Stephen Sommers

Forfatter, Instruktør, Producer, Skuespiller

20. marts 1962 (64 år)
Born and raised in Minnesota, Stephen Sommers went on to attend St. John’s University before transferring to the University of Seville in Spain.  After graduating, he spent the next several years managing rock bands throughout Europe. Relocating to Los Angeles, Sommers enrolled in the University of Southern California’s School of Cinematic Arts and spent the next three years earning a Masters Degree in Film Production.  Upon writing and directing an award-winning student film, Perfect Alibi, he was granted the opportunity to write and direct his first feature-length motion picture – a story set in the world of high school drag racing entitled Catch Me If You Can. From there, Sommers went on to create such well-known and beloved adaptations as The Adventures of Huck Finn and Rudyard Kipling’s The Jungle Book, both for Walt Disney Pictures.  He also wrote and executive produced Disney’s adventure film Tom and Huck before returning to the director’s chair for the suspense-thriller Deep Rising. The next year, Sommers wrote, directed and produced the first installment of The Mummy franchise for Universal Studios.  That film and its sequel, The Mummy Returns, have grossed over eight-hundred and forty million dollars worldwide.  His next monster blockbuster was the action-adventure epic Van Helsing, released in 2004, which did over three-hundred million dollars at the box office.  Following his producing duties on The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor – which made the trilogy a billion dollar franchise - Sommers wrote, directed and produced G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra for Paramount Studios.  Stephen currently resides in Los Angeles with his wife and their two daughters. Bio from official homepage.

Film og serier på Plex

  • Odd Thomas
    Odd Thomas2013

Kendt for

  • Mumien
    Mumien1999
  • Mumien vender tilbage
    Mumien vender tilbage2001
  • Van Helsing
    Van Helsing2004
  • G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra
    G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra2009
  • The Scorpion King
    The Scorpion King2002
  • Odd Thomas
    Odd Thomas2013
  • G.I. Joe: Gengældelsen
    G.I. Joe: Gengældelsen2013
  • Mumien: Drage-Kejserens grav
    Mumien: Drage-Kejserens grav2008
  • Deep Rising
    Deep Rising1998
  • Junglebogen: Jagten på abernes skat
    Junglebogen: Jagten på abernes skat1994
  • Tom and Huck
    Tom and Huck1995
  • The Adventures of Huck Finn
    The Adventures of Huck Finn1993
  • The Scorpion King 2: Rise of a Warrior
    The Scorpion King 2: Rise of a Warrior2008
  • Gunmen
    Gunmen1993
  • The Scorpion King: Book of Souls
    The Scorpion King: Book of Souls2018
  • Van Helsing: The London Assignment
    Van Helsing: The London Assignment2004
  • Catch Me If You Can
    Catch Me If You Can1989
  • Oliver Twist
    Oliver Twist1997
  • Mumien
    Mumien2 sæsoner

Filmografi

2013
Odd Thomas · as ScreenplayPå Plex
2008
2004
2004
2002
The Scorpion King · as Screenplay
2001
1999
The Mummy · as Screenplay
1998
1997
1995
Tom and Huck · as Screenplay
1994
The Jungle Book · as Screenplay
1993
1993
1989
1989
Catch Me If You Can · as Screenplay