Per a new report, and in an effort to provide some fresh entertainment to those currently quarantined across the globe, Warner Bros.’ Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) and STXFilms’ The Gentlemen have both moved up their Digital HD release dates from April to next Tuesday, March 24th. 

While Cathy Yan’s Birds of Prey was one of this year’s biggest box office disappointments as it grossed just over $199.1 million ($84.1M domestic; $115M foreign) on an estimated $100 million production budget, which was well short of its estimated $250M to $300 million break even number, Guy Ritchie’s The Gentlemen was one of this year’s most pleasant surprises, both critically and commercially. The film ultimately earned over $115 milion on an estimated $22 million production budget. 

The news comes hot on the heels of Universal Pictures’ decision to make The Invisible Man, Emma and The Hunt available for rent this coming Friday as well as making Trolls: World Tour available for rent on April 10, which was its original theatrical release date. 

Disney also made its billion-dollar blockbuster Frozen 2 available to stream on Disney+ last weekend, well ahead of its intended streaming launch date, and have also made Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker available to purchase on all Digital HD platforms.

With the coronavirus pandemic currently showing no signs of slowing down anytime soon, it should be an interesting few weeks/months for the film industry as top studios debate the pros/cons of possibly launching some of their upcoming films on streaming platforms rather than give them their theatrical launches to mitigate losses during this troubling time. 

However, with that said, it remains increasingly unlikely that potential major blockbusters like Black Widow, A Quiet Place Part II, Mulan, Wonder Woman 1984, Top Gun: Maverick and others will be pushed to streaming, as it would likely result in unprecedented losses for the respective studios. Pushing them to later in 2020 and/or to 2021 will likely remain the most viable option. 

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With Supernatural having not yet filmed its series finale, it remains to be seen whether The CW will ultimately decide to shift around the rest of the already shot season to stretch out their April/May programming schedule until filming can resume, which may actually end up getting pushed back even further due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. 

The network has already moved back episodes of The Flash and Legends of Tomorrow, presumably to fill their spring schedule and it seems likely there will be more shifts to come this as they work to keep new content coming while knowing they don’t have finales ready for a number of their most popular series. 

“Destiny’s Child” – (8:00-9:00 p.m. ET) (TV-14, DLV) (HDTV)

DANNEEL ACKLES AND GENEVIEVE PADALECKI RETURN AS JO AND RUBY – A search for the one thing that may give the Winchesters an edge against God leads Sam (Jared Padalecki) and Dean (Jensen Ackles) to Jo’s (guest star Danneel Ackles) door and to a secret that may have died with Ruby (guest star Genevieve Padalecki). Meanwhile, Castiel (Misha Collins) asks Jack (Alexander Calvert) to do the unthinkable to help the brothers in their quest. Amyn Kaderali directed the episode written by Brad Buckner & Eugenie Ross-Leming (#1513). Original airdate 3/23/2020.

The epic journey of the Winchester brothers come to a close as SUPERNATURAL enters its fifteenth and final season. Sam (Jared Padalecki) and Dean (Jensen Ackles) and the angel Castiel (Misha Collins) have battled demons and angels, mythical creatures and monsters, in a seemingly unending quest to save the world. But in the final battle of the show’s 14th season, they faced off against God Himself (Rob Benedict) – refusing to kill their surrogate nephilim son Jack (Alexander Calvert), and thus bringing about God’s decision to end this reality once and for all…

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Former Game of Thrones star Kristofer Hivju is the latest celebrity to test positive for coronavirus (COVID-19).

The actor took to Instagram to share the news, revealing that he is currently self-quarantining in Norway with his family.

“Sorry to say that I, today, have tested positive for COVID19, Corona virus,” Hivju wrote in his post. “My family and I are self-isolating at home for as long as it takes. We are in good health – I only have mild symptoms of a cold.

There are people at higher risk for who this virus might be a devastating diagnosis, so I urge all of you to be extremely careful; wash your hands, keep 1,5 meters distance from others, go in quarantine; just do everything you can to stop the virus from spreading. Together we can fight this virus and avert a crisis at our hospitals. Please take care of each other, keep your distance, and stay healthy!”

Hivju was recently cast in season 2 of Netflix’s The Witcher, which officially halted production earlier today.

Tom Hanks, Olga Kurylenko and Idris Elba have already shared their diagnosis, and more high-profile names are expected to come forward. Actors are constantly travelling and interacting with dozens of different people every day, making them more likely to come into contact with someone who has contracted the virus.

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