A 26-year-old man has been arrested for leaking parts of the unreleased animated film “The Legend of Aang: The Last Airbender.”According to a police statement issued on April 24, authorities received a report on April 16 regarding clips from an unreleased film circulating on social media platforms.
The Straits Times reported that the suspect was identified and arrested within a day of filing the complaint.
The suspect gained access to the media server
Investigators leading the leak case allege that the man gained unauthorized remote access to a media server, where he downloaded the unreleased film and later uploaded parts of the film to social media. According to the report, law enforcement officials confirmed that several electronic devices were seized during the arrest, and a copy of the unreleased film was recovered from the device.
The suspect could face prison time
The suspect is currently under investigation. If convicted, he could face a maximum penalty of up to seven years in prison, a fine of up to $50,000, or both.The authorities did not reveal further details and investigations are continuing.
About film leakage
As reported earlier this month, parts of the film leaked online months before its premiere on Paramount+. An anonymous X account claimed that a Nickelodeon employee emailed him the entire movie.
According to reports, the pirated version of the movie was a high-quality file and not the usual low-quality versions recorded on camera.Paramount conducted an investigation into the incident. As part of an ongoing investigation, the company has ruled out the possibility that the leak was caused by a security flaw in its systems, The Hollywood Reporter reported. The movie clips shared on social media platforms have been removed through a copyright removal process.The film is scheduled to be released on October 9, 2026.
