Paramount Touts Robust Animation Slate, Reveals Voice Cast for ‘The Smurfs’ and ‘Aang: The Last Airbender’

Additional details for new “SpongeBob SquarePants” and “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” movies were shared

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"Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem" (Credit: Paramount Pictures)

Paramount Pictures’ upcoming animation slate is coming into focus, with the studio going into it at CinemaCon, revealing new details about its robust roster of properties including “Paw Patrol,” “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles,” “The Smurfs,” “SpongeBob Squarepants” and – most excitingly – “The Last Airbender.” Fresh details about the casts for “The Smurfs Movie” and “Aang: The Last Airbender” were also revealed.

First up was “Paw Patrol 3,” which will hit theaters on July 31, 2026. It follows the highly successful “Paw Patrol: The Mighty Movie,” which was released in 2023. That film’s director, Cal Brunker, who also directed “Paw Patrol: The Movie” in 2021, is slated to return.

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