Biography
Jon Landau (/ˈlændaʊ/; July 23, 1960–July 5, 2024) was an American film producer who won an Academy Award for Best Picture for producing James Cameron's epic romantic disaster film Titanic (1997). He was also nominated for producing Cameron's epic science fiction films, Avatar (2009) and Avatar: The Way of Water (2022). As of 2024, these are three of the four highest-grossing films of all time. Landau was born in New York City on July 23, 1960, as the son of Edie, a producer, and Ely A. Landau,...
Known For
Complete Filmography
Avatar 5
2031
Producer
The fifth installment of the Avatar franchise.
Avatar 4
2029
Producer
The fourth installment of the Avatar franchise.
Avatar: Fire and Ash
2025
Producer
In the wake of the devastating war against the RDA and the loss of their eldest son, Jake Sully and Neytiri face a new threat on Pandora: the Ash Peop...
Titanic: Stories from the Heart
2023
as Self
Director James Cameron, producer Jon Landau, and star Kate Winslet, share memories and favorite moments, and recount the challenges of making the grea...
WAR IS OVER!
2023
Thanks
Set in an alternate WWI reality where a senseless war rages on, two soldiers on opposite sides of the conflict play a joyful game of chess. A heroic c...
Inside Pandora's Box
2023
as Self
A series of featurettes on the challenges facing cast and crew as filmmakers devise new technologies to push the limits of cinema
Avatar: The Way of Water
2022
Producer
Set more than a decade after the events of the first film, learn the story of the Sully family (Jake, Neytiri, and their kids), the trouble that follo...
Avatar: The Deep Dive - A Special Edition of 20/20
2022
as Self
An inside look at one of the most anticipated movie sequels ever with James Cameron and cast.
Bruce Springsteen's Letter to You
2020
as Self
A tribute to The E Street Band, rock ‘n’ roll, and the way music has shaped Bruce Springsteen’s life, this documentary captures Bruce reflecting on lo...
Alita: Battle Angel
2019
Producer
When Alita awakens with no memory of who she is in a future world she does not recognize, she is taken in by Ido, a compassionate doctor who realizes ...
Maggie's Plan
2016
Thanks
Maggie's plan to have a baby on her own with a sperm donor is derailed when she falls in love with John, an older married professor, destroying his vo...
Mein Sommer '88 - Wie die Stars die DDR rockten
2013
as Self
Superstar concerts in East Berlin? A year before the fall of the Berlin Wall, this was an almost unthinkable scenario for many East German rock and po...
Reflections on Titanic
2012
as Self
An enthralling and fast-paced four-part documentary feature that covers the making of one of the last major Hollywood epics; Titanic. Cast and crew sp...
Titanic: The Final Word with James Cameron
2012
Producer
James Cameron brings together some the world's leading Titanic experts, including engineers, naval architects, artists and historians, to solve the li...
Brian May's Brief History of 3D
2011
as Self
A look into the history of 3D by Brian May from Queen.
Capturing Avatar
2010
as Self
Capturing Avatar is a feature length behind-the-scenes documentary about the making of Avatar. It uses footage from the film's development, as well as...
Avatar: Creating the World of Pandora
2010
as Self
The Making-of James Cameron's Avatar. It shows interesting parts of the work on the set.
Avatar
2009
Producer
In the 22nd century, a paraplegic Marine is dispatched to the moon Pandora on a unique mission, but becomes torn between following orders and protecti...
$200,000,001: A Ship's Odyssey (The Titanic Crew Video)
2005
as Self (archive footage)
A light-hearted documentary dedicated to the cast and crew of Titanic, created by directors of photography, Ed W. Marsh, and Anders Falk.
Titanic: Behind The Scenes
2005
as Self
Behind the scenes featurettes on the making of Titanic, included in the special features of the DVD and Blu-ray release.
Wreckage and Rage: Making 'Alien³'
2003
as Self
The creation of the film Alien³ (1992) is covered here in this feature-length documentary in exhaustive detail. Many interviews with the cast and crew...
Solaris
2002
Producer
A troubled psychologist is sent to investigate the crew of an isolated research station orbiting a bizarre planet.
Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band - Live in New York City
2000
Producer
A two disc amalgam of the final performances of 2001's Madison Square Gardens performances by one of the greatest bands in the world of some of the gr...
Titanic: Breaking New Ground
1998
as Self
This documentary narrated by Peter Coyote, shows the making of the Oscar-winning movie by James Cameron.
Heart of the Ocean: The Making of Titanic
1997
as Self
A 1997 HBO First Look episode about the making of Titanic, following the release of the film.
Heart of the Ocean: The Making of Titanic
1997
Executive Producer
A 1997 HBO First Look episode about the making of Titanic, following the release of the film.
Titanic
1997
Unit Production Manager, Producer
101-year-old Rose DeWitt Bukater tells the story of her life aboard the Titanic, 84 years later. A young Rose boards the ship with her mother and fian...
Dick Tracy
1990
Unit Production Manager, Co-Producer
The comic strip detective finds his life vastly complicated when Breathless Mahoney makes advances towards him while he is trying to battle Big Boy Ca...
Honey, I Shrunk the Kids
1989
Co-Producer
The scientist father of a teenage girl and boy accidentally shrinks his and two other neighborhood teens to the size of insects. Now the teens must fi...
Campus Man
1987
Producer
Todd Barret is an aspiring businessman. He's got what it takes, but what he doesn't have is enough money to stay in college. So he cooks up a plan to ...
Making Mr. Right
1987
Unit Production Manager
When image consultant Frankie Stone is hired by a tech company to teach a scientist’s “Ulysses Robot” how to be a man, she winds up developing very re...
Fantastic Voyage
N/A
Producer
A remake of the 1966 sci fi classic.