Justin K. Thompson

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Justin K. Thompson
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Thompson in 2023
Occupations
  • Film director
  • production designer
  • background animation supervisor
Years active1993–present
Employers
Notable work

Justin K. Thompson is an American film director, production designer, and background animation supervisor. He is best known for co-directing the animated films Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023) and Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse (2027).

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Career

By 1993, he began his career working on various projects at Disney Television Animation, DreamWorks Animation Television, and Film Roman. [1] [2] In 2000, Thompson transitioned to Cartoon Network, working as a production designer on The Powerpuff Girls (2002–04), Samurai Jack (2003–04), and Star Wars: Clone Wars (2003–05). [3] [2] In 2006, he moved to Sony Pictures Animation, where he served as a production designer on Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (2009), its 2013 sequel, The Angry Birds Movie (2016), Smurfs: The Lost Village (2017), The Emoji Movie (2017), and Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018). [1] [4] [5] [6] [7] In 2021, he made his directorial debut with Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse with Joaquim Dos Santos and Kemp Powers. [5] [8] In December 2024, it was reported that he would direct Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse alongside Bob Persichetti. [6] [9] [10]

Filmography

Feature films

YearTitle Director Production designer Notes/Ref(s)
2009 Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs NoYes [5]
2013 Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 NoYes [5]
2016 The Angry Birds Movie NoYes [4]
2017 Smurfs: The Lost Village NoYes [4]
The Emoji Movie NoYes [7]
2018 Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse NoYes [6]
2023 Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse YesNoWith Joaquim Dos Santos and Kemp Powers [11]
2027 Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse YesNoWith Bob Persichetti
In production [6]

Television

YearTitle Production designer OtherNotes/Ref(s)
2002–04 The Powerpuff Girls YesYesStory writer (4 episodes)
Storyboard artist (21 episodes) [4]
2003–04 Samurai Jack YesYesLayout artist (2 episodes) [2]
2003–05 Star Wars: Clone Wars YesYesBackground animation supervisor (25 episodes) [3]

Accolades

AwardDate of ceremonyCategoryFilmResultRef.
Academy Awards March 10, 2024 Best Animated Feature Spider-Man: Across the Spider-VerseNominated [12]
Annie Awards February 2, 2019 Outstanding Achievement for Production Design in an Animated Feature Production Spider-Man: Into the Spider-VerseWon [13] [14] [15]
February 17, 2024 Outstanding Achievement for Directing in a Feature Production Spider-Man: Across the Spider-VerseWon [16]
Art Directors Guild Awards February 2, 2019 Best Production Design in an Animated Film Spider-Man: Into the Spider-VerseNominated [17]
British Academy Film Awards February 18, 2024 Best Animated Film Spider-Man: Across the Spider-VerseNominated [18]
Celebration of Cinema and Television December 4, 2023Animation AwardWon [19]
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards December 12, 2023 Best Animated Film Nominated [20]
Critics' Choice Movie Awards January 14, 2024 Best Animated Feature Won [21]
Golden Globe Awards January 7, 2024 Best Animated Feature Film Nominated [22]
Harvey Awards October 12, 2023Best Adaptation from Comic Book/Graphic NovelWon [23] [24]
Hollywood Critics Association Midseason Film Awards June 30, 2023 Best DirectorWon [25]
Online Film Critics Society Awards January 22, 2024 Best Animated Film Won [26]
Primetime Emmy Awards September 18, 2005 Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation Star Wars Clone Wars: Vol. 2 (Chapters 21–25)Won [3]
San Diego Film Critics Society Awards December 19, 2023 Best Animated Film Spider-Man: Across the Spider-VerseRunner-up [27]
Satellite Awards March 3, 2024 Best Animated or Mixed Media Feature Nominated [28]

