Jon Landau

Production · Born 1960-07-23 in New York City, New York, USA

Biography

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 co-produced Cameron's epic romantic film Titanic (1997)—for which he won the Academy Award for Best Picture—as well as Cameron's Avatar film series (2009–2029). 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 (not adjusted for inflation). Landau's other notable credits include Solaris (2002) and Alita: Battle Angel (2019), both of which he 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 final three Avatar…

Filmography

• Inside Pandora's Box as Self
• Wreckage and Rage: Making 'Alien³' as Self
• Avatar: Creating the World of Pandora as Self
• Capturing Avatar as Self
• Titanic: Stories from the Heart as Self
• Brian May's Brief History of 3D as Self
• Avatar: The Deep Dive - A Special Edition of 20/20 as Self
• Reflections on Titanic as Self
• Titanic: Breaking New Ground as Self