---
name: "Jon Landau"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/jon-landau"
fi1m_id: "jon-landau"
imdb_id: "nm0484457"
tmdb_id: 8529
wikidata_id: "Q132451"
roles: ["Producer"]
born: "23 July 1960"
died: "5 July 2024"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 7
average_fi1m_score: 72
average_as: "producer"
average_over: 7
updated: "2026-10-05T15:09:22.154385+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Jon Landau

## Identity

Jon Landau

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/jon-landau
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** jon-landau
- **IMDb ID:** nm0484457
- **TMDB ID:** 8529
- **Wikidata ID:** Q132451
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon_Landau_(film_producer), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q132451, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0484457/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/8529

Producer. Born 23 July 1960 in New York City, New York, USA. Died 5 July 2024.

## Details

- **Work:** Producer
- **Born:** 23 July 1960, New York City, New York, USA
- **Died:** 5 July 2024
- **Active:** 1989–2025
- **Frequently works with:** [James Cameron](https://film.one/person/james-cameron.md), [Sam Worthington](https://film.one/person/sam-worthington.md), [Sigourney Weaver](https://film.one/person/sigourney-weaver.md), [Stephen Lang](https://film.one/person/stephen-lang.md), [Zoe Saldaña](https://film.one/person/zoe-saldana.md), [Amanda Silver](https://film.one/person/amanda-silver.md), [Kate Winslet](https://film.one/person/kate-winslet.md), [Rick Jaffa](https://film.one/person/rick-jaffa.md)
- **Academy Awards:** 1 Oscar (1 won · 2 nominated)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 72, as producer, over 7 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1980s 76 (1), 1990s 84 (1), 2000s 72 (2), 2010s 72 (1), 2020s 63 (2)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 72 to 64 across 7 titles
- **Score spread:** 1 at 80+, 5 at 60–79, 1 under 60
- **Genres:** Science Fiction 6, Adventure 5, Action 3, Drama 2, Comedy 1, Family 1
- **Screen time:** 18 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $9,666m across 7 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon_Landau_(film_producer), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q132451, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0484457/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/8529

## Coming up

- *Avatar 4* (2029-12-19), Producer
- *Avatar 5* (2031-12-17), Producer

## Streaming the US now

- **Disney+:** [*Avatar*](https://film.one/film/avatar.md) (70), [*Avatar: The Way of Water*](https://film.one/film/avatar-the-way-of-water.md) (68), [*Avatar: Fire and Ash*](https://film.one/film/avatar-fire-and-ash.md) (58)
- **Paramount+:** [*Titanic*](https://film.one/film/titanic.md) (84)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Jon Landau was an American film producer. Born in New York City on 23 July 1960, he studied at the University of Southern California and began his career in production management. He later served as executive vice president of feature film production at Twentieth Century Fox before joining James Cameron's Lightstorm Entertainment as chief operating officer.

Landau produced *Solaris* (2002) alongside Cameron and Rae Sanchini. His long collaboration with Cameron included *Titanic* (1997), for which he shared the Academy Award for Best Picture, as well as *Avatar* (2009), *Avatar: The Way of Water* (2022) and *Avatar: Fire and Ash* (2025). The last of these was released posthumously and dedicated to his memory. He also produced *Honey, I Shrunk the Kids* (1989), *Dick Tracy* (1990) and *Alita: Battle Angel* (2019).

Landau died in Los Angeles on 5 July 2024.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (7)

- *Avatar: Fire and Ash* (2025), Fi1m 58, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/avatar-fire-and-ash.md)
- *Avatar: The Way of Water* (2022), Fi1m 68, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/avatar-the-way-of-water.md)
- *Alita: Battle Angel* (2019), Fi1m 72, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/alita-battle-angel.md)
- *Avatar* (2009), Fi1m 70, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/avatar.md)
- *Solaris* (2002), Fi1m 74, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/solaris.md)
- *Titanic* (1997), Fi1m 84, Producer, Unit Production Manager — [page](https://film.one/film/titanic.md)
- *Honey, I Shrunk the Kids* (1989), Fi1m 76, Co-Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/honey-i-shrunk-the-kids.md)

## Complete filmography (18)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Avatar 5* (2031), Producer
- *Avatar 4* (2029), Producer
- *Avatar: Fire and Ash* (2025), Producer, In Memory Of — Fi1m 58, [page](https://film.one/film/avatar-fire-and-ash.md)
- *Fire and Water: Making the Avatar Films* (2025), series, In Memory Of
- *WAR IS OVER! Inspired by the Music of John & Yoko* (2023), Thanks
- *Avatar: The Way of Water* (2022), Producer — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/film/avatar-the-way-of-water.md)
- *Alita: Battle Angel* (2019), Producer — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/film/alita-battle-angel.md)
- *Maggie's Plan* (2016), Thanks
- *Titanic: The Final Word with James Cameron* (2012), Producer
- *Avatar* (2009), Producer — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/film/avatar.md)
- *Solaris* (2002), Producer — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/solaris.md)
- *Titanic* (1997), Producer, Unit Production Manager — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/titanic.md)
- *HBO First Look* (1992), series, Executive Producer
- *Dick Tracy* (1990), Co-Producer, Unit Production Manager
- *Honey, I Shrunk the Kids* (1989), Co-Producer — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/film/honey-i-shrunk-the-kids.md)
- *Campus Man* (1987), Producer
- *Making Mr. Right* (1987), Unit Production Manager
- *Fantastic Voyage*, Producer

