r/Avatarthelastairbende • u/Wonderful-Photo-9938 • 8d ago
Without Bias, Do you think Legend of Aang: The Last Airbender will be the best Cartoon/Anime Movie of 2026?
These are some of the most popular cartoons/anime series which are scheduled to release a Movie for next year (2026) 2026
Legend of Aang: The Last Airbender
Toy Story 5
Ice Age 6
Minions 3
Super Mario Brothers 2: The Second Level
And many more.
Do you think the Legend of Aang will be the best movie in terms of earning and viewership wise? How about story wise?
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u/Fernando_qq 8d ago
Regarding the box office, I think the fight will be between Minions and Mario.
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u/whatadumbperson 7d ago
It's Mario's to lose. The sequel to the well received first entry of an IP is always the one that does real numbers. The other 3 have to be on a decline in terms of popularity.
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u/Character-Coat8685 6d ago
I think ice age gonna successful more than others all movies from ice age kinda good tho because of nostalgia
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u/Agitated-Cup-7109 7d ago
Definitely not box office, minions or Mario has that in the bag. If just looking at quality, we don't know enough about any of these movies to really make a guess
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u/TaratronHex 8d ago
Nope. It's about twenty years too late.
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u/AlastairCellars 7d ago
I fail to see how that changes anything, the graphic novels are still coming out if i recall so it's not like they arnt in touch with the characters
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u/Original_Ronlof 7d ago
Not to mention many of the original fans refusing to see it because of the racist recasting of the original voice actors.
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u/IamaHyoomin 7d ago
the what?
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u/Driekan 7d ago
Some white voice actors were recast 20 years after originally playing a role. White supremacists didn't like that.
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u/IamaHyoomin 7d ago
oh, so people are butthurt that the voice actors resemble the characters they are playing ever so slightly more?
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u/Driekan 7d ago
Yup.
There actually are people who are in theory adults who are spending actual time in their lives to try and bad-mouth (in vague terms, so they don't have to explain that it's just a racism thing) a movie from a franchise they ostensibly like... Partly because they're too dumb to realize that voice actors' voices changes over a span of 20 years.
And partly because they're white supremacists. It's more of this, honestly.
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u/migos53 7d ago
If they have a great villain, show mai/ ty lee/ azula in it as adults, very well written story and well done music.
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u/EcstaticContract5282 7d ago
It would be great to see azula, mai, and ty Lee. Best place would be in a cameo. I don't think they should contribute much to the plot.
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u/Original_Ronlof 7d ago edited 7d ago
Highly doubt it. Too many red flags with the production. The franchise has been mismanaged since its inception and this movie is coming out way too late following the original run.
No way it beats the minions or Mario 2. In fact all of these movies will likely perform better than Aang because they appeal to parents with very young children i.e. 3-5 year olds. Which I doubt this Aang movie will.
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u/EcstaticContract5282 7d ago
Yeah, I completely agree. The year delay and changing animation studios are worrying. They lost the marketing of the 20th anniversary.. not to mention the competition. Besides their have been just too many tiny errors with all the new content. He'll they can't even update the official timeline. The last two oneshot comics are still listed as pre-order. It really sloppy if you can't add an Amazon link to sell your own comic on your own website.
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u/Noktis_Lucis_Caelum 8d ago
Well...Mario IS too much.
Say what you want. I Loved the super Mario Bros movie. Super Soundtrack and peachs portrayal was great. And Jack black AS Bowser was Fantastic. I loved His Song "peaches"
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u/myumisays57 7d ago
As long as they have the original creators be the only ones who touch this, have the original voice cast come back and then keep to their 2d animation format.. then it has the potential to bring in the millennials and their kids plus the new gen avatar fans. It isn’t going to out perform all the other movies but it could be profitable and not a total loss.
