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Jon Landau (/ˈlændaʊ/; July 23, 1960 – July 5, 2024) was an American film producer. Best known for his collaborations with filmmaker James Cameron, he notably co-produced Cameron's epic romantic film Titanic (1997)—for which he won the Academy Award for Best Picture—as well as Cameron's Avatar film series (2009–2029). As of 2025, Titanic, Avatar (2009) and Avatar: The Way of Water (2022) are three of the four highest-grossing films of all time, with Avatar in the top spot (not adjusted for inflation). Landau's other notable credits include Solaris (2002) and Alita: Battle Angel (2019), both of which he produced alongside Cameron, as well as Honey, I Shrunk the Kids (1989) and Dick Tracy (1990). Following his death from cancer in 2024, Landau's final works will be the final three Avatar sequels, for which he will be credited posthumously. His memoir, The Bigger Picture: My Blockbuster Life & Lessons Learned Along the Way, written after his cancer diagnosis, was published in November 2025, featuring a foreword by Cameron. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jon Landau, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
When an test pilot Hal Jordan has spent his life pushing himself beyond the limits, but after the mysterious alien Abin Sur crash-lands on Earth, Hal is chosen by an extraterrestrial power ring to become Earth's newest Green Lantern. Taken into the vast intergalactic Green Lantern Corps, Hal discovers a universe far larger and more dangerous than anything he imagined. Under the guidance of the disciplined Sinestro, Hal must learn to control his fear and master the ring before the Red Lantern leader Atrocitus brings a cosmic war to Earth.
