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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.

Odd Thomas ( 2013) | IMDb: 6.8

Mystery , Thriller

In a California desert town, a short-order cook with clairvoyant abilities encounters a mysterious man with a link to dark, threatening forces.

Starring:

Anton Yelchin , Addison Timlin , Willem Dafoe , Gugu Mbatha-Raw , Nico Tortorella , Patton Oswalt

Directed by:

Stephen Sommers , Sylvie Chesneau

Produced by:

Jason Hewitt , Oren Giladi , Laurel Hasbargen

G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra ( 2009) | IMDb: 5.7

Action , Adventure , Science fiction , Thriller

From the Egyptian desert to deep below the polar ice caps, the elite G.I. JOE team uses the latest in next-generation spy and military equipment to fight the corrupt arms dealer Destro and the growing threat of the mysterious Cobra organization to prevent them from plunging the world into chaos.

Starring:

Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje , Christopher Eccleston , Lee Byung-hun , Joseph Gordon-Levitt , Sienna Miller , Rachel Nichols

Directed by:

Ian Stone , Sylvie Chesneau , Stephen Sommers

Produced by:

Brian Goldner , Cliff Lanning , Stephen Sommers

Van Helsing ( 2004) | IMDb: 6

Action , Adventure , Horror

Famed monster slayer Gabriel Van Helsing is dispatched to Transylvania to assist the last of the Valerious bloodline in defeating Count Dracula. Anna Valerious reveals that Dracula has formed an unholy alliance with Dr. Frankenstein's monster and is hell-bent on exacting a centuries-old curse on her family.

Starring:

Hugh Jackman , Kate Beckinsale , Richard Roxburgh , David Wenham , Shuler Hensley , Elena Anaya

Directed by:

Lukáš Líbal , Sylvie Chesneau , Stephen Sommers

Produced by:

Kristen Leigh Branan , Stephen Sommers , Boban Dvorak

The Mummy Returns ( 2001) | IMDb: 6.4

Action , Adventure , Fantasy

Rick and Evelyn O’Connell, along with their 8-year-old son Alex, discover the key to the legendary Scorpion King’s might: the fabled Bracelet of Anubis. Unfortunately, a newly resurrected Imhotep has designs on the bracelet as well, and isn’t above kidnapping its new bearer, Alex, to gain control of Anubis’s otherworldly army.

Starring:

Brendan Fraser , Rachel Weisz , John Hannah , Arnold Vosloo , Oded Fehr , Patricia Velásquez

Directed by:

Dan John , Cliff Lanning , Greg Michael

Produced by:

Michele Tandy , Kate Dowd , Hunter S. Ellis

The Mummy ( 1999) | IMDb: 7.1

Action , Adventure , Fantasy

Dashing legionnaire Rick O'Connell stumbles upon the hidden ruins of Hamunaptra while in the midst of a battle to claim the area in 1920s Egypt. It has been over three thousand years since former High Priest Imhotep suffered a fate worse than death as a punishment for a forbidden love—along with a curse that guarantees eternal doom upon the world if he is ever awoken.

Starring:

Brendan Fraser , Rachel Weisz , John Hannah , Arnold Vosloo , Patricia Velásquez , Kevin J. O'Connor

Directed by:

Gary Talbot , Cliff Lanning , Sylvie Chesneau

Produced by:

Mohammed Chaoui , Jo Burn , Mustapha Adidou

Deep Rising ( 1998) | IMDb: 6.1

Action , Adventure , Horror , Science fiction

A group of heavily armed hijackers board a luxury ocean liner in the South Pacific Ocean to loot it, only to do battle with a series of large-sized, tentacled, man-eating sea creatures who have taken over the ship first.

Starring:

Treat Williams , Famke Janssen , Anthony Heald , Kevin J. O'Connor , Wes Studi , Derrick O'Connor

Directed by:

Michelle Fitzpatrick , Lorelei Kuchera , Howard Ellis

Produced by:

Brent O'Connor , Monty Bannister , Mario Iscovich

The Jungle Book ( 1994) | IMDb: 6

Adventure , Drama , Family

Raised by wild animals since childhood, Mowgli is drawn away from the jungle by the beautiful Kitty. But Mowgli must eventually face corrupt Capt. Boone, who wants both Kitty's hand and the treasures of Monkey City – a place only Mowgli can find.

Starring:

Jason Scott Lee , Cary Elwes , Lena Headey , Sam Neill , John Cleese , Jason Flemyng

Directed by:

David R. Ellis , Stephen Sommers

Produced by:

Sharad Patel , Lawrence Mortorff , Mark Damon

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