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u/Imaginary_Title_9987 7d ago
Original creators are working on it and they are keeping the 2d with 3d twists I think, but the original cast will not be back
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u/Excellent_Pea_4609 7d ago
As far as box office and viewership goes hell no . As far as story goes we literally know nothing we can't make assumptions about any of them For example nobody expected kpop demon hunters to be the phenomenon it turned out to be this year
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u/MonCappy 7d ago
Not a clue. First of all, we could get blindsided by a surprise hit like KPop Demon Hunters. There is also a possibility the movie turns out to be...bad. It is far too early to tell how the film will do either critically or commercially.
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u/EcstaticContract5282 7d ago
No their is no way it beats Mario or minions. This is actually very worrying, it's a year delayet at least and this is some big competition.
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u/Character-Coat8685 6d ago edited 6d ago
Mmmm story wise maybe but fans also confused about because OG voice actors missing and delaying I also afraid about story line , fans kinda hate comics ( some parts of comics ) after comics avatar universe kinda messy . Are they gonna continue the movie with characters and some theories from comics , I am really worried about that . Or they gonna begin with the end of the show
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u/EcstaticContract5282 5d ago
Their are definitely things from the comics they shouldn't focus on. Mostly the fire nation royal family story line. Ursas character arc, as well as kiyi, are controversial. Besides that, azulas' storyline is still up in the air. The whole family situation feels really unresolved, so I would not focus on that. We also don't have confirmation on who zuko married. He is broken up with mai in the comics.
That being said, focusing on republic city is sort of safe, I feel.
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u/Character-Coat8685 5d ago edited 5d ago
Yeah true, that’s exactly the problem. If they even try to drag COMIC Ursa, her random new husband, and that new daughter into the movie, I’m out , i don’t want to see that again . No one wants that mess on screen again i guess. I really love Ursa’s character in the show i want to see her in the movie maybe in one or two scenes but not as COMIC ursa
But they also can’t just dodge everything. Zuko clearly has a daughter later, but we never find out who Izumi’s mom is. Some fans even argue it could be Suki, since Sokka and Suki aren’t really shown together after ATLA show. If the movie ignores that completely, it’s just going to fuel more debate. They don’t need to make relationships the focus, but they can’t pretend they don’t exist either.
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u/EcstaticContract5282 4d ago
Yeah, the question is, will they travel to the fire nation at all or just stay in the United Republic. Mai, ursa, and azula may have cameos, but I doubt they will be a big part of the movie.
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u/Illustrious_Fig_3169 7d ago
Not at all. I have four kids and they would rather see any of those other four.. Personally I’m sure it’ll be good, and I’m looking forward to the storyline, but if its target audience is kids (older ones) I don’t think it’ll do well…
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u/ThatEcologist 7d ago
I don’t think so. Mario just has such a huge base and current base. I love Avatar, but the OG show is 20 years old. Korra is 10 years old. Mario, Minions etc is at the forefront of people’s minds.
But I don’t care how well it does in the box office. I’m just excited to see it.
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u/Sonicrules9001 7d ago
Not even close and it has nothing to do with quality since I'm sure the movie will be amazing but it is surrounded by way bigger movies with more budget, marketing and general popularity that Avatar would kind of be buried by them if I had to guess.
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u/PhilG1989 7d ago
I don’t see it out performing the likes of Toy Story or Mario, maybe the other 2 but even then I don’t know…. While Avatar is a well known franchise the problem is Avatar isn’t all that well known to gen Z or Alpha, it’s more a millennial franchise. So it’s competing with franchise’s that appeal to the millennials, gen Z’s, and gen Alpha’s
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u/EcstaticContract5282 7d ago
I am not too aware of what Gen z or Gen Alpha are watching. That being said, Avatar is currently on Netflix. I am not talking about the live action but the animated series. It has been popular on the site. Maybe it's more popular to them than we think.
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u/Character-Coat8685 6d ago
I am so worried , Instead of getting new audience what if this movie lose some of OG fans too or hated by them . Creators have to be very carefull
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u/PhilG1989 7d ago
I’ve worked at an elementary school for the past 8 years and haven’t seen a single kid (besides my own) talk about Avatar or wear any Avatar merch at all but I have seen plenty of Minions, Mario and Toy Story merch over the years.
