Johnny Lin

Johnny Lin is a Taiwanese-American film producer.

Biography

Lin began his career working for his father Jimmy Lin, a producer on Jet Li's breakout film The Legend, who came to the U.S. in 1979 and started his own video distribution business. He was a member of his father’s prolific distribution team, which distributed over 800 films in Taiwan, Hong Kong and China. During this time, Lin and his father distributed successful films such as The Lord of the Rings, Rush Hour, The Wedding Singer, Wag the Dog, Spawn, and Runaway Bride. After growing up in New Zealand, Lin moved to the U.S. in 1994.[1]

Lin has been a producer and executive producer on numerous feature films including the upcoming crime thriller American Made with Tom Cruise, the black comedy Bernie with Jack Black and Matthew McConaughey, the drama Another Happy Day, and the 2010 Hesher.[2] He also wrote, directed and produced the 2016 independent film Queen of Hearts.[3] He heads Filmula, the producing arm of Studio Solutions Group, which has acquired the rights to many films, including exclusive rights to distribution of Miramax films and TV shows in Taiwan.[2][3] He has since become CEO of Studio Solutions. In 2012, Studio Solutions became embroiled in a dispute with CatchPlay over film rights;[4] in 2014, a dispute with Media Development Corp was settled in Studio Solutions' favor.[5]

In 2012 Lin entered into a joint development venture with Ted Field and Stan Lee, The Guardian Project, to produce multi-media content in association with the National Hockey League, and also invested in the failed reboot of Trauma Records;[6] he twice sued Field's company to recover the investment.[2]

Filmography

Title Year Role
Hesher 2010 Producer
Another Happy Day 2011 Producer
Bernie Executive Producer
American Made 2017 Executive Producer

References

  1. ↑ "Johnny Lin: Biography". IMDb.
  2. 1 2 3 Siegemund-Broka, Austin (March 17, 2015). "Ted Field's Record Company Hit With Second Lawsuit Over Investment". Billboard.
  3. 1 2 McClintock, Pamela (May 5, 2011). "Filmula's Johnny Lin secures Taiwan rights to Miramax titles". Hollywood Reporter.
  4. ↑ Lang, Brent (September 25, 2012). "Legal Fight Rages as Taiwanese Rights to 'Looper,' 'Dredd 3D' Hang in Balance". TheWrap.
  5. ↑ Johnson, Ted (August 22, 2014). "Judge Signs Off on $3.4 Million Damage Award Over 'Hunger Games,' Other Rights in Taiwan". Variety.
  6. ↑ Kay, Jeremy (October 21, 2012). "Johnny Lin partners with Ted Field, Stan Lee on The Guardian Project". Screen International – via Questia.
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