New Avatar movie leaked on social media: 26-year-old arrested in Singapore

A 26-year-old man has been arrested in Singapore for allegedly distributing the film “The Legend of Aang: The Last Airbender“ online.

According to the English-language daily The Straits Times, police arrested the man who is said to have distributed the film on social media platforms.

First small bites, then the whole movie

In mid-April, a user from Singapore with the handle @ImStillDissin on X wrote that Nickelodeon had accidentally sent him the full film via email. However, he corrected this supposed blunder by Nickelodeon, which produced the film, shortly thereafter. Apparently, a friend from his “hacker days” had sent him excerpts from the film. All of the user's posts on X have since been deleted.

However, behind the leak of the full film is apparently another man in Singapore who is said to have gained access to the production servers. The leak of the full film likely has a significantly better quality than the clips from @ImStillDissin.

Instead of in cinemas, on Paramount+ and illegally on social media

Paramount originally planned to release the animated film in cinemas in October 2026. However, at the end of December 2025, the company announced that “The Last Airbender” would instead be released exclusively on the streaming platform Paramount+.

The arrested man is being investigated for unauthorized access to computer data. In Singapore, this carries a prison sentence of up to seven years, a fine of up to 50,000 Singapore dollars, or both.

(rme)