Jon Landau (film producer)
Jon Landau (born July 23, 1960 in New York City , New York ) is an American film producer . He is COO of Lightstorm Entertainment .
Life
Jon Landau is one of three children of television producers Ely and Edie Landau . His sister is the playwright and theater director Tina Landau . He has two half-brothers, including the television director Les Landau .
After growing up in New York, Jon Landau moved to California with his family during high school. After graduating from the University of Southern California in 1983, Landau initially worked as a post-production manager before being involved in the production of a film with Campus Man for the first time in 1987 . He then co-produced the films Dick Tracy and Liebling, I've Shrunk the Children , and eventually became Vice President of Feature Productions at 20th Century Fox , where he began working with James Cameron . During this time he supervised the production of several films until he produced the first film with Cameron, Titanic (1997), and was also awarded an Oscar with him. In 2000, Landau merged his production company Blue Horizon with Cameron's production company Lightstorm Entertainment , where he took on the role of COO.
This film was followed by Solaris (2002) and finally Avatar (2009), in which Landau was involved as a producer. His next projects as a producer will be the film adaptation of the Japanese manga Battle Angel Alita and the sequels Avatar 2 to Avatar 5 .
Filmography
- As a producer
- 1987: The Secret of My Career (Campus Man)
- 1997: Titanic
- 2002: Solaris
- 2009: Avatar - Departure for Pandora (Avatar)
- 2019: Alita: Battle Angel
- As a co-producer
- 1989: Honey, I Shrunk the Kids (Honey, I Shrunk the Kids)
- 1990: Dick Tracy
Awards / nominations (selection)
Oscar
- 1997
- Best film for Titanic
- 2010
- Nomination in the category of best film for Avatar
Golden Globe
- 1997
- Best film in the “Drama” category : Titanic
- 2010
- Best film in the “Drama” category : Avatar - Departure for Pandora
Further awards
- 1997
- Florida Film Critics Circle Award for Titanic
- MTV Movie Award for Titanic
- Producers Guild of America Darryl F Zanuck Theatrical Motion Picture Producer of the Year Award for Titanic
- Nickelodeon Kid's Choice Award for Titanic
- People's Choice Award for Titanic
- Satellite Award: Best film in the “Drama” category for Titanic
Web links
- Jon Landau in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Jon Landau at hollywood.com
Individual evidence
- ↑ Claudia Eller: The Other Captain ( Memento of the original from March 24, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . In: Los Angeles Times, March 20, 1998
- ↑ Eric Pace: Ely Landau, Producer, 73, Dies; Filmed Plays for TV and Theaters . In: New York Times, November 8, 1993
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Landau, Jon |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American film producer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 23, 1960 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | New York City , New York |