Eric Nam and Dave Bautista are stepping into the world of the four nations.

Paramount announced Thursday at CinemaCon that Nam will voice Aang in the first film from the animated Avatar film trilogy, tentatively titled Aang: The Last Airbender. Bautista has been cast in a villain role, with Dionne Quan, Jessica Matten, and Roman Zaragoza rounding out the cast.

Plot details remain hidden somewhere in the Fire Nation, but Lauren Montgomery, who worked as storyboard artist on Avatar: The Last Airbender and sequel series The Legend of Korra, will direct the animated feature, which is set to hit theaters on Oct. 10, 2025.

News of the first animated film came in 2021 when Nickelodeon announced the launch of Avatar Studios with plans to expand the Avatar universe with original creators Michael DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko, who were tapped as co-chief creative officers. The studio confirmed plans for two more films the following year. Both DiMartino and Konietzko are on board to executive produce the trilogy, which will be told as separate stories as opposed to a unified three-parter.

The original animated series, which ran on Nickelodeon from 2005 to 2008, centers on a young monk named Aang as he masters the four elements — water, earth, fire, and air — to bring peace to the realm. Netflix recently released a live-action TV adaptation from creator Albert Kim, starring Gordon Cormier, Kiawentiio Tarbell, Daniel Dae Kim, and Dallas Liu. (DiMartino and Konietzko were previously involved, but dropped out due to creative differences.) It received a two-season renewal.

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