New Line Cinema

New Line Productions, Inc.
New Line Cinema
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryFilm production
Television production
FoundedJune 18, 1967 (1967-06-18) in New York City, United States (as a separate studio)
February 29, 2008 (2008-02-29) (as a unit of Warner Bros. Pictures)
FounderRobert Shaye
DefunctFebruary 29, 2008 (2008-02-29) (as a separate studio)[1]
FateAbsorbed into Warner Bros. Pictures;[2] currently active as a unit of the latter
SuccessorWarner Bros. Pictures
Headquarters4000 Warner Blvd, ,
Key people
Parent
Divisions
Websitewww.warnerbros.com/company/divisions/motion-pictures#new-line-cinema Edit this on Wikidata
Footnotes / references
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New Line Productions, Inc., doing business as New Line Cinema, is an American film and television production studio owned by Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD). Since 2008, it has been operating as a unit of Warner Bros. Pictures.

It was founded in 1967 by Robert Shaye as an independent film distribution company; later becoming a film studio after acquired by Turner Broadcasting System in 1994; Turner later merged with Time Warner (later known as WarnerMedia from 2018 to 2022, and Warner Bros. Discovery since 2022) in 1996, and New Line was merged with Warner Bros. Pictures in 2008.[5] The studio has been nicknamed "The House that Freddy Built" due to the success of the Nightmare on Elm Street film series.[6] However, their most successful property was their film adaptation of The Lord of the Rings trilogy by J.R.R. Tolkien with considerable commercial success and numerous Academy Awards.

  1. ^ Billington, Alex (February 28, 2008). "It's Official – New Line Cinema is Dead!". FirstShowing.net. Archived from the original on March 2, 2008.
  2. ^ Billington, Alex (February 28, 2008). "It's Official – New Line Cinema is Dead!". FirstShowing.net. Archived from the original on March 2, 2008.
  3. ^ "New Line Productions Inc - Company Profile and News - Bloomberg Markets". Bloomberg.com. Retrieved September 7, 2020.
  4. ^ "Warner Bros. Entertainment Executives". WarnerMedia. Archived from the original on July 14, 2018. Retrieved June 19, 2018.
  5. ^ "History of New Line Cinema, Inc. – FundingUniverse". Fundinguniverse.com. Archived from the original on March 4, 2012. Retrieved January 17, 2016.
  6. ^ Kit, Borys (July 21, 2016). "How New Line Cinema Is Making a Killing in Horror". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on November 8, 2022. Retrieved November 7, 2022.