TVLine Items: Dave Bautista Joins Avatar: The Last Airbender Movie, Meghan Markle’s New Shows and More

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Aang: The Last Airbender, the Avatar film currently in the works at Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon Studios, has found its leads, Variety reports.

Dave Bautista and singer/songwriter Eric Nam are set to headline the animated movie slated for theatrical release on Oct. 10, 2025. Bautista will voice a villainous character while Nam will portray Aang, TVLine has confirmed.

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Dionne Quan (The Fairly OddParents, All Grown Up!), Jessica Matten (Dark Winds, Frontier) and Román Zaragoza (Ghosts) round out the ensemble.

Aang is the first in a trio of standalone Avatar movies first announced in 2022. Lauren Montgomery (Avatar: The Last Airbender, The Legend of Korra) will co-direct with William Mata (The Sea Beast, Rise of the Guardians), while original series creators Michael DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko executive-produce with Eric Coleman (Avatar: The Last Airbender, SpongeBob SquarePants).

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