Stephen Sommers

Schrijver, Regisseur, Producer, Acteur

20 maart 1962 (64 years)
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.

Movies & Shows on Plex

  • Odd Thomas
    Odd Thomas2013

Known For

  • The Mummy
    The Mummy1999
  • The Mummy Returns
    The Mummy Returns2001
  • 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
  • The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor
    The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor2008
  • Deep Rising
    Deep Rising1998
  • G.I. Joe: Retaliation
    G.I. Joe: Retaliation2013
  • The Jungle Book
    The Jungle Book1994
  • The Scorpion King 2: Rise of a Warrior
    The Scorpion King 2: Rise of a Warrior2008
  • Tom and Huck
    Tom and Huck1995
  • De Lotgevallen van Huckleberry Finn
    De Lotgevallen van Huckleberry Finn1993
  • Gunmen
    Gunmen1993
  • Van Helsing: The London Assignment
    Van Helsing: The London Assignment2004
  • The Scorpion King: Book of Souls
    The Scorpion King: Book of Souls2018
  • Catch Me If You Can
    Catch Me If You Can1989
  • Oliver Twist
    Oliver Twist1997
  • The Mummy: The Animated Series
    The Mummy: The Animated Series2 seasons

Cinematografie

2013
Odd Thomas · as ScreenplayOp 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