Oscar-Winning Films ‘Green Book,’ ‘Spider-man: Into The Spider-Verse’ Highlight March on Demand Premieres

By R. Thomas Umstead
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A number of Academy Award-winning movies will make their on demand premieres in March, according to In Demand.

Universal’s Green Book, which took home the coveted Oscar for best picture, will debut on most MVPD lineups on March 12, according to the on demand distributor.

Sony Pictures’ action movie Spider-man: Into the Spider-Verse -- which debuts via on demand March 19 -- was the big Academy Award winner in the best animated feature category.

If Beale Street Could Talk also won an Academy Award as Regina King won the best supporting actress statuette for her role as Sharon Rivers in the film. The movie debuts March 26 via on demand.

Other major studio films making their on demand debuts in March include:

Creed II -- PG (MGM/Fox) March 5

Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald -- PG-13 (Warner Bros.) March 12

Mary Poppins Returns --PG (Disney) March 19

Aquman -- PG-13 (Warner Bros.) March 26

Second Act -- PG-13 (STX) March 26

R. Thomas Umstead
R. Thomas Umstead

R. Thomas Umstead serves as senior content producer, programming for Multichannel News, Broadcasting + Cable and Next TV. During his more than 30-year career as a print and online journalist, Umstead has written articles on a variety of subjects ranging from TV technology, marketing and sports production to content distribution and development. He has provided expert commentary on television issues and trends for such TV, print, radio and streaming outlets as Fox News, CNBC, the Today show, USA Today, The New York Times and National Public Radio. Umstead has also filmed, produced and edited more than 100 original video interviews, profiles and news reports featuring key cable television executives as well as entertainers and celebrity personalities.