Some of his other credits includeHoney, I Shrunk the Kids,Solaris,andAlita: Battle Angel.
Jon Landau believed in the dream of cinema.
He will be remembered as much for his vast generosity of spirit as for the movies themselves.
I worked with Jon Landau for 31 years and I never saw him downcast once, he continued.
He led with a balance of humor and fierce will, and true joy in the work.
When I met him, he was the studio suit assigned to overseeTrue Liesin 93.
In the midst of the logistical nightmare of that production we came to respect and enjoy each other.
A bond forged in fire.
From that we became brothers in arms.
We believed we could solve any production problem.
Mastering a brand new methodology to tell stories.
In the process we not only made a film, we forged a family.
He gave everyone a sense of purpose and belonging.
And this continued through the making of the sequels.
The Avatar family grieves the loss of our friend and leader, Jon Landau.
In recent years we became a trapeze act… total interdependence, total trust, total synchronization.
We became not only the closest of working partners, but the closest of friends.
My last message to him was not only that I loved him but that I missed our daily dialogue.
Solving every problem that came along.
Jon loved his work, and loved the people around him, the amazing team he had built.
Every day was joyful battle, against entropythe chaos that threatens to unravel every human endeavor.
The center always held, under Jons watchful eye.
We fought through the pandemic together to deliverAvatar: The Way of Water.
Together, we thought we could solve anything.
But you cant solve the fragility of life itself.
I am grateful for every year, every day, every minute we had together.
I am grateful for the belief he had in me and what his partnership allowed us to accomplish together.
A part of myself has been torn away.
Not just the films yet to come, but the love and connection that binds theAvatarand Lightstorm family together.
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