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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.
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1993
The Adventures of Huck FinnDirector and Screenplay
1995
Tom and HuckExecutive Producer and Screenplay
1998
Deep RisingWriter and Director
1999
The MummyDirector and Screenplay
2001
The Mummy ReturnsDirector and Screenplay
2002
The Scorpion KingProducer, Screenplay, and Characters
2004
Van HelsingDirector, Producer, and Writer
2008
The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon EmperorProducer
2008
The Scorpion King 2: Rise of a WarriorCharacters and Producer
2009
G.I. Joe: The Rise of CobraDirector
2012
The Scorpion King 3: Battle for RedemptionExecutive Producer
2013
Odd ThomasDirector, Screenplay, and Producer
2013
G.I. Joe: RetaliationExecutive Producer
2015
The Scorpion King 4: Quest for PowerExecutive Producer
2018
The Scorpion King: Book of SoulsExecutive Producer
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