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Rideback
FormerlyLin Pictures (2007–2018)
TypePrivately held company
IndustryEntertainment
FoundedDecember 12, 2007; 15 years ago (2007-12-12)
FounderDan Lin
Headquarters
Los Angeles, California
,
United States
Key people
Dan Lin (CEO & Head Wrangler)
Jonathan Eirich (President of Film)
Lindsey Liberatore (EVP of Television)
ProductsMotion pictures
television
Websiterideback.com

Rideback (formerly Lin Pictures until 2018) is a film production company formed on December 12, 2007 by producer Dan Lin. Its films include The Lego Movie franchise.

History

On December 12, 2007, Dan Lin announced that he would leave Warner Bros. as senior vice president of production, to launch his company Lin Pictures.[1]

In 2008, the studio hired Jon Silk as vice president of production and Stephen Gilchrist as director of development for film production.[2]

In 2011, they launched its own roots into television, signing a deal with Warner Bros. Television, to produce TV shows, and hired Jennifer Gwartz to run the new television division with Dan Lin.[3]

In 2014, the studio was successful in the television industry when their first TV show Forever was picked up to series by ABC.[4] It even gained more success when the studio's second TV series Lethal Weapon by Fox and it ended up gaining more success.[5]

In 2017, they hired TriStar Television executive Lindsey Liberatore as senior vice president of its television unit.[6]

In 2018, the studio was renamed to Rideback, as a next generation company to focus on filmmaker collaboration.[7]

In 2019, the studio and Media Rights Capital decided to launch the Rideback TV Incubator and kick off with the inaugural class of writers and mentors for the TV incubator.[8]

The company most recently signed a deal with Universal Pictures.[9]

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Dan Lin

Dan Lin

Dan Lin is a Taiwanese-American film producer. He is the founder and CEO of Rideback, a film and television production company that he formed in 2008 that has a first-look deal at Universal Pictures. Lin produced Warner Bros.' Sherlock Holmes, Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows, The Lego Movie, The Lego Batman Movie, The Lego Ninjago Movie, The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part, and the horror film It, which holds the record for highest-grossing horror film. Lin also produced Disney's Aladdin, a live action adaptation of the 1992 animated feature.

Forever (2014 TV series)

Forever (2014 TV series)

Forever is an American fantasy crime drama television series that aired on ABC as part of the 2014–15 fall television season. Created by Matt Miller, it centers on the character of Dr. Henry Morgan, an immortal New York City medical examiner who uses his extensive knowledge to assist the New York City Police Department (NYPD) in solving crimes and to discover a way to end his immortality. Flashbacks within each episode reveal various details of Henry's life.

American Broadcasting Company

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Lethal Weapon (TV series)

Lethal Weapon (TV series)

Lethal Weapon is an American buddy cop action comedy-drama television series developed by Matt Miller and based on the Lethal Weapon film franchise created by Shane Black. The series ran for three seasons on Fox, from September 2016 to February 2019.

Fox Broadcasting Company

Fox Broadcasting Company

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MRC (company)

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MRC II Distribution Company L.P., doing business as MRC, is an American film and television studio. Founded by Mordecai (Modi) Wiczyk and Asif Satchu, the company funds and produces film and television programming.

Filmography

Theatrical films

2000s

Year Title Director Distributor Notes Budget Gross
2009 Terminator Salvation McG Warner Bros. Pictures uncredited; co-production with Columbia Pictures, The Halcyon Company and Wonderland Sound and Vision $200 million $371.4 million
Shorts: The Adventures of the Wishing Rock Robert Rodriguez uncredited; co-production with Imagenation Abu Dhabi, Media Rights Capital and Troublemaker Studios $20 million $29 million
The Invention of Lying Ricky Gervais
Matthew Robinson
uncredited; co-production with Radar Pictures, Media Rights Capital, Universal Pictures and Lynda Obst Productions $18.5 million $32.7 million
The Box Richard Kelly uncredited; co-production with Darko Entertainment, Radar Pictures and Media Rights Capital $30 million $33.3 million
Sherlock Holmes Guy Ritchie uncredited; co-production with Silver Pictures, Wigram Productions and Village Roadshow Pictures $90 million $524 million

