Stephen Sommers
American film director and screenwriter · United States · On the map · Directors · Born 1962 · age 64
Stephen Sommers is an American film director, screenwriter and producer, best known for big-budget action films, such as The Mummy (1999), its sequel, The Mummy Returns (2001), Van Helsing (2004), and G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (2009).
Stephen Sommers is read about 956 times a day, in 27 languages.
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2018
Scorpion King: Book of SoulsFilm, Producer2015
The Scorpion King 4: Quest for PowerFilm, Producer2012
The Scorpion King 3: Battle for RedemptionFilm, Producer2009
G.I. Joe: The Rise of CobraFilm, Director, Writer2008
The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon EmperorFilm, Producer2006
The Sci-Fi BoysFilm2004
The making of Revenge of the Mummy - The RideFilm2003“But what it really is about is storytelling. Character, story, character, story and that kind of got me through, and then I just wrote my ass off.”In their wordsMay 2003The Van Helsing Interviews: Stephen Sommers (May 2003)2002
The Scorpion KingFilm, Writer, Producer2001
The Mummy: The Animated SeriesSeries, Creator
The Mummy ReturnsFilm, 2001Director, Writer1998
Deep RisingFilm, Director, Writer1995
Tom and HuckFilm, Writer, Producer1994
The Jungle BookFilm, Director, Writer1989
Catch Me... If You CanFilm, Director, Writer1988
Perfect AlibiFilm, Director, Writer1962Born20 March 1962
Scorpion King: Book of SoulsFilm, Producer2015The Scorpion King 4: Quest for PowerFilm, Producer2012The Scorpion King 3: Battle for RedemptionFilm, Producer2009G.I. Joe: The Rise of CobraFilm, Director, Writer2008The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon EmperorFilm, Producer2006The Sci-Fi BoysFilm2004The making of Revenge of the Mummy - The RideFilm2003“But what it really is about is storytelling. Character, story, character, story and that kind of got me through, and then I just wrote my ass off.”In their wordsMay 2003The Van Helsing Interviews: Stephen Sommers (May 2003)2002The Scorpion KingFilm, Writer, Producer2001The Mummy: The Animated SeriesSeries, CreatorThe Mummy ReturnsFilm, 2001Director, Writer1998Deep RisingFilm, Director, Writer1995Tom and HuckFilm, Writer, Producer1994The Jungle BookFilm, Director, Writer1989Catch Me... If You CanFilm, Director, Writer1988Perfect AlibiFilm, Director, Writer1962Born20 March 1962People around Stephen
Close ties
Bob Ducsay Produced When Worlds Collide
Brendan Fraser Stephen directed The Mummy Returns (2001)
Arnold Vosloo Stephen directed The Mummy and The Mummy Returns
Kevin J. O'Connor Stephen directed The Mummy (1999)
Sean Daniel Also in The Scorpion King (2002)
James Jacks Produced The Mummy and The Mummy Returns
Laurence Mark Produced Gunmen and The Adventures of Huck Finn
John Hannah Stephen directed The Mummy and The Mummy Returns
Jason Flemyng Stephen directed Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book (1995)
Grant Heslov Stephen produced The Scorpion King (2002)
Dwayne Johnson Stephen directed The Mummy Returns (2001)
Ray Park Stephen directed G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (2009)
Rachel Weisz Stephen directed The Mummy and The Mummy Returns
Robbie Coltrane Stephen directed Van Helsing (2004)
Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje Stephen directed The Mummy Returns (2001)
Patricia Velásquez Stephen directed The Mummy and The Mummy Returns
Oded Fehr Stephen directed The Mummy and The Mummy Returns
Alun Armstrong Stephen directed The Mummy Returns (2001)
Shuler Hensley Stephen directed Van Helsing and Odd Thomas
Aharon Ipalé Stephen directed The Mummy and The Mummy Returns
Tom Fisher Stephen directed The Mummy Returns (2001)
John Cleese Stephen directed Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book (1995)
Sam Neill Stephen directed Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book (1995)
Roger Birnbaum Produced G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (2009)
Known for
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Odd Thomas 2013
The Mummy 1999
Van Helsing 2004
The Mummy Returns 2001
Deep Rising 1998
Filmography 26
49 credits on file
Television 1
About this person
He also directed The Adventures of Huck Finn (1993), Disney's first live action version of Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book (1994) and the action horror film Deep Rising (1998).
Country
United States
Category
Directors
Type
Movie Director
Status
Living
Dates
Born 1962 · age 64
