Thang Le
Senior Illustrator/ VFX Art Director for feature film. ADG IATSE 800
Thang LeBio
Thang was born and raised in Southern California. He was educated in transportation design at the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena. He has spent the last 20 years in design and visual development for film, television, animation, interactive media, and theme parks.
He is currently a Senior Illustrator for feature film as a member of the Art Directors Guild (IATSE 800). Previously he was a Senior Visual Effects Art Director and Concept Artist at the award winning Industrial Light and Magic. He has worked on such properties as Fallout, Westworld, Star Trek, Star Wars, Transformers, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Predator and Marvel’s Avengers.
Film
- Blade, Marvel
Dir: Yann Demange/PD: Stefania Cella
Senior Illustrator, 2023 - Captain America 4 : New World Order, Marvel
Dir: Julius Onah /PD: Ramsey Avery
Senior Illustrator, 2022 - Masters of the Universe, Netflix/Weta
Dir: Aaron Nee, Adam Nee /PD: Jim Bissell
Concept Artist, 2021 - Captain Marvel 2, Marvel
Dir: Nia DaCosta /PD: Cara Bower
Senior Illustrator, 2020-2021 - Star Trek Untitled Sequel, Paramount
Dir: Noah Hawley /PD: Stefania Cella
Senior Illustrator, 2020 - Reminiscence, Warner Brothers
Dir: Lisa Joy /PD: Howard Cummings
Senior Illustrator, 2019 - Venom 2, Sony
Dir: Andy Serkis /PD: Oliver Scholl
Senior Illustrator, 2019 - Yes Day, Netflix
Dir: Miguel Arteta /PD: Doug Meerdink
Senior Illustrator, 2019 - Call of the Wild, Fox Studios
Dir: Chris Sanders /PD: Stefan Dechant
Senior Illustrator, 2018 - Lucy In the Sky, Fox Searchlight/ILM
Dir: Noah Hawley / PD: Stefania Cella
Concept Artist, 2018 - Bumblebee, Paramount/ILM
Dir: Travis Knight/ VFX supe: Jason Smith
VFX Concept Artist, 2018 - Aquaman, Warner Brothers/ILM
Dir: James Wan/ VFX supe: Philippe Rebours
VFX Concept Artist, 2017-2018 - Skyscraper, Legendary/ILM
Dir: Rawson Marshal Thruber/ VFX supe: Craig Hamack
VFX Concept Artist, 2018 - Solo: A Star Wars Story, Disney/ILM
Dir: Ron Howard/ VFX supe: Rob Bredow
VFX Concept Artist, 2017-2018 - Ready Player One, Warner Brothers/ILM
Dir: Steven Spielberg/ VFX supe: Roger Guyett
VFX Art Director/Concept Artist, 2017 - A Wrinkle In Time, Disney/ILM
Dir: Ava DuVernay /VFX supe: Rich McBride
VFX Art Director/Concept Artist, 2017 - Pacific Rim 2: Uprising, Legendary/ILM
Dir: Steven DeKnight/ PD: Stefan Dechant
ILM Art Director (Jaeger Robot Designs), 2017 - Godzilla: King of Monsters, Legendary/ILM
Dir: Michael Dougherty
Concept Artist, 2017 - Downsizing, Paramount/ILM
Dir: Alexander Payne/ PD: Stefania Cella
VFX Art Director, 2016-2017 - Transformers 5: The Last Knight, Paramount/ILM
Dir: Michael Bay / VFX supe: Scott Farrar
VFX Art Director, 2016-2017 - Kong: Skull Island, Legendary/ILM
Dir: Jordan Vogt-Roberts/ PD: Stefan Dechant
Concept Artist, 2016 - Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, Disney/ILM
Dir: Gareth Edwards/ VFX supe: John Knoll
VFX Concept Artist, 2016 - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2: Out of the Shadows, Paramount/ILM
Dir: David Green/ VFX supe: Pablo Helman
VFX Art Director, 2015-2016 - Star Wars The Force Awakens, Disney/ILM
Dir: J.J. Abrams/ VFX supe: Roger Guyet
VFX Concept Artist, 2014-2015 - Tomorrowland, Disney/ILM
Dir: Brad Bird/ PD: Rick Carter, Scott Chambliss
VFX Supe: Craig Hamack, Eddie Pasquarello
VFX Art Director, Concept Artist, 2012-2015 - Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension, Paramount/ILM
Dir: Gregory Plotkin/ VFX supe: Eddie Pasquarello
VFX Concept Artist, 2013-2014 - Star Trek Into Darkness, Paramount/ILM
Dir: J.J. Abrams, Roger Guyet
VFX Concept Artist, 2013 - Pain and Gain, Paramount/ILM
Dir: Michael Bay/ PD: Pablo Helman
VFX Concept Artist, 2013 - Avengers, Marvel/ILM
Dir: Joss Whedon/ VFX supe: Jeff White
