The digital release of the Sonic the Hedgehog movie has been brought forward, Paramount Pictures has announced.

The movie launches digitally on 31st March 2020 - just over a month after it first hit cinemas in the US.

Get Ready! #SonicMovie is on Digital March 31 and on Blu-ray™ and 4K Ultra HD™ May 19. https://t.co/AfJlcB7jCd pic.twitter.com/08OkyGYDKO

— Sonic the Hedgehog (@SonicMovie) March 20, 2020

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Cinemas, of course, are currently closed across the world as a result of the Coronavirus outbreak. A number of movie studios are releasing their films early digitally as a result. Films brought forward include Onward, Bloodshot and Birds of Prey.

Sonic The Hedgehog Movie - The Good and Bad Reviewed Watch on YouTube

Sonic the Hedgehog did very well at the cinema, making $146m in the US and $306m worldwide (it's now the highest-grossing film based on a video game of all time in North America, surpassing Pokémon Detective Pikachu). To find out what we thought, check out Eurogamer's Sonic the Hedgehog review.