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Ryan Halprin (senior vice president of production) Ciao Zhao (executive assistant, film) Products. Motion pictures. television. Website. rideback .com. 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.
As a production company, Rideback supports and empowers visionary storytellers who share our passion for entertaining audiences in delightfully surprising ways. Our focus on originality and excellence unites the creative ambitions of writers and directors with the financial interests of studios, streaming platforms, networks and brands.
Jonathan Eirich. Co-CEO. Jonathan is Co-CEO of Rideback, where he oversees all aspects of the company’s film and television development and production. Since joining the company in 2015, he has overseen production for live-action films such as Disney’s billion-dollar grossing hit ALADDIN directed by Guy Ritchie, along with two other tentpole titles for Disney, HAUNTED MANSION released in 2023 and the upcoming live-action adaptation of LILO & STITCH, directed by Academy-Award nominee Dean ...
Feb 28, 2024 · Dan Lin, whose production company, Rideback, is located in L.A.'s Historic Filipinotown, has produced films including the "Lego" and "It" movies.
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Rideback (formerly Lin Pictures) is a film production company formed on December 12, 2007 by producer Dan Lin which produced the 2019 live-action remake of Aladdin for Disney.
On December 12, 2007, Dan Lin announced that he would be leaving 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, the company 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 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.
Rideback does not accept unsolicited material. This includes screenplays, treatments, outlines, book proposals, unpublished manuscripts and/or other types of intellectual property. Any such materials received will be deleted or destroyed. 2008-2024 Rideback | Rideback and Rideback Ranch are registered trademarks.
Jul 20, 2022 · Lin’s Rideback production company has invested about $150,000 and more than a thousand executive hours into the project so far. Rise has received financial support from philanthropic groups ...
