Update: It appears Frozen 2 is available a day early as it's now on Disney+, on Saturday, March 14.

Disney announced its intention to release ‘Frozen II’ on Disney+ tomorrow, but it looks like they ‘Let It Go’ earlier than planned

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Original Story: The Walt Disney Company has announced that it will be making Frozen 2 available on Disney+ three months early for "families during these challenging times." Frozen 2 will be officially become available in the U.S. beginning Sunday, March 15, and will be available in Canada, the Netherlands, Australia, and New Zealand on Tuesday, March 17. This welcome surprise arrives amidst the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic that is impacting the world, an event that has even forced Walt Disney World, Disneyland, and Disney California Adventure to close through the end of the month. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2019/11/21/frozen-2-review"] “‘Frozen 2’ has captivated audiences around the world through its powerful themes of perseverance and the importance of family, messages that are incredibly relevant during this time, and we are pleased to be able to share this heartwarming story early with our Disney+ subscribers to enjoy at home on any device,” said Bob Chapek, Chief Executive Officer, The Walt Disney Company. Frozen 2 was made available digitally on February 11 and on 4K Ultra HD, Blu-Ray, and DVD on February 25. It was set to be released on Disney+ on June 26 before Disney made this move. Frozen 2, which is the highest-grossing animated film ever at $1.4 billion, was also the sixth Disney film to cross the billion dollar milestone. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=every-delayed-movie-due-to-coronavirus-so-far&captions=true"] In our review of Frozen 2, we said it "is nothing if not ambitious, and like any big undertaking, that ambition comes with flaws. The beautiful world of Arendelle and beyond is a total joy to explore but a confusing subplot that can't quite commit to its radical intentions takes away from the power and the message of the film." This is much needed good news amidst all the other delays and cancellations that are affecting the film and TV industry. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Have a tip for us? Want to discuss a possible story? Please send an email to newstips@ign.com. Adam Bankhurst is a news writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @AdamBankhurst and on Twitch.

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Update: According to Variety, the French government has now decided to close all movie theaters, restaurants, and stores in order to stem the spread of COVID-19. The decision comes after the French government recently banned public gatherings of more than 100 people. The new restrictions were announced by Prime Minister Édouard Philippe and will take effect at midnight local time for an indefinite length of time. Though the announcement says stores will close, high-priority establishments like pharmacies, grocery stores, gas stations, banks, and newspaper stands will remain open. Phillippe said the decision was made after consultations with medical professionals who specialize in the treatment of COVID-19/coronavirus. Original story as follows: Several cinema chains across Europe are closing their doors for the time being as a result of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. According to The Hollywood Reporter, some of Spain's largest theater chains such as Cinesa, Golem, Kinépolis, and Yelmo shut down Friday, March 13, after Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez declared a state of emergency for Spain as a result of COVID-19. Spain has more than 4200 confirmed cases with 120 deaths as of Friday. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=every-delayed-movie-due-to-coronavirus-so-far&captions=true"] The French government tightened event regulations Friday with a ban on all gatherings of more than 100 people. The French Cinemas Association said theaters will remain open but viewings will not exceed 100 people, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Italy's government enacted similar measures before the country's quarantine was put into place. The country's box office numbers saw a decrease of more than 60% as a result. Germany's government has not enacted a country-wide policy like France at this time but some of its individual municipalities have shut down their respective theaters. This includes places like Bielefeld, Bonn, Kassel, and Stuttgart. European countries that have shut down theaters country-wide include Italy and Poland for now. Those theaters have been shut down for at least two weeks, according to THR. Denmark, Norway and Greece have followed suit and shut down their theaters for two weeks as well. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/03/13/how-coronavirus-delays-are-impacting-2020-movies-ign-now"] The European box office is expected to take a hit with theaters closing en masse like this due to COVID-19. Elsewhere, movies like Mulan and The New Mutants have been delayed as a result of the crisis. No Time to Die was also delayed. The movie industry isn't the only entertainment industry affected by the virus. Theme parks like Disneyland, Disney World, Disneyland Paris and Universal Studios Hollywood have closed its gates for now and one of the world's largest gaming conferences, E3, was cancelled too. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Wesley LeBlanc is a freelance news writer and guide maker for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @LeBlancWes. 

