Ethan Shanfeld Jon Landau, the Oscar-winning producer of “Titanic” and both “Avatar” movies, died of cancer on Friday, July 5.
He was 63. Landau, a longtime producing partner to James Cameron, was behind three of the top four highest-grossing movies of all time.
Landau helped make history with “Titanic,” the first film to cross $1 billion at the global box office. He topped that movie’s record-breaking grosses twice, with 2009’s “Avatar” and its sequel, 2022’s “Avatar: The Way of Water.” Before his death, Landau was deeply involved in the production of the “Avatar” sequels.
Cameron is planning to fill his blockbuster sci-fi franchise with five movies in total, with the fifth tentatively coming out in 2031.
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