Possibly the best covers for Empire Magazine in a long time were released this month. Not only is the cover film a flick that is probably my most anticipated for next year but the whole layout, colours - everything on each cover just works! The one I purchased was the Harley Quinn cover - partly because she is my favourite character, partly because she is Margot Robbie and partly because I think it has the best design. I had to go to two different petrol stations - the first only had Deadshot and Enchantress so we went to the next nearest petrol station and luckily they had Harley! I have also seen tweets to Empire online asking if they have actually put Harley Quinn out as they can't find her cover anywhere - I think she is going to sell the most!

I'm going to break the review down from this point, a section for each cover:




This was actually the first of the four to be revealed - I thought he was going to be the only cover as he is probably the most well known character in the film. I really like this cover as it uses the two main colours of the character throughout - purple and green. I think this is really effective and just makes the whole think very pleasing to the eye. I also like how the Joker looks evil with high electric cables - this shows that he means business and is one to be scared of. Jared Leto is giving the reader a very stern look. I think this cover will be one of the most popular out of the four due to the character but he is also kind of the leader of the 'Suicide Squad'.






The second cover to be released was Cara Delevingne as Enchantress. After seeing this cover, it kind of gave the impression that Enchantress may be the villain as Empire often do a hero copy (use that term very loosely for the Joker) and a villain copy. Enchantress also looks very creepy in this photo and Delevingne is unrecognisable. I think it is a weird choice for Empire to choose this character for a cover - Delevingne isn't really a box office draw which has been proven with Paper Towns and Pan. However, she is British and Empire is a British magazine. Warner Bros may have also asked Empire to spotlight the character as she doesn't get much attention in trailers. As an alternative to Enchantress, they could have used Tom Hardy's character as a cover star as he is British and is just coming off of the UK Box Office hit 'Legend'. I think this will probably be the cover that sells the least copies. Like the cover of The Joker, Delevingne is really staring sternly at the reader.


The third cover to be released to the public was Will Smith as Deadshot. This definitely isn't a surprising choice as Will Smith is a household name so even people who maybe aren't in to film may see Smith on a magazine and pick it up. The choice (like Enchantress) suggests that Deadshot may be quite important in the storyline - lets hope Will Smith doesn't bring too much cheese. This character definitely looks the most normal of the four - he just looks like a cool solider. I heard that Deadshot is supposed to wear a mask but its Will Smith and Will Smith isn't going to let his face be covered in a mask is he? This cover is probably my least favourite out of the four as the character chosen isn't anything out of the ordinary so Empire are limited to what they can do. However, the colours all work really well and it is still a good cover.

Hotel Transylvania 2 took a steep drop this weekend but continued to be the most visited hotel in box office kingdom. Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension managed to spook up $2.3 million and took 3rd place. The Last Witch Hunter only managed to catch $1.9 million, landing in 5th place.

No other films opened within the top 10.

In spirit of the release of Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension and the fact that Halloween is just around the corner, this post will give you a run down of horror in 2015 so far. Horror movies so far this year have had little impact on critics, the box office and no new 'classics' have been made. How does 2015 compare to previous years? What are the best and worst horror movies of the year so far? Which horror movie is winning the box office race? What horror films are remaining for the year? Find out here!

So Spectre is only a couple of weeks away so it must be time to celebrate what is likely to be one of the biggest films of the year! This post will include a review of the final trailer, a little insight into how big the film could be box office wise and a very exciting competition!

Hotel Transylvania 2 took the top spot this weekend with $9.8 million. Suffragette took 2nd place with $4.54 million and Pan took a close 3rd with $4.2 million. Crimson Peak also managed to crack the top 5, opening in 5th place with a disappointing $1.5 million.

The only other opener within the top 10 was The Lobster which took 9th place ($350,000).

The Martian held on to the top spot this weekend. Debuting in second place with a strong debut was Sicario and The Walk took third place.

The only other opener within the top 10 was Regression which took 9th place.

Debuting at number 1 with a strong $9.9 million was The Martian. Also opening in the top 5 were The Intern (4th) and Macbeth (5th).

Also opening in the top 10 was another instalment of the Met Opera 2015 (7th) and Singh is Bling (9th).

The Forest will be the feature length debut from Jason Zada. The film stars Natalie Dormer (The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Game of Thrones) and Taylor Kinney (The Other Woman, Zero Dark Thirty). "An unexplained horror occurs in a Japanese forest". The Forest has had little promotion until now - will it be an outstanding debut from Zada or will it come across as amateur? The Forest hits US Cinemas January 8 2016 and March 25 2016 in the UK.