# Mike Nguyen Le
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{{short description|American film director}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Mike Nguyen Le
| image = SDCC 2015 - Mike Le (19725977285).jpg
| caption = Mike Le at [SDCC](/source/San_Diego_Comic-Con_International) 2015
| birth_date =
| birth_place = [Bradenton, Florida](/source/Bradenton%2C_Florida) [United States](/source/United_States)
| alma_mater = [State College of Florida, Manatee-Sarasota](/source/State_College_of_Florida%2C_Manatee-Sarasota)
| occupation = [Screenwriter](/source/Screenwriter), [producer](/source/Film_producer)
}}
'''Mike Nguyen Le''' (also credited as Mike Le) is a [Vietnamese American](/source/Vietnamese_American) screenwriter, producer, and film director.
==Screenwriting==
Le wrote and co-executive produced the feature horror film ''[Dark Summer](/source/Dark_Summer_(film))'' (2014) directed by [Paul Solet](/source/Paul_Solet) and starring [Keir Gilchrist](/source/Keir_Gilchrist), [Stella Maeve](/source/Stella_Maeve), [Maestro Harrell](/source/Maestro_Harrell), [Grace Phipps](/source/Grace_Phipps), and [Peter Stormare](/source/Peter_Stormare).[{{cite web | url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/cannes-paul-solet-direct-supernatural-513196 | title=Cannes: Paul Solet to Direct Supernatural Horror Film 'Dark Summer' | website=[The Hollywood Reporter](/source/The_Hollywood_Reporter) | date=7 May 2013 }}][{{cite web | url=http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=103893 | title=Paul Solet to Helm Dark Summer - ComingSoon.net }}][{{cite web | url=http://www.joblo.com/horror-movies/news/stella-maeve-snags-lead-in-paul-solets-dark-summer | title=Stella Maeve snags lead in Paul Solet's Dark Summer | date=7 August 2013 }}] The film is "a stylized modern ghost story" and "follows the tale of a 17-year-old on house arrest for the summer. When his mother is away on business, a horrifying incident occurs, followed by an even more terrifying presence in the house."[{{cite web | url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/cannes-paul-solet-direct-supernatural-513196 | title=Cannes: Paul Solet to Direct Supernatural Horror Film 'Dark Summer' | website=[The Hollywood Reporter](/source/The_Hollywood_Reporter) | date=7 May 2013 }}][{{cite web | url=https://variety.com/2013/film/news/paul-solet-directing-dark-summer-1200470141/ | title=Paul Solet Directing 'Dark Summer' | date=7 May 2013 }}][{{cite web | url=http://twitchfilm.com/2013/05/grace-director-paul-solet-gears-up-dark-summer.html | title=GRACE Director Paul Solet Gears up DARK SUMMER | work=TwitchFilm | date=7 May 2013 | last1=Brown | first1=Todd }}]
Le also wrote the 2014 film ''[Amnesiac](/source/Amnesiac_(film))'' directed by [Michael Polish](/source/Michael_Polish) and starring [Kate Bosworth](/source/Kate_Bosworth) and [Wes Bentley](/source/Wes_Bentley).
Le co-wrote the screenplay to the 2013 thriller war film ''[W.M.D.](/source/W.M.D.)'' directed by Richard Halpern and starring [Tom Kiesche](/source/Tom_Kiesche), [John Posey](/source/John_Posey_(actor)), and [Leila Birch](/source/Leila_Birch).
In 2015, Variety Magazine named Le as one of their Top 10 Screenwriters To Watch. That same year, Le sold his action feature spec script Desert Eagle to Universal Pictures.
In 2017, ABC Signature hired Le to write the pilot script for Shatter Me, a TV series based on the bestselling YA novels by [Tahereh Mafi](/source/Tahereh_Mafi).
Le wrote the screenplay for the 2018 film ''[Patient Zero](/source/Patient_Zero_(film))'' starring [Matt Smith](/source/Matt_Smith_(actor)), [Natalie Dormer](/source/Natalie_Dormer), and [Stanley Tucci](/source/Stanley_Tucci).
In 2018, Le was hired to write The Mechanic 3, the third film in the action franchise starring [Jason Statham](/source/Jason_Statham).
Le co-wrote the screenplay to Universal's remake of ''[The River Wild](/source/The_River_Wild_(1994_film))'' (1994), simply titled ''[River Wild](/source/River_Wild_(2023_film))'' (2023).
Le is a writer on the second and third seasons of the series ''[BMF](/source/BMF_(TV_series))''.
==Directing, producing & editing==
Le directed and executive produced over 18 episodes of the web series ''[K-Town](/source/K-Town_(web_series))''. Le also directed and executive produced over 8 episodes of the "spin-off" series to ''K-Town'', a web series focusing on import car models entitled ''Roll Models''.
Le was brought onto the second season of ''[BMF](/source/BMF_(TV_series))'' as Supervising Producer. He was promoted to Co-Executive Producer for the show's third season.
==Comic Book Writing==
Le co-wrote, with [Robert Kirkman](/source/Robert_Kirkman), creator of ''[The Walking Dead](/source/The_Walking_Dead_(comic_book))'' comic book, the bestselling comic book series ''[Mayhem!](/source/Mayhem!_(comics))'' for [Image Comics](/source/Image_Comics).
==References==
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==External links==
*{{IMDb name|2047864}}
*[https://twitter.com/WriterLe Mike Le on Twitter]
*[http://www.thewrap.com/screen-gems-wins-bidding-war-mike-les-zombie-script-patient-z-exclusive/ Screen Gems Wins Bidding War for Mike Le’s Zombie Script ‘Patient Zero’]
*[http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/cannes-paul-solet-direct-supernatural-513196 Cannes: Paul Solet to Direct Supernatural Horror Film 'Dark Summer']
*[https://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2012/07/17/tough-times-for-tiger-moms-as-asian-america-meets-jersey-shore/ Jeff Yang, WSJ Speakeasy, Tough Times for Tiger Moms as Asian-America Meets ‘Jersey Shore’]
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Category:Living people
Category:Vietnamese film directors
Category:American film directors of Vietnamese descent
Category:Film directors from California
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Category:State College of Florida, Manatee–Sarasota alumni
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