‘Titanic’ producer Jon Landau dies at 63.
63-year-old producer Jon Landau, who worked on films such as “Titanic” and “Avatar,” passed away. Without providing an explanation, his son confirmed his passing in Los Angeles.
At the age of sixty-three, Jon Landau, the Oscar-winning producer best known for hit films including “Avatar” and “Titanic,” passed dead. The Hollywood Reporter stated that his son Jamie Landau confirmed his father’s passing on Friday in Los Angeles, although he did not provide an explanation.
Co-creator of some of the biggest hits in film history, including the ground-breaking “Avatar” and the record-breaking “Titanic,” Landau was a longtime partner of director James Cameron. When Landau thought back on their collaboration, he remembered their early days on the 1994 action comedy “True Lies,” which is when he initially felt a strong bond with Cameron.
The film industry was the family business of Jon Landau, who was born in New York on July 23, 1960. Long Day’s Journey Into Night and The Pawnbroker were two of the many important films that his parents, Ely A. and Edie Landau, produced. They were also well-known individuals who owned movie theatres in Manhattan.
Subsequently, Jon Landau co-produced Disney classics including “Honey I Shrunk the Kids” and Warren Beatty’s “Dick Tracy” after starting his career as a producer on Paramount’s “Campus Man” (1987). But, his greatest accomplishments were working with James Cameron, and together they broke records for both box office performance and cinematic narrative.
To this day, Landau’s legacy of pushing the boundaries of cinema continues as he was heavily involved in the highly anticipated ‘Avatar’ sequels.