Singapore Police Arrest Alleged The Legend Of Aang: The Last Airbender Leaker

People aren't thrilled pinch Paramount these days. After all, corporate consolidation and nan transformation of CBS News into authorities media thin to do that. But here's personification who whitethorn not person chosen the… wisest shape of protest. The Straits Times reports (via Gizmodo) that Singapore constabulary person arrested a 26-year-old man for leaking Paramount's The Legend of Aang: The Last Airbender.

The film, portion of nan Avatar: The Last Airbender franchise, was initially scheduled for a theatrical release. But aft 2 delays, it was later moved to Paramount+, wherever it’s group to debut later this year. Naturally, hardcore fans of nan franchise bristled astatine nan imaginable of nan highly anticipated introduction skipping theaters. Paramount's scant trading apparently didn't thief either.

However, galore person already seen nan movie, allegedly acknowledgment to nan unnamed 26-year-old successful question. Singapore constabulary said he gained distant entree to a server and downloaded nan film. He past posted parts of it online. After nan leak, Paramount changed nan movie's sanction to Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender — possibly to effort to forestall casual fans' searches from turning up info astir nan leak.

The man is being investigated for unauthorized entree to machine material. He could look a maximum of 7 years successful prison, a good of up to $50,000, aliases both.

Earlier this month, The Hollywood Reporter interviewed nan X relationship holder @ImStillDissin, who posted nan clips. (Although we tin estimate that this whitethorn beryllium nan man presently successful custody, that’s unconfirmed.) The question and reply revealed a rather, shall we say, blasé attack to nan incident. He said he figured posting clips from nan movie was nary biggie since nan movie is simply a streaming-only release. "I saw it's conscionable a Paramount+ thing, truthful I decided I'd troll a small bit," nan leaker said.

The leaked clips dispersed rapidly. Despite pleas from 4Chan posters to stock nan full film, @ImStillDissin resisted. However, personification other shared nan afloat movie by April 13. Naturally, that record has since circulated acold and wide.

So, bully luck pinch that charismatic October 9 streaming release, Paramount. You're gonna request it.