Adam Somner
Known for directing · Born 1 January 1967 · Died 27 November 2024 · aged 57 · London, England, UK
90 credits
Adam Somner (1967 – November 27, 2024) was a British-born American assistant director and film producer, known for working with Martin Scorsese, Steven Spielberg, Alejandro González Iñárritu, Paul Thomas Anderson, and Ridley Scott. He produced Anderson's Licorice Pizza (2021), which was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Picture, a Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy, and a BAFTA Award for Best Film. Born in London in 1967, Somner died from anaplastic thyroid cancer in Studio City, Los Angeles, California, on November 27, 2024, at the age of 57. One Battle After Another was his final work and is dedicated to his memory. Description above from the Wikipedia article Adam Somner, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
The Wolf of Wall Street
2013
Ready Player One
2018
Ford v Ferrari
2019
Bridge of Spies
2015
The Adventures of Tintin
2011
The Post
2017
Exodus: Gods and Kings
2014
Killers of the Flower Moon
2023
One Battle After Another
2025
Lincoln
2012
Unstoppable
2010
Phantom Thread
2017
Acting (6)
2026Learning, Studying… Always Perfecting: The Making of One Battle After AnotherSelfFilm
2024BlitzStation InspectorFilm
2021Licorice PizzaTiny Toes PhotographerFilm
2017SpielbergSelfFilm
2006The Path to RedemptionSelfFilm
2005Strength and Honor: Creating the World of 'Gladiator'SelfFilm
Directing (62)
2024The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Three MoreFirst Assistant DirectorFilm
2023The Wonderful Story of Henry SugarFirst Assistant DirectorFilm
2023PoisonFirst Assistant DirectorFilm
2023The SwanFirst Assistant DirectorFilm
2023The Rat CatcherFirst Assistant DirectorFilm
2021West Side StoryFirst Assistant Director, Executive ProducerFilm
2017All the Money in the WorldFirst Assistant DirectorFilm
2017HAIM / ValentineFirst Assistant DirectorFilm
2015The RevenantFirst Assistant DirectorFilm
2014Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)First Assistant DirectorFilm
2014Inherent ViceFirst Assistant Director, Executive ProducerFilm
2012LincolnFirst Assistant Director, Co-ProducerFilm
2012The MasterFirst Assistant Director, Executive ProducerFilm
2012LoomFirst Assistant DirectorFilm
2011RangoFirst Assistant Director, Production ManagerFilm
2011War HorseFirst Assistant Director, Co-ProducerFilm
2010UnstoppableFirst Assistant Director, Co-ProducerFilm
2008Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal SkullFirst Assistant DirectorFilm
2007There Will Be BloodAssistant DirectorFilm
2007Lions for LambsFirst Assistant DirectorFilm
2005War of the WorldsFirst Assistant DirectorFilm
2005MunichFirst Assistant DirectorFilm
2004Man on FireAssistant DirectorFilm
2003The League of Extraordinary GentlemenFirst Assistant DirectorFilm
2003Johnny EnglishFirst Assistant DirectorFilm
2003SeabiscuitFirst Assistant DirectorFilm
2001Black Hawk DownSecond Unit First Assistant DirectorFilm
2001HannibalSecond Assistant DirectorFilm
2001Spy GameSecond Assistant DirectorFilm
2001Just VisitingSecond Assistant DirectorFilm
2001ZoeFirst Assistant DirectorFilm
2000GladiatorSecond Assistant DirectorFilm
1999The MummySecond Assistant DirectorFilm
1998The AvengersSecond Assistant DirectorFilm
1997Event HorizonSecond Assistant DirectorFilm
1997G.I. JaneSecond Assistant DirectorFilm
1997The HungerSecond Assistant DirectorSeries
1996101 DalmatiansSecond Assistant DirectorFilm
1996White SquallSecond Assistant DirectorFilm
1996Mary ReillySecond Assistant DirectorFilm
1995The GovernorSecond Assistant DirectorSeries
1994The Jungle BookSecond Second Assistant DirectorFilm
1994MacGyver: Trail to DoomsdaySecond Assistant DirectorFilm
1994MacGyver: Lost Treasure of AtlantisSecond Assistant DirectorFilm
1994The WandererSecond Assistant DirectorSeries
1993ShadowlandsSecond Unit First Assistant DirectorFilm
1993Son of the Pink PantherSecond Assistant DirectorFilm
1993A Foreign FieldSecond Assistant DirectorFilm
19921492: Conquest of ParadiseAssistant DirectorFilm
1992City of JoyThird Assistant DirectorFilm
1992The Power of OneSecond Assistant DirectorFilm
1992Ruby CairoSecond Assistant DirectorFilm
1991Robin Hood: Prince of ThievesThird Assistant DirectorFilm
19903 Men and a Little LadyThird Assistant DirectorFilm
1990Memphis BelleThird Assistant DirectorFilm
1990The Russia HouseThird Assistant DirectorFilm
1990HavanaThird Assistant DirectorFilm
1990Treasure IslandSecond Unit First Assistant DirectorFilm
1990The Old Man and the SeaThird Assistant DirectorFilm
1989Indiana Jones and the Last CrusadeThird Assistant DirectorFilm
1989Henry VThird Assistant DirectorFilm
1989Great Balls of Fire!Third Assistant DirectorFilm
Production (22)
2026Disclosure DayExecutive ProducerFilm
2025One Battle After AnotherProducer, First Assistant Director, In Memory OfFilm
2024BlitzProducer, First Assistant DirectorFilm
2023Killers of the Flower MoonExecutive Producer, First Assistant DirectorFilm
2021Licorice PizzaProducer, First Assistant DirectorFilm
2019Ford v FerrariExecutive Producer, First Assistant DirectorFilm
2018Ready Player OneExecutive Producer, First Assistant DirectorFilm
2017The PostExecutive Producer, First Assistant DirectorFilm
2017Phantom ThreadExecutive Producer, First Assistant DirectorFilm
2017First They Killed My FatherExecutive Producer, First Assistant DirectorFilm
2016The BFGCo-Producer, First Assistant DirectorFilm
2015Bridge of SpiesExecutive Producer, First Assistant DirectorFilm
2014Exodus: Gods and KingsCo-ProducerFilm
2013The Wolf of Wall StreetCo-Producer, First Assistant DirectorFilm
2011The Adventures of TintinAssociate Producer, First Assistant DirectorFilm
1990Nuns on the RunAssistant Location ManagerFilm
1988Who Framed Roger RabbitProduction RunnerFilm
1988Madame SousatzkaAssistant Location ManagerFilm
1988Consuming PassionsProduction RunnerFilm
1987Superman IV: The Quest for PeaceProduction RunnerFilm
1986Duet for OneProduction RunnerFilm
1986Strong MedicineProduction RunnerFilm