Jon Landau, producer of the Oscar-winning ‘Titanic’ and ‘Avatar,' has died at age 63.
, the first film ever to gross more than $1 billion globally and currently ranks at Number Four on the top-grossing film list, 2009’sLandau began his film career as a production manager in the 1980s, and moved up the ranks. By age 29, he was named executive vice president of feature film production at 20th Century Fox. He met Cameron while working on.
“Jon was a visionary whose extraordinary talent and passion brought some of the most unforgettable stories to life on the big screen. His remarkable contributions to the film industry have left an indelible mark, and he will be profoundly missed,” Alan Bergman, Disney Entertainment co-chairman, said in a statement on Saturday. “He was an iconic and successful producer yet an even better person and a true force of nature who inspired all around him.
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