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Spider-Man: Brand New Day is on the verge of surpassing Titanic in the all-time global box-office top five after earning $39 million domestic and $109 million worldwide this weekend, bringing its totals to $854.9 million domestic and $2.22 billion worldwide. It now trails Ne Zha 2 and Endgame, with a late-September re-release planned for Endgame that could further close the gap; Titanic’s numbers include a 2012 rerelease.
Disney revealed a major Tomorrowland overhaul at the D23 Expo, promising reimagined land with new attractions and more open space ahead of Disneyland’s 75th anniversary, while offering no firm timeline; fans flooded Disney Parks’ social posts urging the return of the long-closed PeopleMover, whose elevated tracks still loom over Tomorrowland; the discussion comes as Disney also previews a new Avatar experience at California Adventure as part of the broader project.
Disney revealed a long‑awaited, broad Tomorrowland reimagining at Disneyland Park, guided by Walt’s original hopeful vision. Details on new rides aren’t announced yet and the project is in early development, potentially unfolding in phases. Autopia will switch from gas to electric engines by 2027 due to CARB rules, and Avatar Land at Disney California Adventure remains on the priority list after Tomorrowland, alongside other ongoing park updates.
Mico, Copilot’s Clippy-like avatar that reacted to voice interactions, is being retired and moved to Learn Live as Microsoft merges Copilot with Microsoft 365 Copilot; the rollout is happening in waves amid broader AI leadership reshuffles.
Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender creators discuss aging up the Team Avatar for a Paramount+ feature, introducing a distinct anime‑inspired art style and epic action while balancing continuity with Korra. They spotlight Tagah, a dark airbender voiced by Dave Bautista, and Sonam’s staff-driven lore at the center, and reveal ideas that didn’t make the final cut (Suki’s cameo, a Republic City parade), noting the challenges of fitting a self-contained movie into the broader Avatar timeline.
Variety’s TV review hails Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender as the first Avatar Studios feature, aging Aang and his friends with a mature, trauma-conscious story set in lush, expansive visuals. It features new voice leads like Eric Nam as Aang and Steven Yeun as Zuko alongside returning core cast, with Dave Bautista joining as Tagah. The film will have a limited, awards-qualifying theatrical run in New York and Los Angeles before streaming on Paramount+ July 25, signaling a durable revival for the franchise and Avatar Studios.
Avatar: Seven Havens, from Avatar creators Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko, is set long after The Legend of Korra and follows a young Earthbender who discovers she is the new Avatar; hunted by both human and spirit enemies, she and her long-lost twin must uncover their origins to save the Seven Havens as Paramount+ releases a teaser and announces an Oct. 9 premiere for the 26-episode series, with a voice cast including Saheli Khan, Aishu Devan, Akshay Khanna, Major Curda, Sakina Jaffrey, Darren Barnet, Dianne Doan and Dee Bradley Baker.
Avatar: Seven Havens will premiere on Paramount+ on Oct. 9, 2026, in a two-book format of 13 episodes each, with a first teaser released; the series centers on a young Earthbender who becomes the new Avatar after Korra in a world shattered by catastrophe, created by Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko and produced by Avatar Studios for Paramount+.
Paramount+ has released the trailer for Avatar: Aang: The Last Airbender, revealing a July 25 streaming date (no theatrical release). The long-awaited sequel follows adult Team Avatar, with Aang discovering another Airbender trapped in ice as they confront new enemies; the title was previously changed after an April leak. This film is the first of three planned movies, with an upcoming animated series Avatar: Seven Havens and the Netflix live‑action adaptation’s second season just released (third season greenlit).
Paramount+ will globally stream the animated film Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender on July 25, moving up from an Oct. 9 theatrical release after a December 2025 streaming plan and an April leak; the project, produced by Avatar Studios, was also showcased with a first trailer and images. The film features Eric Nam as Aang, Dave Bautista as Tagah, Jessica Matten as Katara, Román Zaragoza as Sokka, Steven Yeun as Zuko, and Dionne Quan as Toph, and ties to Avatar Studios’ upcoming series Avatar: Seven Havens set for 2027, with San Diego Comic-Con appearances slated for promotion.
Sega revealed new DLC packs for Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds at Summer Game Fest, including Godzilla and Evangelion, with Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles coming in July and Avatar in October; Season Pass Two will add six DLC packs, with more details to come.
NASA reports Artemis II science is advancing post-splashdown, with crew health and performance testing, Earth-based gravity re-adaptation studies, immune biomarkers, and ARCHeR cognitive/motor assessments. AVATAR organ chips flown around the Moon (including bone marrow cells) are being analyzed alongside crew data to model spaceflight effects, while lunar observations and hundreds of data files—images, video, and audio—are prepared for release via NASA’s Planetary Data System to inform future Moon and Mars missions.
A late-April leak released the full Legend of Aang: The Last Airbender movie, triggering a Paramount-led crisis and an investigation that points to a third-party screening firm, Vision Media, rather than the studio itself. A Singaporean 26-year-old, Devesh Logendran, was arrested as investigators examine possible vulnerabilities in Vision Media’s systems and credentials, highlighting risks in awards-screening pipelines and the potential impact on Paramount’s streaming rollout and future Avatar projects.
Indigenous actress Q’orianka Kilcher filed a California lawsuit accusing James Cameron and Disney of misappropriating her biometric likeness to create the Avatar character Neytiri without her consent or compensation, allegedly copying features from a Los Angeles Times photo and referencing Cameron’s remarks; Kilcher argues the case highlights identity rights in the AI era as the Avatar franchise continues to dominate globally.
Indigenous actress Q'orianka Kilcher has filed a lawsuit accusing James Cameron of using her facial features—after seeing her in an LA Times ad for The New World—to design the Avatar character Neytiri without credit or compensation; she alleges Cameron directed his design team to exploit her biometric identity and seeks damages, disgorgement of profits, injunctive relief, and corrective public disclosure.