Overview
- Paramount scheduled a one-week, awards-qualifying theatrical engagement from July 24–30 at AMC Burbank 8 in Los Angeles and AMC Empire 25 in Manhattan, with tickets set to go on sale July 16.
- The film will debut worldwide on Paramount+ on July 25 as a streaming-first release while the limited run preserves eligibility for prizes such as the Oscars.
- Paramount’s minimal two-theater footprint follows an April leak of a finished high-definition copy that pushed the studio to accelerate its streaming timetable.
- The credited directing team is Lauren Montgomery with co-directors Steve Ahn and William Mata, and producers include series creators Bryan Konietzko and Michael Dante DiMartino.
- The movie features a largely recast voice ensemble led by Eric Nam as Aang and includes Dave Bautista, Jessica Matten, Román Zaragoza, Steven Yeun, and Dionne Quan, and the rollout will shape how Avatar Studios’ planned film slate is promoted going forward.