Jon Landau, Oscar-Profitable ‘Titanic’ and ‘Avatar’ Producer, Lifeless at 63

Jon Landau, the Titanic, and Oscar-winning producer who labored on three of the 5 highest-grossing movies of all time, has died. He was 63.

In line with The Hollywood Reporter, Landau died on Friday in Los Angeles, after a 16-month battle with most cancers. No additional particulars have been revealed at the moment. 

Landau’s sister, Tina Landau, took to social media to mourn the lack of her brother and ensure his demise.

“The very best brother a woman may ever dream of- my brother Jon – has handed away,” the tweet shared on X (formally often called Twitter) learn. “My coronary heart is damaged but additionally bursting with satisfaction & gratitude for his most extraordinary life, and the love and items he gave me – and all who knew him or his movies.”

James Cameron, Landau’s longtime producing companion additionally took to X to mourn the lack of his longtime buddy. 

“The Avatar household grieves the lack of our buddy and chief, Jon Landau. His zany humor, private magnetism, nice generosity of spirit and fierce can have held the middle of our Avatar universe for nearly twenty years. His legacy is not only the movies he produced, however the private instance he set —  indomitable, caring, inclusive, tireless, insightful and completely distinctive,” the assertion learn. “He produced nice movies, not by wielding energy however by spreading heat and the enjoyment of constructing cinema. He impressed us all to be and to convey our greatest, day-after-day. I’ve misplaced an expensive buddy, and my closest collaborator of 31 years.  Part of myself has been torn away.”

Avatar star, Zoe Saldana, additionally paid tribute to the late producer. 

“Expensive Jon, Phrases are exhausting to place collectively proper now, your passing is hitting actually exhausting. You’re leaving us too quickly, my ideas are with you and your loved ones proper now. Your knowledge and help formed so many people in methods we’ll at all times be thankful for,” the wrote alongside a sequence of photographs of her and Landau. “The reminiscences we shared collectively will at all times maintain a particular place in my coronary heart. Your legacy will proceed to encourage us and information us in our journey. Relaxation in peace, pricey Jon. You can be deeply missed.”

Landau, a local of New York, was the son of Manhattan film householders and producers, Ely A. Landau and Edie Landau. At the beginning of his profession within the ’80s, Landau labored as a manufacturing assistant and manufacturing supervisor. Landau’s early producing credit embody Honey I Strunk The Children and Warren Beatty’s Dick Tracy.

In 1989, Landau was chosen to as head producer at Fox. Following that job, he labored as an government VP on the studio. In 1997, Landau started working with Cameron on Titanic, it was then that he hit the peek of his profession, occurring to have the highest-grossing film of the time, and receiving a Finest Image Academy award.

After the success of the movie, Landau joined Cameron’s Lightstorm Leisure, the place he labored for over 30 years. 

Landau labored on two extra of the highest-grossing movies of all time, Avatar and Avatar: The Manner of Water. 

Landau is survived by his spouse of 40 years, Julie Landau and their two sons, Jamie and Jodie. 

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