Disney is moving its Artemis Fowl adaption straight to Disney Plus.

It’s interesting to see which movies are having their premiere dates pushed back and which are being pushed to streaming.

We saw Dreamworks put Trolls World Tour on streaming, and Disney put Onward on streaming early.

I still have to doubt that the House of Mouse will be putting any of the big Marvel Studios projects that were planned for theaters onto their streaming platform, but time will tell.

Disney set the streaming-only premiere date for live-action sci-fi fantasy “Artemis Fowl” on its Disney Plus service worldwide — hoping it gives more juice to the subscription VOD product while theaters are shuttered.

“Artemis Fowl,” directed by Kenneth Branagh, will be available exclusively on Disney Plus beginning Friday, June 12. It had originally been set for a May 29 theatrical debut.

Based on the best-selling YA book by Irish author Eoin Colfer, “Artemis Fowl” follows the journey of a 12-year-old criminal mastermind as he desperately tries to save his kidnapped father. Artemis must infiltrate an ancient, underground civilization of fairies — and track down the Aculos, the fairies’ most powerful and coveted magical device, to pay the ransom.

In a statement, Branagh said that Artemis Fowl would “be as proud as I am that families around the world will now be able to enjoy his first amazing screen adventures together, on Disney Plus.”

Source: Variety