2010s

Year Title Director Distributor Notes Budget Gross
as Lin Pictures
2011 Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows Guy Ritchie Warner Bros. Pictures uncredited; co-production with Silver Pictures, Wigram Productions and Village Roadshow Pictures $125 million $545.4 million
2013 Gangster Squad Ruben Fleischer co-production with Village Roadshow Pictures and Kevin McCormick Productions $60–75 million $105.2 million
2014 The Lego Movie Phil Lord and Christopher Miller co-production with Warner Animation Group, Lego A/S, RatPac-Dune Entertainment, Village Roadshow Pictures, Vertigo Entertainment and Animal Logic $60–65 million $468.1 million
2017 The Lego Batman Movie Chris McKay co-production with Vertigo Entertainment, RatPac-Dune Entertainment, DC Entertainment, Lego System A/S, Animal Logic, Warner Animation Group and Lord Miller Productions $80 million $312 million
It Andy Muschietti co-production with New Line Cinema, Vertigo Entertainment and KatzSmith Productions $35 million $701.8 million
The Lego Ninjago Movie Charlie Bean
Paul Fisher
Bob Logan
co-production with Vertigo Entertainment, RatPac-Dune Entertainment, Lego System A/S, Warner Animation Group, Animal Logic and Lord Miller Productions $70 million $123.1 million
as Rideback
2019 The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part Mike Mitchell Warner Bros. Pictures co-production with Vertigo Entertainment, Lego System A/S, Animal Logic, Warner Animation Group and Lord Miller Productions $99 million $123.2 million
Aladdin Guy Ritchie Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures co-production with Walt Disney Pictures and Marc Platt Productions $183 million $1.051 billion
It Chapter Two Andy Muschietti Warner Bros. Pictures co-production with New Line Cinema, Vertigo Entertainment, Double Dream and Mehra Entertainment $79 million $473.1 million
The Two Popes Fernando Meirelles Netflix Netflix Original Films N/A $758,711

2020s

Year Title Director Distributor Notes Budget Gross
2022 Easter Sunday Jay Chandrasekhar Universal Pictures co-production with DreamWorks Pictures and Amblin Partners[10][11] $17 million $13.1 million

Upcoming

Year Title Director Distributor Notes
2023 Haunted Mansion Justin Simien Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures co-production with Walt Disney Pictures
TBA Dear David John McPhail Lionsgate Films co-production with BuzzFeed Studios and Lionsgate Films
Sherlock Holmes 3 Dexter Fletcher Warner Bros. Pictures co-production with Silver Pictures, Ritchie/Wigram Productions, Team Downey and Village Roadshow Pictures
Untitled Lego film TBA Universal Pictures co-production with Lego System A/S, Lord Miller Productions, Vertigo Entertainment and Animal Logic
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures co-production with Walt Disney Pictures

Direct-to-video/streaming films

2010s

Year Title Director Distributor Notes
2017 Death Note Adam Wingard Netflix co-production with LP Entertainment and Vertigo Entertainment
2019 The Two Popes Fernando Meirelles Netflix Original Films

Upcoming

Year Title Director Distributor Notes
TBA Lilo & Stitch TBA Disney+ co-production with Walt Disney Pictures
Inspector Gadget

TV shows

2010s

Year(s) Title Creators Network Notes Seasons Episodes
2014–2015 Forever Matt Miller ABC co-production with Good Session and Warner Bros. Television 1 22
2016–2019 Lethal Weapon based on Lethal Weapon by:
Shane Black
developed by:
Matt Miller
Fox 3 55
2016–2017 Frequency based on Frequency by:
Toby Emmerich
developed by:
Jeremy Carver
The CW co-production with Jeremy Carver Productions, New Line Cinema and Warner Bros. Television 1 13

2020s

Year Title Creators Network Notes Seasons Episodes
2021–present Walker based on Walker, Texas Ranger by:
Albert S. Ruddy
Leslie Greif
Paul Haggis
Christopher Canaan
developed by:
Anna Fricke
The CW co-production with Stick to Your Guns Productions, Pursued by a Bear and CBS Studios 3 48
2022–present Walker: Independence Anna Fricke co-production with Pursued by a Bear, Stick to Your Guns Productions, Not This and CBS Studios 1 10

Upcoming

Year Title Creators Network Notes Seasons Episodes
2023 Avatar: The Last Airbender Albert Kim Netflix co-production with Nickelodeon Productions 1 8

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  10. ^ Galuppo, Mia (February 18, 2020). "Amblin and Rideback Team for Jo Koy Comedy 'Easter Sunday' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
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