## Gallery

- ![Avatar: The Way of Water producer Jon Landau at a 2022 press conference in Tokyo](https://film.one/media/person/7571/gallery-140fa593969d.jpg) Avatar: The Way of Water producer Jon Landau at a 2022 press conference in Tokyo — Dick Thomas Johnson, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e2/Avatar-_The_Way_of_Water_Tokyo_Press_Conference-_Jon_Landau.jpg/1280px-Avatar-_The_Way_of_Water_Tokyo_Press_Conference-_Jon_Landau.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Jon Landau](https://film.one/media/person/7571/gallery-98424b3465bf.jpg) Jon Landau — Dick Thomas Johnson, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/Avatar-_The_Way_of_Water_Tokyo_Press_Conference-_Jon_Landau_%28cropped%29.jpg/1280px-Avatar-_The_Way_of_Water_Tokyo_Press_Conference-_Jon_Landau_%28cropped%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![アバター:ウェイ・オブ・ウォーター ウォーターフロント記者会見 ジョン・ランドー サム・ワーシントン ゾーイ・サルダナ ジェームズ・キャメロン シガニー・ウィーバー スティーヴン・ラング (2022)](https://film.one/media/person/7571/gallery-286b4384056f.jpg) アバター:ウェイ・オブ・ウォーター ウォーターフロント記者会見 ジョン・ランドー サム・ワーシントン ゾーイ・サルダナ ジェームズ・キャメロン シガニー・ウィーバー スティーヴン・ラング (2022) — Dick Thomas Johnson from Tokyo, Japan, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/Avatar_The_Way_of_Water_Tokyo_Press_Conference_Jon_Landau%2C_Sam_Worthington%2C_Zoe_Salda%C3%B1a%2C_James_Cameron%2C_Sigourney_Weaver_%26_Stephen_Lang_%2852562510602%29.jpg/1280px-Avatar_The_Way_of_Water_Tokyo_Press_Conference_Jon_Landau%2C_Sam_Worthington%2C_Zoe_Salda%C3%B1a%2C_James_Cameron%2C_Sigourney_Weaver_%26_Stephen_Lang_%2852562510602%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![アバター:ウェイ・オブ・ウォーター ウォーターフロント記者会見 ジョン・ランドー サム・ワーシントン ゾーイ・サルダナ ジェームズ・キャメロン シガニー・ウィーバー スティーヴン・ラング (2022)](https://film.one/media/person/7571/gallery-d0d5f1fd9263.jpg) アバター:ウェイ・オブ・ウォーター ウォーターフロント記者会見 ジョン・ランドー サム・ワーシントン ゾーイ・サルダナ ジェームズ・キャメロン シガニー・ウィーバー スティーヴン・ラング (2022) — Dick Thomas Johnson from Tokyo, Japan, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/Avatar_The_Way_of_Water_Tokyo_Press_Conference_Jon_Landau%2C_Sam_Worthington%2C_Zoe_Salda%C3%B1a%2C_James_Cameron%2C_Sigourney_Weaver_%26_Stephen_Lang_%2852562512547%29.jpg/1280px-Avatar_The_Way_of_Water_Tokyo_Press_Conference_Jon_Landau%2C_Sam_Worthington%2C_Zoe_Salda%C3%B1a%2C_James_Cameron%2C_Sigourney_Weaver_%26_Stephen_Lang_%2852562512547%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Jon Landau](https://film.one/media/person/7571/gallery-120097fc6d2f.jpg) Jon Landau — Image via TMDB
- ![アバター:ウェイ・オブ・ウォーター ウォーターフロント記者会見 ジョン・ランドー サム・ワーシントン ゾーイ・サルダナ ジェームズ・キャメロン シガニー・ウィーバー スティーヴン・ラング (2022)](https://film.one/media/person/7571/gallery-bbb66733d65a.jpg) アバター:ウェイ・オブ・ウォーター ウォーターフロント記者会見 ジョン・ランドー サム・ワーシントン ゾーイ・サルダナ ジェームズ・キャメロン シガニー・ウィーバー スティーヴン・ラング (2022) — Dick Thomas Johnson from Tokyo, Japan, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Avatar_The_Way_of_Water_Tokyo_Press_Conference_Jon_Landau%2C_Sam_Worthington%2C_Zoe_Salda%C3%B1a%2C_James_Cameron%2C_Sigourney_Weaver_%26_Stephen_Lang_%2852562965641%29.jpg/1280px-Avatar_The_Way_of_Water_Tokyo_Press_Conference_Jon_Landau%2C_Sam_Worthington%2C_Zoe_Salda%C3%B1a%2C_James_Cameron%2C_Sigourney_Weaver_%26_Stephen_Lang_%2852562965641%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)

## Awards

### Academy Awards — 1 won, 2 nominated

- 2023: Best Picture (nominated), for *Avatar: The Way of Water*
- 2010: Best Picture (nominated), for *Avatar*
- 1998: Best Picture (won), for *Titanic*

### BAFTA Film Awards — 0 won, 1 nominated

- 1998: Best Film (nominated), for *Titanic*

### Golden Globes — 1 won

- 1998: Golden Globe Awards (won)

### Other awards — 2 won, 1 nominated

- Producers Guild of America Award for Best Theatrical Motion Picture 2010: Producers Guild of America Award for Best Theatrical Motion Picture (nominated), for *Avatar*
- Directors Guild of America Award 1998: Directors Guild of America Award (won)
- Producers Guild of America Award for Best Theatrical Motion Picture 1998: Producers Guild of America Award for Best Theatrical Motion Picture (won), for *Titanic*

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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