Dan Lin (; born April 8, 1973) is a Taiwanese-American film and television producer. He is the chairman of Netflix Films and the founder of Rideback (formerly Lin Pictures until 2018), a film and television production company that he formed in 2008. Lin produced Warner Bros.' ''

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'', '' Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part'', and the horror film '' It'', which holds the record for highest-grossing horror film. Lin also produced

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's ''

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'', a live action adaptation of the 1992 animated feature.

Early life and education

Dan Lin was born in

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, the son of an executive in the international food industry. He moved to the United States at the age of five. In 1994, Lin graduated with a

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(B.S.) degree from the

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of the

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. He then earned a

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(M.B.A.) in 1999 from

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Career

Between his first and second year at Harvard Business School, Lin undertook a summer internship program with

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, who was then an executive with Warner Bros. Pictures. In 1999, a day after Lin's graduation, the studio executive offered Lin a junior position at Warners. Lin worked his way up to Senior Vice President of Production and left in 2007 to form his own company. During his eight years at Warners, Lin oversaw the development and production of the Academy Award-winning film ''

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'', directed by

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. Other films Lin oversaw include ''

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'', directed by

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; '' The Aviator'', directed by Scorsese; ''

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'', directed by

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; '' TMNT''; '' The Invasion''; ''

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''; '' Matchstick Men''; '' Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed''; and ''

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''. In January 2008 he formed Lin Pictures, based at Warner Bros. He described the transition from development executive to producer as natural: "It's a symbiotic relationship between the studio and the producers, we all work together towards the same goal – make the best movie possible." Lin currently serves on the board of directors for Rideback Rise, Hawaiʻi International Film Festival and the Good Shepherd Center for Homeless Women and Children in Los Angeles. He also serves on the Board of the

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Foundation. In September 2008, Lin was honored as one of Variety's "10 Producers to Watch." In April 2015, Lin was named to ''

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''s list of 'The 30 Most Powerful Film Producers in Hollywood' In August 2022, ''

'' reported that he was in talks to take over

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. In September 2022, he ended negotiations and parted ways with

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. On February 28, 2024, it was announced that Lin would replace Scott Stuber as

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's head of film, reporting to Chief Content Officer Bela Bajaria.

Filmography

Film

Producer * '' The Invention of Lying'' (2009) * '' The Box'' (2009) * ''

'' (2009) * '' Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows'' (2011) * '' Gangster Squad'' (2013) * ''

'' (2014) * ''

'' (2017) * ''

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'' (2017) * '' It'' (2017) * ''

'' (2017) * '' The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part'' (2019) * ''

'' (2019) * ''

It Chapter Two ''It Chapter Two'' is a 2019 American supernatural horror film directed by Andy Muschietti from a screenplay by Gary Dauberman. It is the sequel to '' It'' (2017) and the second of a two-part adaptation of the 1986 novel '' It'' by Stephen Ki ...

'' (2019) * '' The Two Popes'' (2019) * ''

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'' (2022) * ''

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'' (2023) * ''

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'' (2025) * Untitled live-action/animated ''Lego'' film (TBA) Executive producer * ''

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'' (2009) * '' Terminator Salvation'' (2009) * '' Godzilla: King of the Monsters'' (2019) * '' Godzilla vs. Kong'' (2021) * ''

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'' (2023) * '' Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire'' (2024) Development executive * ''

'' (2004) * ''

'' (2006) (Uncredited) * ''

'' (2006)

Television

Executive producer

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lin, Dan Living people 1973 births Businesspeople from Los Angeles Businesspeople from Taipei Harvard Business School alumni Wharton School alumni Film producers from California Taiwanese expatriates in Hong Kong Taiwanese emigrants to the United States American people of Taiwanese descent Netflix people