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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.

G.I. Joe: Retaliation ( 2013) | IMDb: 5.7

Action , Adventure , Science fiction

Framed for crimes against the country, the G.I. Joe team is terminated by Presidential order. This forces the G.I. Joes into not only fighting their mortal enemy Cobra; they are forced to contend with threats from within the government that jeopardize their very existence.

Starring:

Dwayne Johnson , Bruce Willis , Jonathan Pryce , Adrianne Palicki , Ray Park , Ray Stevenson

Directed by:

Jon M. Chu

Produced by:

Roger Birnbaum , David Ellison , Brian Goldner

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

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The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor ( 2008) | IMDb: 5.2

Action , Adventure , Fantasy

Archaeologist Rick O'Connell travels to China, pitting him against an emperor from the 2,000-year-old Han dynasty who's returned from the dead to pursue a quest for world domination. This time, O'Connell enlists the help of his wife and son to quash the so-called 'Dragon Emperor' and his abuse of supernatural power.

Starring:

Brendan Fraser , Jet Li , Maria Bello , John Hannah , Michelle Yeoh , Luke Ford

Directed by:

Rob Cohen , Lorette Leblanc

Produced by:

Chris Brigham , Bob Ducsay , Sean Daniel

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 Scorpion King ( 2002) | IMDb: 5.5

Action , Adventure , Drama , Fantasy

In ancient Egypt, peasant Mathayus is hired to exact revenge on the powerful Memnon and the sorceress Cassandra, who are ready to overtake Balthazar's village. Amid betrayals, thieves, abductions and more, Mathayus strives to bring justice to his complicated world.

Starring:

Dwayne Johnson , Steven Brand , Michael Clarke Duncan , Kelly Hu , Bernard Hill , Grant Heslov

Directed by:

Danny Green , Tricia Ronten , William H. Burton Sr.

Produced by:

Michael Neale , Bill Hader , Ryan Tighe

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