Disney has announced it's suspending production on multiple live-action films including The Little Mermaid, Home Alone, Shang-Chi and The Legend of the Ten Rings, The Last Duel, Nightmare Alley, Peter Pan & Wendy, and Shrunk. A Disney spokesperson told Deadline these production delays are precautionary, and there haven't been any confirmed cases of the coronavirus COVID-19 on the productions prompting the shutdowns. The statement reads: "While there have been no confirmed cases of COVID-19 on our productions, after considering the current environment and the best interests of our cast and crew, we have made the decision to pause production on some of our live-action films for a short time. We will continue to assess the situation and restart as soon as feasible." [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=every-upcoming-disney-live-action-remake&captions=true"] This news comes on the heels of Marvel's Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Seven Rings pausing first unit production in London as its director, Destin Daniel Cretton, is self-isolating pending the results of a test for COVID-19. Disney announced casting for The Little Mermaid live-action remake last year, with Halle Bailey as Ariel. Others cast in the film include Awkwafina, Javier Bardem, Melissa McCarthy, Jacob Tremblay, Daveed Diggs, and Jonah Hauer-King. The live-action remake will be directed by Rob Marshall, who previously directed Mary Poppins Returns. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/01/24/bambi-remake-in-the-works-at-disney-ign-news"] Meanwhile, the Home Alone reboot directed by Dan Mazer, cast Rob Delaney and Ellie Kemper in February for unconfirmed roles. Also, the Honey, I Shrunk the Kids reboot, Shrunk, has Rick Moranis out of retirement since 1997. The original director for Honey, I Shrunk the Kids, Joe Johnston, is returning for the sequel as well. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Jeffrey Lerman is a Freelance News Writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @Snakester95.

All filming and production for CW's The Flash has come to a stop amid coronavirus concerns, according to shows Unit Manager Brent Crowell. Confirmed by Deadline, all cast and crew involved in The Flash were told not to return to work effective today, March 13. Additionally, there was no time frame given for when production would begin again. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=crisis-on-infinite-earths-every-cameo-in-the-crossover&captions=true"] At the time of writing, there have been no confirmed cases of COVID-19 among the series cast and crew. This is likely just a precautionary measure as health officials have advised against large gatherings. It remains to be seen how the halt in production will affect the airing of upcoming episodes of The Flash, as there are likely a few episodes already completed. The CW's Riverdale was the first show to stop production after a crew member came into contact with a non-crew member that tested positive for the coronavirus. Further, TVLine reports that the production of Lucifer has also come to a halt. It remains to be seen if other CW shows like Supergirl, DC Legends of Tomorrow, and Batwoman will follow suit and temporarily shut down production. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/03/13/how-coronavirus-delays-are-impacting-2020-movies-ign-now"] The ripple effects of delays and production shutdowns aren't limited to just the TV industry, as Marvel's Shang-Chi shut down first unit production in London and Falcon and the Winter Soldier has pressed pause in Prague. Additionally, concern has extended far beyond the entertainment industry, as the NBA announced that the remainder of the regular season has been suspended after a player tested positive for COVID-19. Further, in a rare move, Disneyland (Anaheim and Paris) and Disney World have both closed their doors. While we wait to learn more about the remainder The Flash Season 6, be sure to check out our Episode 14 review. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Andrew Smith is a freelance contributor with IGN. Follow him on Twitter @_andrewtsmith.

