretty much as good as doable. And but it’s nonetheless irritating, particularly for followers of Mutant Mayhem who’ve a film to take a look at as a regular. That’s not one thing you may say for a theatrical, animated Airbender movie. Although based mostly on all iterations of the present, expectations are most likely even greater.
There’s no phrase on anybody new concerned with Mutant Mayhem 2. It’s simply anticipated to carry again everybody from the primary film reminiscent of director Jeff Rowe. The Legend of Ang will function the voices of Dave Bautista, Eric Nam, Dionne Quan, Jessica Matten, Román Zaragoza and Steven Yeun. Right here’s your first take a look at the emblem.
THE LEGEND OF AANG: THE LAST AIRBENDER – solely in theatres October 9, 2026. pic.twitter.com/2Zh9quUHty
— Paramount Footage (@ParamountPics) Might 16, 2025
Are you extra excited for one in all these movies over the opposite? And sure, we rely Paw Patrol in that blend. For me, personally, I’ve not often been as shocked by a film as Mutant Mayhem, so even when it takes one other yr, making one thing even half that good will likely be value it.
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