his own production companies<\/a>, which generated a run of high-profile projects including \u201cAladdin,\u201d \u201cGodzilla vs. Kong,\u201d \u201cIt\u201d and \u201cThe Two Popes.\u201d He was considered for a job overseeing the DC Comics film empire in 2022, helping to elevate his profile as a major executive when Netflix went looking for someone to succeed Mr. Stuber in 2024.<\/p>\nAfter joining the streamer, Mr. Lin recalled some advice Mr. Horn had once given him: Always return phone calls, and always tell the truth. In Hollywood, where artifice is standard and egos are fragile, most operators understand that truth is best delivered with finesse. But Mr. Lin takes a straighter approach. \u201cIf you talk to anyone in the business, I\u2019m probably the most responsive, most approachable studio chairman there is in town,\u201d he said. \u201cI make my own phone calls. I don\u2019t go through my assistant. You can reach me directly, and you\u2019ll know where I stand.\u201d<\/p>\n
Few in Hollywood disagree with that. \u201cHe\u2019s a straight shooter,\u201d said Todd Black, the producer behind \u201cFences\u201d and \u201cMa Rainey\u2019s Black Bottom,\u201d among other critical and commercial hits. \u201c\u2018This is the budget number, and you have to figure it out.\u2019 If you can\u2019t figure it out, you go to him. He may help you, or he may not.\u201d<\/p>\n
Directors and actors accustomed to Mr. Stuber\u2019s suavity have found Mr. Lin\u2019s style to be a radical change. He\u2019s often described as officious and blunt, and it\u2019s easy to hear stories around town about his awkward bedside manner. It\u2019s harder to get anyone to tell those stories on the record. Mr. Lin directs a staff numbering in the hundreds (including an entire animation studio), and they still greenlight more movies than any other studio by far.<\/p>\n
\u201cListen, I wouldn\u2019t want him to be my doctor if I was having a life-threatening illness,\u201d Liza Chasin, another producer, said. \u201cBut I prefer the bluntness. I prefer the honesty, because the BS is exhausting, frankly. I always know where the bar is, because Dan has been clear what the bar is.\u201d The two collaborated on \u201cLadies First,\u201d a Sacha Baron Cohen comedy that is currently Netflix\u2019s most-watched film, as well as the upcoming titles \u201cThe 99\u2019ers\u201d and \u201cThe Last Mrs. Parrish.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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