Justin K. Thompson is an American artist, designer, and film director. He is best known as the production designer for the animated film ' (2018) and for co-directing its sequels ' (2023) and ' (2027).
By 1993, he began his career working on various projects at Disney Television Animation, DreamWorks Animation Television, and Film Roman. In 2000, Thompson transitioned to Cartoon Network, working as a production designer on The Powerpuff Girls (2002âÂÂ04), Samurai Jack (2003âÂÂ04), and ' (2003âÂÂ05). 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), ' (2017), The Emoji Movie (2017), and ' (2018). In 2021, he made his directorial debut with ' (2023) with Joaquim Dos Santos and Kemp Powers. In December 2024, it was reported that he would direct ' (2027) alongside Bob Persichetti.