Update: Comcast announced Friday, March 13, some additional changes to its internet services during the COVID-19 crisis. The company is offering Xfinity WiFi Free For Everyone which will see Xfinity WiFi hotspots available to anyone who needs them, including those who aren't current Xfinity Internet customers. This will be in effect for 60 days. You can view a map of these hotspots here. Once at a hotspot, Comcast said to select the "xfinitywifi" network name in the list of available hotspots before launching a browser. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/03/13/how-coronavirus-delays-are-impacting-2020-movies-ign-now"] Comcast is also pausing its current data plans meaning that for the next 60 days, all customers will have access to unlimited data for no additional charge. Comcast also said that it will not disconnect internet service or charge late fees to customers that contact the company to let them know that they can't pay their internet bill at this time. For customers with children home from school due to the virus, Comcast said it's created "new educational collections for all grade levels" in a partnership with Common Sense Media. To access these collections, customers need to say "education" into their X1 Flex voice remotes. Customers can also say "Coronavirus" into the remote to access a collection of information related to the virus. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/03/13/how-coronavirus-delays-are-impacting-2020-movies-ign-now"] [poilib element="accentDivider"] Original story as follows: Internet providers are playing nicely as a result of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Well, Comcast and AT&T are at least so far. As reported on by Vice, AT&T is the first major internet service provider to suspend broadband data caps during the COVID-19 outbreak. AT&T told Vice that the suspension on broadband data caps is in effect and will be until further notice. "Many of our AT&T Internet customers already have unlimited home internet access, and we are waiving internet data overage for the remaining customers," an AT&T spokesperson told Vice. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/03/11/e3-cancelled-due-to-coronavirus-concerns-ign-daily-fix"] Comcast is the second major ISP to confirm a change in its internet access amid the COVID-19 crisis, as reported by Variety, but it's not dropping broadband data caps. Instead, Comcast announced that it is offering free broadband to low-income households and that the company will be boosting internet speeds. Comcast's change will go into effect Monday, March 16, and it will bring two new features to the Internet Essentials Program. The first feature is for low-income households. Low-income families that live in an area with access to Comcast can sign up as a new customer to receive 60 free days of the Internet Essentials service. This service usually comes with a price tag of $9.95 per month. The second feature is Comcast's increase in speeds. The increased speeds will only apply to those with the Internet Essentials service. The service currently offers 15 Mbps for download and 2 Mbps for upload, but starting Monday, the service will jump to 25 and 3 respectively. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=every-delayed-movie-due-to-coronavirus-so-far&captions=true"] "Our hope is that broader access and faster speeds will help all of our Internet Essentials customers more easily work from home, access educational resources, obtain important government health care alerts, and stay in contact with their families during this difficult time," Comcast Cable's President of Consumer Services Dana Strong said in a statement to Variety. Only those who qualify for programs like the National School Lunch Program or SNAP are eligible for Comcast's Internet Essentials service. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/02/25/how-coronavirus-is-impacting-the-games-industry"] The COVID-19 outbreak has led to many changes in the past few days and weeks, including the suspension of the NBA basketball season. It's led to movie delays such as Mulan and No Time to Die, and has led to the closure of theme parks like Disney World and Universal Studios Hollywood. Earlier this week, one of the world's largest video game conferences, E3, was cancelled due to concerns over COVID-19. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Wesley LeBlanc is a freelance news writer and guide maker for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @LeBlancWes. 

Baldur's Gate 3 might be a sequel to the beloved RPG series, but it hasn't been entirely clear that it would be a story sequel, and the community has been asking about that ever since announcement. Today, fans got a far more definitive answer, as developer Larian revealed it would feature direct connections to the first game, including returning characters. In a Reddit AMA on r/baldursgate, Larian founder Swen Vincke answered a question asking if the upcoming game's story will follow on from the first two games: "We really don’t want to spoil anything but we wouldn’t call it Baldur’s Gate 3 if there wouldn’t be a link", he explained. "Let me just say that we touch upon the story of [Baldur's Gate] 1 & 2 in meaningful ways, there are returning characters and what happened in BG 1/2/[Throne of Bhaal] leads to what happens into BG3. You won’t necessarily see that at the start of the adventure but you will quickly understand once you get further into the game." [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=baldurs-gate-3-gameplay-screenshots&captions=true"] It's proven a very popular answer, with multiple commenters saying it was the best one given in the AMA. While it might seem clear that the third game in a series would follow up on the story of the first two games, the question arose from the Dungeons & Dragons setting it's based on, Forgotten Realms. In the two decades since the last game's release, Forgotten Realms has canonically shifted a century into the future - meaning Baldur's Gate 3 has too. Initially, some wondered whether that meant BG3 would simply share a gameplay style and setting with the original games, but it seems that's not the case. Vincke didn't go into any more detail about connective story in the AMA, but we can assume that the likes of Minsc and Boo - who appeared in the original Baldur's Gate, and have since appeared in recent Forgotten Realms media - could be popping up along the way. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/02/27/baldurs-gate-3-gameplay-demo"] We recently saw 2 hours of the game played, and that was enough to sell us on the (extremely complex) concept. If you're a D&D fan, we've got a guide to how the game is adapting the tabletop experience, and a rundown of how some Larian's coolest feature ideas are Stadia-exclusive. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Joe Skrebels is IGN's Executive Editor of News, and he remembers playing Baldur's Gate 1 mainly because of the fact that he had absolutely no idea how to play it when he was 9. Follow him on Twitter.

