Jon Landau (film producer)
Jon Landau | |
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Born | [1] New York City, New York, U.S. | July 23, 1960
Education | University of Southern California |
Occupation | Producer |
Years active | 1987–present |
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Jon Landau (/ˈlændaʊ/; born July 23, 1960)[1] is an American film producer, known for producing Titanic (1997), Avatar (2009) and Avatar: The Way of Water (2022), which earned $2.19 billion, $2.9 billion and $2.3 billion respectively. As of 2023[update], these are three of the four highest-grossing films of all time.
Early life
Landau is the son of
Career
Throughout the early 1990s, Landau was executive vice president of feature film production at
He is best known for producing
In 2009, Landau and James Cameron produced the science fiction blockbuster Avatar,[7] which has since surpassed their earlier collaboration, Titanic, to become the new highest-grossing film of all time, with $2.92 billion. Avatar earned Landau his second Academy Award nomination. The Hurt Locker.[8]
Awards
- Florida Film Critics Circle Award Winner– Titanic – (1997)
- Golden Globe Award Winner– Titanic – (1998)
- Producers Guild of America Darryl F Zanuck Theatrical Motion Picture Producer of the Year Award Winner – Titanic – (1998)
- Academy Award Winner – Titanic – (1998)
- Nickelodeon Kid's Choice Award Winner – Titanic – (1998)
- MTV Movie Award Winner– Titanic – 1997
- People Choice Award Winner – Titanic – (1999)
- Golden Globe Award Winner – Avatar – (2010)
- Producers Guild of America Darryl F Zanuck Theatrical Motion Picture Producer of the Year Award Nomination – Avatar – (2010)
- Academy Award Nomination – Avatar – (2010)
- Golden Globe Award Nomination – Avatar: The Way of Water – (2023)
- Producers Guild of America Darryl F Zanuck Theatrical Motion Picture Producer of the Year Award Nomination – Avatar: The Way of Water – (2023)
- Academy Award Nomination – Avatar: The Way of Water – (2023)
Filmography
Producer
- Campus Man (1987)
- Titanic (1997)
- Solaris (2002)
- Avatar (2009)
- Alita: Battle Angel (2019)
- Avatar: The Way of Water (2022)
- Avatar 3 (2025)
Co-producer
- Honey, I Shrunk the Kids (1989)
- Dick Tracy (1990)
References
- ^ a b "Jon Landau". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
- ^ JewishJournal.com. Retrieved June 8, 2013.
- ^ Appelo, Tim (20 September 2017). "Top 50 Film Schools of 2017 Ranked, From USC to Full Sail". TheWrap.
- ^ Postal, Bernard; Silver, Jesse; Silver, Roy (1965). "Harry Rudolph". Encyclopedia of Jews in Sports. New York: Bloch Publishing Co.
- ^ "Jon Landau has been named senior vice..." Los Angeles Times. 14 February 1990. Archived from the original on January 18, 2024.
- ^ "Titanic becomes second ever film to take $2 billion". The Telegraph. 16 April 2012. Archived from the original on April 16, 2012.
- ^ "James Cameron & Jon Landau Land In New Zealand Ahead Of 'Avatar' Production Restart". Deadline. 1 June 2020.
- ^ "Oscar snubs "Avatar's" motion-capture actors". Reuters. 3 February 2010.
External links
- Jon Landau at IMDb