Rideback (production company)
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Rideback (formerly Lin Pictures until 2018) is a film and television production company formed on December 12, 2007 by producer Dan Lin. Its notable films include The Lego Movie franchise, It films and Lilo & Stitch.
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.
In 2008, the studio hired Jon Silk as vice president of production and Stephen Gilchrist as director of development for film production.
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.
In 2014, the studio was successful in the television industry when their first TV show Forever was picked up to series by ABC. It even gained more success when the studio's second TV series Lethal Weapon by Fox and it ended up gaining more success.
In 2017, they hired TriStar Television executive Lindsey Liberatore as senior vice president of its television unit.
In 2018, the studio was renamed to Rideback, as a next generation company to focus on filmmaker collaboration.
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.
The company most recently signed a deal with Universal Pictures.
In February 2024, Lin left Rideback to join Netflix as head of film, with Jonathan Eirich and Michael LoFaso being promoted to co-CEOs. Lin will continue to serve as a board member on the non-profit group Rideback Rise.
Filmography
Theatrical films
2000s
| Year | Title | Director | Distributor | Notes | Budget | Gross |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| as Lin Pictures | ||||||
| 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
2020s
| Year | Title | Director | Distributor | Notes | Budget | Gross |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Easter Sunday | Jay Chandrasekhar | Universal Pictures | co-production with DreamWorks Pictures and Amblin Partners | $17 million | $13.1 million |
| 2023 | Haunted Mansion | Justin Simien | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | co-production with Walt Disney Pictures | $150–157.8 million | $114.5 million |
| Dear David | John McPhail | Lionsgate Films | co-production with BuzzFeed Studios | TBA | ||
| 2025 | Lilo & Stitch | Dean Fleischer Camp | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | co-production with Walt Disney Pictures | $100 million | $1.031 billion |
Upcoming
| Year | Title | Director | Distributor | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TBA | Sherlock Holmes 3 | Dexter Fletcher | Warner Bros. Pictures | co-production with Silver Pictures, Ritchie/Wigram Productions and Team Downey |
| Untitled live-action/animated Lego film | TBA | Universal Pictures | co-production with The Lego Group | |
| The Partner | co-production with Billy17 and Aggregate Films | |||
| Shots! Shots! Shots! | ||||
| The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | co-production with Walt Disney Pictures | ||
| Molina | co-production with Walt Disney Pictures, Tiara Blu Films and Viajes Miranda |
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 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021–2024 | 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 | 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 on Avatar: The Last Airbender by: Michael Dante DiMartino Bryan Konietzko developed by: Albert Kim | Netflix | co-production with Albert Kim Pictures and Nickelodeon Productions | 3 | 8 |
| 2024 | Interior Chinatown | Charles Yu | Hulu | co-production with MSD Imaginary Machines, Waititi, Participant Media and 20th Television | 1 | 10 |
| 2025 | It: Welcome to Derry | based on It by: Stephen King developed by: Andy Muschietti Barbara Muschietti Jason Fuchs | HBO | co-production with Vertigo Entertainment, FiveTen Productions, K Plus Ultra, Double Dream and Warner Bros. Television | 1 | 8 |
External links
- on the Internet Movie Database
- on the Internet Movie Database