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| Formerly | Lin Pictures(2007–2018) |
|---|---|
| Company type | Private |
| Industry | Entertainment |
| Founded | December 12, 2007; 17 years ago (2007-12-12) |
| Founder | Dan Lin |
| Headquarters | Los Angeles, California ,United States |
Key people | Jonathan Eirich Michael LoFaso (co-CEOs) Nick Reynolds (vice president of film) Lindsey Liberatore (EVP of television) Courtney Tarantin (vice president of television) Ryan Halprin (senior vice president of production) Ciao Zhao (executive assistant, film) |
| Products | Motion pictures Television programs |
| Website | rideback |
Rideback (formerlyLin Pictures until 2018) is a film and television production company formed on December 12, 2007 by producerDan Lin. Its notable films includeThe Lego Movie franchise,It films andLilo & Stitch.
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 showForever was picked up to series byABC.[4] It even gained more success when the studio's second TV seriesLethal Weapon byFox 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 andMedia 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 withUniversal Pictures.[9]
In February 2024, Lin left Rideback to joinNetflix as head of film, with Jonathan Eirich and Michael LoFaso being promoted toco-CEOs. Lin will continue to serve as a board member on the non-profit group Rideback Rise.[10]
| Year | Title | Director | Distributor | Notes | Budget | Gross |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| as Lin Pictures | ||||||
| 2009 | Terminator Salvation | McG | Warner Bros. Pictures | uncredited; co-production withColumbia Pictures,The Halcyon Company andWonderland Sound and Vision | $200 million | $371.4 million |
| Shorts: The Adventures of the Wishing Rock | Robert Rodriguez | uncredited; co-production withImagenation Abu Dhabi,Media Rights Capital andTroublemaker Studios | $20 million | $29 million | ||
| The Invention of Lying | Ricky Gervais Matthew Robinson | uncredited; co-production withRadar Pictures,Media Rights Capital,Universal Pictures andLynda Obst Productions | $18.5 million | $32.7 million | ||
| The Box | Richard Kelly | uncredited; co-production withDarko Entertainment,Radar Pictures andMedia Rights Capital | $30 million | $33.3 million | ||
| Sherlock Holmes | Guy Ritchie | uncredited; co-production withSilver Pictures,Wigram Productions andVillage Roadshow Pictures | $90 million | $524 million | ||
| Year | Title | Director | Distributor | Notes | Budget | Gross |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Easter Sunday | Jay Chandrasekhar | Universal Pictures | co-production withDreamWorks Pictures andAmblin Partners[11][12] | $17 million | $13.1 million |
| 2023 | Haunted Mansion | Justin Simien | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | co-production withWalt Disney Pictures | $150–157.8 million | $114.5 million |
| Dear David | John McPhail | Lionsgate Films | co-production withBuzzFeed Studios | TBA | ||
| 2025 | Lilo & Stitch | Dean Fleischer Camp | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | co-production withWalt Disney Pictures | $100 million | $1.031 billion |
| Year | Title | Director | Distributor | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TBA | Sherlock Holmes 3 | Dexter Fletcher | Warner Bros. Pictures | co-production withSilver Pictures, Ritchie/Wigram Productions andTeam Downey[13] |
| Untitled live-action/animatedLego film | TBA | Universal Pictures | co-production withThe Lego Group[14] | |
| The Partner | co-production withBilly17 andAggregate Films[15][16] | |||
| Shots! Shots! Shots! | [17] | |||
| The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | co-production withWalt Disney Pictures[18] | ||
| Molina | co-production withWalt Disney Pictures, Tiara Blu Films and Viajes Miranda[19] |
| Year | Title | Director | Distributor | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Death Note | Adam Wingard | Netflix | co-production with LP Entertainment andVertigo Entertainment |
| Year(s) | Title | Creators | Network | Notes | Seasons | Episodes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014–2015 | Forever | Matt Miller | ABC | co-production with Good Session andWarner Bros. Television | 1 | 22 |
| 2016–2019 | Lethal Weapon | based onLethal Weapon by: Shane Black developed by: Matt Miller | Fox | 3 | 55 | |
| 2016–2017 | Frequency | based onFrequency by: Toby Emmerich developed by: Jeremy Carver | The CW | co-production withJeremy Carver Productions,New Line Cinema andWarner Bros. Television | 1 | 13 |
| Year | Title | Creators | Network | Notes | Seasons | Episodes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021–2024 | Walker | based onWalker, 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 andCBS Studios | 4 | 69 |
| 2022–2023 | Walker: Independence | Anna Fricke | co-production with Pursued by a Bear, Stick to Your Guns Productions, Not This and CBS Studios | 1 | 13 | |
| 2024–present | Avatar: The Last Airbender | based onAvatar: The Last Airbender by: Michael Dante DiMartino Bryan Konietzko developed by: Albert Kim | Netflix | co-production with Albert Kim Pictures andNickelodeon Productions | 3 | 8 |
| 2024 | Interior Chinatown | Charles Yu | Hulu | co-production with MSD Imaginary Machines, Waititi,Participant Media and20th Television | 1 | 10 |