Birth of a blockbuster

NOBODY MAKES CINEMA LIKE JAMES CAMERON. AND TO PROVE IT, HE INVITES EMPIRE T O SHADOW HIM FOR 48 HOURS AS HE COMPLETES HIS MOST AMBITIOUS MOVIE YET: AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH . HOLD ON TO YOUR IKRAN…

Much to his own wife’s relief, author Peter Swanson has just used his imagination — and a love of Hitchcock — to fire his latest thriller about a failing marriage

IN 2023, JEREMY RENNER ALMOST DIED. HE TELLS EMPIRE ABOUT THE MOST DIFFICULT COMEBACK OF HIS LIFE

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AI, literary theory and traditional storytelling

OVER THE LAST 40 YEARS, ELLE HAS CELEBRATED CREATIVITY OF ALL KINDS. HERE, A RANGE OF TODAY’S LEADING ARTISTS, WRITERS, PHOTOGRAPHERS AND DIRECTORS SHARE THE RITUALS, ROUTINES AND REALITIES BEHIND THEIR GREATEST WORKS, FROM MIND-BLOWING EXCEL SHEETS TO THE MAGIC OF THE DARK ROOM