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Adam Somner

Directing

Born January 1, 1967 · London, England, UK

Died November 27, 2024

Also known as 애덤 솜너

Biography

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.

Awards & recognition

  • Directors Guild of America Award · 2015
  • Academy AwardBest Picture · 2021 · nominated
  • Academy AwardBest Picture · nominated

Filmography50+ titles

Consuming Passions

1988Production Runner

Gladiator

2000Second Assistant Director

There Will Be Blood

2007Assistant Director

Ford v Ferrari

2019Executive Producer, First Assistant Director

The Wolf of Wall Street

2013Co-Producer, First Assistant Director

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

1989Third Assistant Director

Ready Player One

2018Executive Producer, First Assistant Director

Spielberg

2017as Self

The Revenant

2015First Assistant Director

Man on Fire

2004Assistant Director

The Power of One

1992Second Assistant Director

Who Framed Roger Rabbit

1988Production Runner

One Battle After Another

2025First Assistant Director, In Memory Of, Producer

Killers of the Flower Moon

2023Executive Producer, First Assistant Director

First They Killed My Father

2017Executive Producer, First Assistant Director

Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)

2014First Assistant Director

Black Hawk Down

2001Second Unit First Assistant Director

The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar

2023First Assistant Director

Phantom Thread

2017Executive Producer, First Assistant Director

War Horse

2011Co-Producer, First Assistant Director

Bridge of Spies

2015Executive Producer, First Assistant Director

The Master

2012Executive Producer, First Assistant Director

Munich

2005First Assistant Director

Seabiscuit

2003First Assistant Director

Henry V

1989Third Assistant Director

Licorice Pizza

2021as Tiny Toes Photographer

The Post

2017Executive Producer, First Assistant Director

The Mummy

1999Second Assistant Director

Poison

2023First Assistant Director

West Side Story

2021Executive Producer, First Assistant Director

Rango

2011First Assistant Director, Production Manager

The Adventures of Tintin

2011Associate Producer, First Assistant Director

Spy Game

2001Second Assistant Director

Shadowlands

1993Second Unit First Assistant Director

Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves

1991Third Assistant Director

Madame Sousatzka

1988Assistant Location Manager

Disclosure Day

2026Executive Producer

The Swan

2023First Assistant Director

Lincoln

2012Co-Producer, First Assistant Director

Hannibal

2001Second Assistant Director

Memphis Belle

1990Third Assistant Director

The Rat Catcher

2023First Assistant Director

Unstoppable

2010Co-Producer, First Assistant Director

Event Horizon

1997Second Assistant Director

City of Joy

1992Third Assistant Director

Treasure Island

1990Second Unit First Assistant Director

All the Money in the World

2017First Assistant Director

Inherent Vice

2014Executive Producer, First Assistant Director

War of the Worlds

2005First Assistant Director

G.I. Jane

1997Second Assistant Director