References

  1. 1 2 Graton, Elise. "Justin K. Thompson: The Architect of Into the Spider-Verse". Pictoplasma. Retrieved April 28, 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 "Justin K. Thompson". sonypicturesanimation.com. Retrieved April 27, 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 "57th Primetime Emmys Nominees and Winners – Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation". Emmys.com. Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "'Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse' Snares Directors Bob Persichetti and Justin K. Thompson". Animation Magazine. December 17, 2024. Retrieved April 27, 2025.
  5. 1 2 3 4 Vary, Adam B. (April 19, 2021). "'Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse' Sequel Snares New Directing Trio (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety . Archived from the original on April 19, 2021. Retrieved April 27, 2025.
  6. 1 2 3 4 Kroll, Justin (December 17, 2024). "'Spider-Man: Beyond The Spider-Verse' Taps Bob Persichetti and Justin K. Thompson To Direct". Deadline. Retrieved April 27, 2025.
  7. 1 2 Davis, Clayton (February 8, 2024). "'Spider-Verse' Directors on What to Expect From Third Movie and Demanding Respect for Animation: 'Without It, Everybody Hurts'". Variety . Retrieved April 27, 2025.
  8. ↑ Monaghan, Jeremiah (February 27, 2023). "Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse Director Justin K Thompson Talks Last Minute Changes and Making Miguel O'Hara Hot – Exclusive Interview". DiscussingFilm. Archived from the original on June 3, 2024. Retrieved April 27, 2025.
  9. ↑ McMillan, Graeme (December 17, 2024). "Sony's Spider-Verse 3 replaces directors as Spider-Man's animated future remains lost in time". Popverse . Archived from the original on December 18, 2024. Retrieved April 27, 2025.
  10. ↑ Lewis, George (December 17, 2024). "Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse gets exciting update after long delay". Digital Spy . Archived from the original on December 18, 2024. Retrieved April 27, 2025.
  11. ↑ Hofferman, Jon; Sarto, Dan (June 26, 2023). "Fine-Tuning the Spider-Verse: A Chat with Justin K. Thompson". Animation World Network . Retrieved April 27, 2025.
  12. ↑ "Oscar Nominations 2024 List: Nominees by Category - Oscars 2024 News | 96th Academy Awards". ABC. Retrieved April 27, 2025.
  13. ↑ Giardina, Carolyn (February 3, 2019). "Annie Awards: Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse Wins Best Animated Feature". The Hollywood Reporter . Archived from the original on February 3, 2019. Retrieved April 27, 2025.
  14. ↑ Giardina, Carolyn (December 3, 2018). "Annie Awards: 'Incredibles 2,' 'Ralph' Lead Feature Nominees; 'Mary Poppins Returns' Also Nominated". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved April 27, 2025.
  15. ↑ Pond, Steve; Fuster, Jeremy (February 2, 2019). "'Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse' Sweeps With Seven Wins at Annie Awards". TheWrap . Retrieved April 27, 2025.
  16. ↑ Giardina, Carolyn (January 11, 2024). "'Nimona' Leads Annie Awards Animated Feature Competition With Nine Noms; Snubs Include 'Wish', Which Was Shut Out". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved April 27, 2025.
  17. ↑ Tapley, Kristopher (January 7, 2019). "Buster Scruggs, Black Panther, Haunting of Hill House Nominated for Art Directors Guild Awards". Variety . Retrieved April 27, 2025.
  18. ↑ Ntim, Zac (January 18, 2024). "'Oppenheimer' & 'Poor Things' Lead 2024 BAFTA Nominations — The Complete List". Deadline Hollywood . Archived from the original on January 19, 2024. Retrieved April 27, 2025.
  19. ↑ Hammond, Pete (November 13, 2023). "Jeffrey Wright, America Ferrera, Greta Lee Among Honorees For Critics Choice Celebration Of Cinema & Television Black, Latino & AAPI Achievements". Deadline Hollywood . Archived from the original on November 13, 2023. Retrieved April 27, 2025.
  20. ↑ Tallerico, Brian (December 8, 2023). "Killers of the Flower Moon, Oppenheimer, Poor Things Lead CFCA Nominations". RogerEbert.com . Archived from the original on December 8, 2023. Retrieved April 27, 2025.
  21. ↑ Nordyke, Kimberly (January 14, 2024). "Critics Choice Awards: Winners List". The Hollywood Reporter . Archived from the original on January 15, 2024. Retrieved April 27, 2025.
  22. ↑ Lewis, Hilary; Nordyke, Kimberly (December 11, 2023). "Golden Globes: 'Barbie' and 'Succession' Lead Nominations; See Full List". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved April 27, 2025.
  23. ↑ Whitbrook, James (August 11, 2023). "Check Out This Year's Harvey Award Nominees". Gizmodo . Archived from the original on August 11, 2023. Retrieved April 27, 2025.
  24. ↑ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (October 14, 2023). "Chainsaw Man Manga Wins Best Manga Harvey Award for 3rd Straight Year". Anime News Network . Archived from the original on October 14, 2023. Retrieved April 27, 2025.
  25. ↑ Anderson, Erik (June 30, 2023). "Hollywood Critics Association 2023 Midseason HCA Awards: Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, Past Lives, Air are Top Winners". AwardsWatch. Archived from the original on July 1, 2023. Retrieved April 27, 2025.
  26. ↑ Anderson, Erik (January 17, 2024). "2023 Online Film Critics Society (OFCS) Nominations: 'Oppenheimer', 'Killers of the Flower Moon', 'Poor Things' Lead". AwardsWatch. Retrieved April 27, 2025.
  27. ↑ Neglia, Matt (December 19, 2023). "The 2023 San Diego Film Critics Society (SDFCS) Winners". Next Best Picture. Retrieved April 27, 2025.
  28. ↑ "IPA Reveals Nominations for the 28th Satellite Awards". International Press Academy. December 18, 2023. Retrieved April 27, 2025.
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