Dreams developer Media Molecule is looking into ways that Dreams creations can be used for business purposes beyond PS4. In a Dreams update post released Friday, March 13, the developer answered a few questions it's received from the community, one being how players could potentially use their own creations for business purposes. Media Molecule had a lengthy answer for that and it seems the company is working on a way to allow users to use their creations outside of PlayStation. "We've had lots of questions from creators about using Dreams for viable business opportunities off PlayStation such as concept work," the update post reads. "We welcome and encourage creators to do this, but it's new territory for us. We've been busy behind the scenes mapping out how we can make it easier for creators to do this in the future. We are kicking this off with a beta evaluation, where creators can submit an application to use Dreams for a specific project." [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=14-community-creations-made-in-dreams&captions=true"] You can view that beta evaluation here, should you want to apply. The update continues to explain that the evaluation is only available to Early Access Members in "good standing." Media Molecule asks that those who apply have published creations that can be viewed or have a showreel that showcases their work made in dreams viewable to the studio. As far as what kind of projects this evaluation applies to, Media Molecule said basically any Dreams creation, as long as its value 'off PlayStation' is demonstrable. The update post also answered a few other questions regarding original creations in Dreams. Media Molecule said the creator of an original idea in Dreams is the IP owner for that creation, and that said person is free to use their IP in artwork, music portfolios, collages, or even a T-shirt design. "In other words, for your own personal use," the post reads. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/02/26/15-amazing-original-games-in-dreams"] Dreams has been out for just under a month and Media Molecule is looking into ways to improve its systems to highlight more original content rather than remakes. That's not to say remakes or non-original IPs aren't worth checking out - just take the unofficial Avatar: The Last Airbender game that already has millions of admirers. We thought Media Molecule's latest was amazing, giving Dreams a 9 out of 10. [poilib element="accentDivider"]

Astronomers have found 139 new "minor planets" in the far reaches of our solar system just beyond Neptune's orbit, which could potentially boost scientists' continued searches for the putative Planet Nine. A new study published in The Astrophysical Journal revealed how data from the Dark Energy Survey (DES) helped researchers to detect a new cluster of Trans-Neptune objects, from which 139 out of 316 minor planets had not been documented before. [ignvideo url="http://www.ign.com/videos/2016/01/21/our-solar-system-may-have-a-ninth-planet-again-ign-news"] The DES operation, spanning across six years, mapped the southern skies to observe galaxy clusters and supernovae in an effort to understand astrological patterns, particularly in relation to dark energy, which is thought to be behind the accelerated period of expansion in our universe. However, the journal entry explains the study provided more information than anticipated, as data from the first four years of the DES project helped to uncover hundreds of small objects - ranging in distance from 30 astronomical units, close to Neptune's orbit, and 90 astronomical units (AU) away from the sun. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2016/04/04/more-evidence-of-a-ninth-planet-in-our-solar-system-emerges-ign-news"] According to Space.com, scientists hope to adapt this new methodology to aid in their mission to find the theoretical Planet Nine and other undiscovered planets. "There are lots of ideas about giant planets that used to be in the solar system and aren't there anymore, or planets that are far away and massive but too faint for us to have noticed yet," said physicist and astronomer Gary Bernstein from the University of Pennsylvania. "Making the catalog is the fun discovery part," Bernstein added. "Then, when you create this resource, you can compare what you did find to what somebody's theory said you should find." [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=star-wars-every-new-planet-in-the-disney-movies&captions=true"] This new study puts astronomers on an exciting path towards discovering even more about the galaxy far, far away. As we know, the Star Wars fictional universe has been steadily evolving for years. From the battle-strewn wastes of Jakku to the lush beaches of Scarif, the recent sequel trilogy and franchise spin-offs have introduced many new planets to the Star Wars solar system. For more on these galaxy-building worlds, check out our rundown of every new planet Introduced in the Disney Star Wars movies or read about The Rise of Skywalker's hidden planet Exegol and find out more about the classic Star Wars planet that appeared in Episode IX. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=the-25-best-sci-fi-movies&captions=true"] Alternatively, for more on the real-world discoveries, check out the new method MIT engineers have identified to deflect asteroids, read about the mini-moon that was found to be orbiting Earth, and find out more about the sad fate that an asteroid belt may face in six billion years. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Adele Ankers is a Freelance Entertainment Journalist. You can reach her on Twitter.