Biography
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...
Known For
Complete Filmography
Scorpion King: Book of Souls
2018
Executive Producer
The Scorpion King teams up with a female warrior named Tala, who is the sister of The Nubian King. Together they search for a legendary relic known as...
The Scorpion King 4: Quest for Power
2015
Executive Producer
When he is betrayed by a trusted friend, Mathayus must marshal all his strength and cunning to outwit a formidable opponent who will stop at nothing t...
G.I. Joe: Retaliation
2013
Executive Producer
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 m...
Odd Thomas
2013
Screenplay, Director, Producer
In a California desert town, a short-order cook with clairvoyant abilities encounters a mysterious man with a link to dark, threatening forces.
The Scorpion King 3: Battle for Redemption
2012
Executive Producer
Since his triumphant rise to power in the original blockbuster "The Scorpion King", Mathayus' kingdom has fallen and he's lost his queen to plague. No...
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra
2009
Director, Story, Executive Producer
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 fi...
The Scorpion King 2: Rise of a Warrior
2008
Characters, Producer
The heroic tale of young Mathayus and his relentless quest for justice against an evil and powerful villain, King Sargon. Mathayus faces heart-stoppin...
Unraveling the Legacy of the Mummy
2008
as Self
Documentary on the Mummy film(s) by Universal Studios.
The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor
2008
Producer, Characters
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 purs...
Bloodsucking Cinema
2007
as Self
The sound of flapping bat wings, an empty coffin, glistening fangs, tiny punctures on the neck, the sensual taste of blood, a blank reflection, fear o...
The Sci-Fi Boys
2006
as Self
Legendary all-stars of cinema bring to life the evolution of science-fiction and special effects films from the wild and funny days of B-movies to blo...
The making of Revenge of the Mummy - The Ride
2004
as Self - Director
An exclusive first-look at the cutting edge technology, ingenuity and breakthrough design behind the construction of Universal Studios' Hollywood "Rev...
Van Helsing
2004
Director, Producer, Writer
Famed monster slayer Gabriel Van Helsing is dispatched to Transylvania to assist the last of the Valerious bloodline in defeating Count Dracula. Anna ...
The Scorpion King
2002
Characters, Screenplay, Producer
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...
The Mummy Returns
2001
Director, Screenplay, Characters
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 Anubi...
Building A Better Mummy
1999
as Self
An in-depth look into the creative and technical processes that brought us the heart-stopping visual effects of the film, with director Stephen Sommer...
The Mummy
1999
Screenplay, Director
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 ha...
Deep Rising
1998
Director, Writer
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, t...
Oliver Twist
1997
Co-Executive Producer
Charles Dickens' classical story about the young orphan boy in 1837 England is again re-filmed in grand fashion. Richard Dreyfuss portrays Fagin, the ...
Tom and Huck
1995
Screenplay, Executive Producer
A mischievous young boy, Tom Sawyer, witnesses a murder by the deadly Injun Joe. Tom becomes friends with Huckleberry Finn, a boy with no future and n...
The Jungle Book
1994
Director, Screenplay
Raised by wild animals since childhood, Mowgli is drawn away from the jungle by the beautiful Kitty. But Mowgli must eventually face corrupt Capt. Boo...
Gunmen
1993
Writer
A New York DEA agent springs an outlaw from jail to lead him to stolen money in South America.
The Adventures of Huck Finn
1993
Director, Screenplay
Mischievous Huck Finn is unnerved when his father, reemerging after years away, kidnaps him in an attempt to take away a $600 inheritance from his lat...
Terror Eyes
1989
Director
A frustrated advertising executive is confused to receive a job assignment from her boss to write the screenplay to a horror film. Recruiting the help...
Catch Me... If You Can
1989
Director, Screenplay
A hotshot teenage car racer persuades the class president of a small Minnesota high school to gamble on illegal car races to raise money for their sch...
Perfect Alibi
1988
Director, Screenplay
A lousy pickpocket is sent into a recurring time-loop until he succeeds in carrying out a burglary.
When Worlds Collide
N/A
Producer, Screenplay, Director
A rogue planet is discovered on a collision course for Earth, and mass hysteria of biblical proportions will break out in the streets once knowledge o...