Jon Landau(1960-2024)

Producer
Production Manager
Writer

Jon Landau at an event for 15th Annual Critics' Choice Movie Awards (2010)

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Burning Questions With 'Avatar: The Way of Water'

Jon Landau was an American film producer from New York City who produced most of James Cameron's films since 1997's Titanic. He produced the 2009 hit film Avatar, Solaris, Alita: Battle Angel directed by Robert Rodriguez and co-produced Honey, I Shrunk the Kids and Dick Tracy. Titanic and Avatar are two of the highest-grossing films of all time. He won several awards for producing Titanic.

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Won 1 Oscar
- 7 wins & 11 nominations total

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Known for

Titanic

8.0

Producer

1997

Avatar

7.9

Producer

2009

Avatar: The Way of Water

7.5

Producer(p.g.a.)

2022

Alita: Battle Angel

7.3

Producer

2019

Credits

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Producer

Avatar: Fire and Ash
7.2
- produced by (p.g.a.)
- 2025
War Is Over!
6.4
Short
- executive producer
- 2023
Avatar: The Way of Water
7.5
- producer (p.g.a.)
- 2022
Western Stars
7.6
- producer (p.g.a.)
- 2019
Alita: Battle Angel
7.3
- produced by
- 2019
Toruk: The First Flight
6.5
TV Movie
- collaborating producer
- 2016
Beyond Glory
7.1
- executive producer
- 2015
Titanic: The Final Word with James Cameron
7.5
TV Movie
- producer: Earthship Productions
- 2012
Hey Johnny
Short
- producer
- 2010
Hey Jenny
Video
- producer
- 2010
Avatar
7.9
- producer
- 2009
Solaris
6.2
- producer
- 2002
HBO First Look
6.3
TV Series
- executive producer
- 1997
Titanic
8.0
- produced by
- 1997
Dick Tracy
6.2
- co-producer
- 1990

Production Management

Writer

In-development projects at IMDbPro

Videos6

Clip 4:10

Burning Questions With 'Avatar: The Way of Water'

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Exploring the Epic World of 'Alita: Battle Angel'

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Exploring the Epic World of 'Alita: Battle Angel'

Interview 2:12

Robert Rodriguez Takes on His Biggest Movie Yet

Video 3:06

How the Epic World of 'Alita: Battle Angel' Came to Life

Video 2:13

Bringing 'Alita: Battle Angel' to Life

Video 1:02

Legendary Producer Gives Update on 'Avatar' Sequels

Personal details

Born
- July 23, 1960
- New York City, New York, USA
Died
- July 5, 2024
- Los Angeles, California, USA(cancer)
Spouse
- Julie Lamm1987 - July 5, 2024 (his death, 2 children)
Children
Parents
Relatives
Publicity listings
- 3 Articles

Did you know

Trivia
As of 2015, two films he has produced are the highest grossing of all time at the worldwide box office: Titanic (1997) and Avatar (2009), both of which were directed by James Cameron.

Quotes
[on the sequels to Avatar (2009)] Finally, we have the four scripts for the "Avatar" films ready. (...) At the heart of any movie are the characters. One of the strengths of great scripts are always the universal and relatable themes... There's no more relatable theme than family. At the center of each of our four movies will be the Sully family. Each sequel will play as a stand-alone movie. Each movie's story will come to its own conclusion... However, when looked at as a whole, the journey across all four movies will create an even larger connected epic saga for audiences around the world. [June 2017]