Mike Nguyen Le (also credited as Mike Le) is a

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screenwriter, producer, and film director.

Screenwriting

Le wrote and co-executive produced the feature horror film ''Dark Summer'' (2014), directed by Paul Solet and starring

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, Grace Phipps, and Peter Stormare. 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."Todd Brown, GRACE Director Paul Solet Gears Up DARK SUMME
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and starring

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. Le co-wrote the screenplay to the thriller war film, '' W.M.D.'', directed by Richard Halpern and starring

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, John Posey and

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. Le wrote the screenplay for the 2018 film '' Patient Zero'' starring

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. Le is a writer on the second season of '' BMF (TV series)''.

Directing, Producing & Editing

Le has directed and executive produced over 18 episodes of the web series '' K-Town''. Le has 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 (TV series)'' as Supervising Producer.

Comic Book Writing

Le co-wrote, with Robert Kirkman, creator of '' The Walking Dead'' comic book, the bestselling comic book series ''Mayhem!'' for Image Comics.

References

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Mike Le on TwitterScreen Gems Wins Bidding War for Mike Le’s Zombie Script ‘Patient Zero’Cannes: Paul Solet to Direct Supernatural Horror Film 'Dark Summer'Jeff Yang, WSJ Speakeasy, Tough Times for Tiger Moms as Asian-America Meets ‘Jersey Shore’
{{DEFAULTSORT:Le, Mike Living people Vietnamese film directors American film directors of Vietnamese descent Film directors from California Year of birth missing (living people) State College of Florida, Manatee–Sarasota alumni