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I'm literally speachless!! Who has been asking for twin earthbenders?? And I feel like Raava just being able to leave Korra is broken as shit.
Avatar Studios announces their first two animated movies: The Legend of Wei (2029) and The Legend of Wing (2030)
We knew there would be something at the Avatar panel at this year’s Nunya City Comic-Con but no one expected anything this huge: Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko have announced what Avatar Studios’ first releases are going to be and when they’re coming: two animated films: Avatar Studios’ The Legend of Wei and Avatar Studios’ The Legend of Wing, coming to theaters in 2029 and 2030 respectively. They will have a 30-day theatrical exclusivity window and then stream on Paramount+.
Here’s the official description from the official press release from Paramount that came out just after the announcement (emphasis mine):
The wait is over. From Avatar: The Last Airbender and The Legend of Korra co-creators Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko’s Avatar Studios comes a breathtaking new era of animation: The Legend of Wei, a 2D-3D hybrid animated film hitting theaters in 2029, followed by a direct sequel, The Legend of Wing, in 2030.
In The Legend of Wei, set five years after The Legend of Korra, Avatar Korra takes a vacation and the spirit of Raava temporarily leaves her body and fuses with both Wei Beifong and Wing Beifong, the twin metalbending brothers of the youngest generation of Toph Beifong’s famous family, with each getting two of the four elements. However, a twist of fate separates the pair, and, without his brother by his side for the first time in his life, Wei Beifong must grapple with being half of a whole and half of an Avatar.
“We know how much fans have wanted twin earth Avatars for years,” Bryan Konietzko said at Nunya City Comic-Con, “we knew we had to find a way to make it happen.”
“I think we cracked a really special story with this,” Michael Dante DiMartino was quoted saying, “we think you’re going to love it.”
Now that the official announcement is out, I can also exclusively reveal some more plot details from my source at Paramount:
Wei gets waterbending and earthbending while Wing gets firebending and airbending.
Vaatu was reborn inside Raava, and when she split to fuse with the twins, it was actually the Raava part that went in Wei and the Vaatu part that went in Wing. That’s why Wing mysteriously leaves (but no one knows about Vaatu, that’s why it’s a mystery until the end of the movie).
Vaatu became savvy of the modern world in the, what, ~9 years he’s watched the world through Korra’s eyes, and his evil plan is similarly on the ball: he knows that money and corporations make this modern new world turn and Wing seduces Asami, who breaks up with Korra and starts using Future Industries’ power and wealth for the dark Vaatu Avatar Wing’s plans. Wing and Asami are a power couple like the Four Nations have never seen.
Korra, heartbroken, falls into the arms of Wei, and they fall in love.
The main dynamic of the movie is the Wei and Korra couple vs the Wing and Asami couple.
Korra still has her waterbending, so she teaches Wei (and he obviously already knows earthbending). There’s lots of cute couple-in-love splashing from what I’ve heard. Zuko and Zaheer are Wing’s firebending and airbending teachers respectively.
All of this is happening while Toph and the rest of the Beifong clan are trying to organize Lin and Pema’s wedding, which is where most of the comic relief for the movie comes in. I don’t know the details on how Tenzin and Pema broke up and Lin and Pema got together, it most likely happened in the five-year gap.
Honestly, this is EXACTLY what we’ve been waiting for. Everyone knows Wing and Wei are some of the fandom’s favorite characters, including placing first and first (tied) in the recent CBS News poll run during their Avatar Week (disclaimer: CBS is owned by Paramount, Avatar Studios’ parent company), so it’s amazing that Bryke and Avatar Studios are listening to the fans.
And the fact that the movies are coming so soon? Cherry on top.
From what I understand, after these two movies are out, there will be multiple spinoff animated series for each of the rest of the Beifongs, coming to Paramount+ starting in 2031 and so on.
But for now, get hype for The Legend of Wei coming 2029 and The Legend of Wing coming 2030!