The coronavirus pandemic has meant that people are currently staying indoors to stop the spread of the disease, which means everyone is trying to find ways of keeping themselves entertained.
One way movie studios have been helping is by releasing films that recently came out in cinemas onto digital storefronts early, meaning that if you missed out due to self-isolating then you don’t have to wait until just before the DVD/Blu-ray release to watch them.
Sonic the Hedgehog has now joined the list of movies releasing early digitally, with Paramount announcing that it will now come out on March 31 in the US. Digital Spy has reached out to the studio to see if it’s the same scenario in the UK.
Tomorrow (March 24) sees the early release of two movies: DC’s Birds of Prey and Vin Diesel’s Bloodshot.
The Walt Disney Company has also announced that Frozen 2 would be available early for all Disney+ subscribers, although it didn’t say whether it would be part of the UK version’s launch line-up. Here’s hoping it’s a nice surprise.
Sonic the Hedgehog released in cinemas in February and became a surprise box office hit.
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