Dan Lin

Dan runs the show at Rideback—yeah, that’s the studio smashing out those massive blockbusters and animated hits everyone and their grandma’s seen. His HQ? Rideback Ranch, right in the heart of LA’s Historic Filipinotown. It’s not just his turf either; you’ve got Warner Animation Group, Cedar Park Entertainment (David Ayer’s spot), Animal Logic, and Margot Robbie’s LuckyChap all hanging out there. Basically, it’s like Hollywood’s coolest clubhouse. Since firing up Rideback in 2008, Dan’s movies have raked in over $4 billion worldwide. Not even kidding. He pulled off Disney’s live-action “Aladdin” (yup, the one that cracked a billion dollars), King’s “It: Chapter Two,” and Netflix’s “The Two Popes,” which was chasing awards left and right. And don’t forget his LEGO empire: “The LEGO Movie,” “LEGO Batman,” “LEGO Ninjago,” “LEGO Movie 2”—all him. Plus, the first “It” and Netflix’s “Death Note” landed on his watch. Before he went indie, Dan was killing it at Warner Bros. as SVP of Production (1999 to 2007). He had a hand in Scorsese’s Oscar-winner “The Departed.” Oh, and he produced both “Sherlock Holmes” movies with RDJ and exec produced “Lethal Weapon” for Fox TV. He’s not all business, though—he sits on boards for stuff like the Evolve Entertainment Fund and Good Shepherd Center, helping out where it counts. The Academy even asked him to join back in 2015. Wharton undergrad, Harvard MBA, big resume, bigger impact.