Avatar is a fantastic show and I have no doubt that the movie will do well enough to warrant more movies in the future but it’s not beating out these other movies for the simple fact that they have a cross-generational appeal that Avatar just hasn’t obtained yet…. Hopefully that will change though.
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u/AlastairCellars 7d ago edited 7d ago
Yes unless spiderverse 3 release early.
Side note: not only should there not be another Toy Story, why is the picture for it like every pixar movie for some reason
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u/UchPunktskiy 7d ago
Is Toy Story 5 becoming a multiverse now? It's my favorite cartoon, only then comes Avatar, even though I re-watched it last week. I hope they won't mess up. So far I like all 4 series. Guys, as for avatar, do you know where to read the comics that continue Aang's story? Preferably in Russian since I watched the cartoon in Russian also. Want to read everything before re-watching Korra.
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u/UniversityIcy4792 7d ago
I found the comics in English on Amazon, have two of them in hard copy. Not sure about Russian though
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u/HeartOfFire94 7d ago
Well, at least we're still in the early stages of them trying to milk ATLa for all it's worth. The rest of these franchises need to be laid to rest already.
Edit: I guess the Mario movie is only 2 but I give it a couple years till we're up to 5 or 6
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u/Sweaty-Finance-8414 7d ago
Of course not.
Other big budget franchises will naturally earn more money and a larger audience.
New films with new IP have the potential to be received better without the weight of viewer expectations.
And after seeing how this fandom here reacted to the first image reveal for Seven Havens, I have no doubt in my mind that they will hate the movie.
With bias of course I already know that I believe it’s the best animated movie coming out next year
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u/MinecraftIsLife12345 7d ago
the competition listed doesn't seem to be too tough, in terms of story writing quality
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u/Your_bestie_is_here 7d ago edited 7d ago
It depends if it’s good and actually follows writing of the original. If everything is changed like the voice actors and the characters looks then probably not. There are other things which could be better. But we won’t know until you look at the script of each one. So it could easily be the best. Or the worst. But might not top something like Mario since the first was really good. For example the song ‘peaches’ was loved worldwide. So it is most likely that it won’t be the best as other fanbases have been waiting for sequels as well. The last airbender might not be favourite for other kids as they didn’t grow up watching unlike minions and Mario as those are all popular and have different variations. For example “Mario kart” and “minions/despicable me 1 2 and 3” (not exactly the same thing but from the same idea or name) which are all popular and loved. Therefore it won’t be the best if you put it into a different perspective but could be favoured by some more than other. But im totally looking forward to it. Hopefully it’s good
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u/Usual_Emphasis_535 7d ago
we know nothing other then it's the og characters, I gotta at least see a trailer first
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u/Legitimate_Food_128 7d ago
If they had cast Dante as Zuko. Yes. Without him? I think it'll be successful. Just not as much as could have been. Say for a few 100 mill or so.
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u/Possible-Rate-3833 6d ago
I think is going to do a lot of money. Like ATLA isn't as big of a brand as Toy Story or Minions but i feel is going to attract a lot of adults who grown up with the show and the teen/YA audience who discovered it in recent years. Maybe i can see it do at least $500-600 million but i don't think is going to be as big of a success as Super Mario 2 or Minions 3.
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u/Opposite_History2194 4d ago
Mario will make more money and probably be a shockingly well written film.
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u/President__Pug 7d ago
Not even close. The other movies you listed are well known franchises within a huge following. The Legend of Aang doesn’t stand a chance.
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u/PhilG1989 7d ago
You do realize that Avatar is also a well known franchise right?? 2 successful animated shows, a fairly successful live action show, books, comic books, video games…. I do agree that it probably wont be the highest grossing BUT let’s not act like its a complete unknown
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u/Mean-Choice-2267 8d ago
I doubt it will be very good. Just based on the quality of movies/shows within the last 10 or so years.
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u/Emergency-Practice37 8d ago
No to viewership, just based on the fact that the other movies will have broader appeal. Families with small children and the adults who grew up with these movies are wider spread than those of us who watched Avatar.
Story wise: Hard to speculate when you don’t know the premise of not only this but those other movies.