VFX Concept Artist, 2011-2012 - Battleship, Universal/ILM
Dir: Peter Berg/ VFX supe: Pablo Helman
VFX Concept Artist, 2010-2012 - The Last Airbender, Paramount/ILM
Dir: M. Night Shyamalan/ VFX sup: Pablo Helman
VFX Concept Artist, 2009
Television/Streaming
- Peripheral Season 2, Amazon
Producers: Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy /PD: Rick Butler
Senior Illustrator 2023 - Fallout, Amazon
Producers: Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy /PD: Howard Cummings /VFX Supe: Jay Worth
Senior Illustrator, 2021-2022, VFX Illustrator, 2023 - WestWorld Season 4, HBO
Producers: Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy /PD: Jon Carlos
Senior Illustrator, 2021 - Westworld Season 3, HBO
Producers: Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy /PD: Howard Cummings
Senior Illustrator, 2019
Theme Park
- Unannounced Project, Walt Disney Imagineering
Creative Supervisors: Joe Rohde, Nicholas Camorre
Illustrator, 2019-2020 - Star Wars: Secrets of the Empire, The Void/ILM
VFX supe: Ben Snow
VFX Concept Artist, 2017 - Sichuan- Tibet Dark Ride, Wanda/Falcon’s Treehouse
AD: Steven Ricker
Illustrator, 2017 - Evergrande World Fairytale Land, Wanda/Falcon’s Treehouse
AD: Steven Ricker
Illustrator, 2017 - Epcot, Walt Disney Imagineering
AD: Nicholas Camorre
Concept Artist, 2014-2016 - Iron Man Experience, Walt Disney Imagineering/ILM
VFX supe: Eddie Pasquarello
VFX Art Director, 2014-205 - Lotte World Adventure, Lotte World/Falcon’s Treehouse
CD: Cecil Magpuri
Illustrator, 2014
Ultimate Energy, Wanda/ILM
VFX supe: Lindy DeQuattro
Concept Artist, 2013 - Star Wars Project, Walt Disney Imagineering
AD: Nicholas Camorre, Ed Vereaux
Concept Artist,2013 - Circumotion Hulk Ride/ IMG Theme Park Dubai/ Falcon’s Treehouse
CD: Cecil Magpuri
Illustrator, 2012 - Lost Valley, IMG Theme Park Dubai/Falcon’s Treehouse
CD: Cecil Magpuri
Illustrator, 2012 - KRT Online, KRT/Falcon’s Treehouse
CD: Cecil Magpuri
Illustrator, 2011 - Wanda Da Lian Jin Shi International Tourisim Resort, Wanda/Falcon’s Treehouse
CD: Cecil Magpuri
Illustrator, 2010
AR/VR
- Untitled Augmented Reality Projects, Magic Leap
Creative Director: James Temple /Creative Producer: Nicole Letaw
Concept Artist, 2020
Animation
- Batman and Superman: Battle of the Super Sons, Warner Brothers Animation
Dir: Rick Morales
Environment Concept Artist, 2019 - Monkey Prince, Toei Animation
Dir: John Davies
Concept Artist, 2017 - Tron Uprising, Disney Animation
Supervising Dir: Charlie Bean/ Supervising Veh: Daniel Simon
Vehicle Designer, 2011 - Green Lantern, Warner Brothers Animation
Supervising Dir: Giancarlo Volpe
Vehicle Designer, 2011 - Star Wars The Clone Wars, Lucasfilm Animation
Supervising Dir: Dave Filoni
Concept Artist, 2006-2009
Video Games
- Morning Star, Industrial Toys
Creative Director: Alex Seropian, Hardy Lebel
Concept Artist, 2012-2013 - PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale, Broodworks Sony
Creative Director: Chan Park
Concept Artist, 2010 - Untitled (Video Game Bid), THQ
Production Designer: Oliver Scholl
Concept Artist, 2008 - Pirates of the Caribbean: The Legend of Jack Sparrow, Bethesda/ 7 Studios
Art Director: Damon Conn
Concept Artist, 2005 - Stubbs the Zombie, Wideload Games
Creative Director: Alex Seropian
Concept Artist, 2003
Commercials
- Progressive Insurance, Station Film
PD: Paul Martin
Concept Artist, 2012 - Adobe, Tool
PD: Jason Schuster
Concept Artist, 2010 - Microsoft, Smuggler
PD: Jason Schuster
Concept Artist, 2010 - Sears, Epoch Films
PD: Paul Martin
Concept Artist, 2005 - L’Oreal, Believe Media
PD: Paul Martin
Concept Artist, 2005 - Samsung, Duo Films
PD: Paul Martin
Concept Artist, 2005 - Renault, Duo Films
PD: Paul Martin
Concept Artist, 2005 - GMC, Imaginary Forces
PD: Paul Martin
Concept Artist, 2005
Music Video
- “I Feel It Coming” – The Weeknd Featuring Daft Punk, Partizan
Dir: Warren Fu
Matte Painter, 2017