Jon Landau

Jon Landau (July 23, 1960 – July 5, 2024) was an American film producer whose career became synonymous with modern blockbuster filmmaking. Born in New York City, Landau helped shape some of the most influential studio spectacles of the last three decades, earning a reputation for pairing big ideas with meticulous execution.

He is most closely associated with his long-running partnership with director James Cameron. Together they co-produced Titanic (1997), which won the Academy Award for Best Picture, and launched the Avatar saga beginning in 2009. By the mid-2020s, Titanic, Avatar, and Avatar: The Way of Water stood among the highest-grossing films ever released, underscoring Landau’s rare ability to connect technical ambition with global audiences.

Beyond Pandora and the RMS Titanic, Landau’s producing credits included Honey, I Shrunk the Kids, Dick Tracy, Solaris, and Alita: Battle Angel. He also appeared as himself in several behind-the-scenes and documentary features, including Inside Pandora's Box and Titanic: Stories from the Heart, offering insight into the craft of large-scale production.

Landau died in 2024 after battling cancer. He is expected to receive posthumous credit on the remaining Avatar sequels, and his memoir, The Bigger Picture: My Blockbuster Life & Lessons Learned Along the Way, was published in 2025 with a foreword by Cameron.