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Jon Landau, 'Titanic' and 'Avatar' Producer, Dies at 63

Jon Landau, the Oscar-winning producer of "Titanic" and "Avatar," has died at the age of 63.

Landau’s tenure at Twentieth Century Fox also included overseeing “Die Hard 2,” “True Lies,” “Power Rangers” and “The Last of the Mohicans.” He also won two Golden Globes for “Titanic” and “Avatar.” In recent years, Landau served as the steward for expanding the “Avatar” franchise, including collaborating with Cameron and the Walt Disney Company on the “Avatar” land and attraction at the Animal Kingdom theme park in Walt Disney World and shepherding the sequels. If you look at ‘Titanic’ and the standard that set; I’m talking about Deborah Scott and her costumes, Russell Carpenter’s cinematography, Peter Lamont’s production design…”

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