Jon Landau (film producer)
Jon Landau | |
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Landau in 2022 | |
| Born | July 23, 1960 New York City, U.S. |
| Died | July 5, 2024 (aged 63) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Resting place | Hillside Memorial Park Cemetery, Culver City, California, U.S. |
| Education | University of Southern California |
| Occupation | Film producer |
| Years active | 1987–2024 |
| Spouse |
Julie Lamm (m. 1987) |
| Children | 2 |
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Jon Landau (/ˈlændaʊ/; July 23, 1960 – July 5, 2024) was an American film producer, best known for his collaborations with filmmaker James Cameron. He notably produced Cameron's epic romantic disaster film Titanic (1997), for which he won the Academy Award for Best Picture, as well as Cameron's Avatar film series (2009–present). As of 2025, Titanic, Avatar (2009) and Avatar: The Way of Water (2022) are three of the four highest-grossing films of all time, with Avatar in the top spot.
Other notable credits include Solaris (2002) and Alita: Battle Angel (2019), both produced alongside Cameron, as well as Honey, I Shrunk the Kids (1989) and Dick Tracy (1990). Following his death from cancer in 2024, Landau's final works will be the next three Avatar films, for which he will be credited posthumously. His memoir The Bigger Picture: My Blockbuster Life & Lessons Learned Along The Way, written after his cancer diagnosis, will be published in November 2025, featuring a foreword by Cameron.