Stephen Sommers
A purveyor of old-fashioned popcorn entertainment, writer/director Stephen Sommers hit pay dirt with his effects-driven action spectacle The Mummy (1999). Born in Indianapolis and raised in St. Cloud,...
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03/19/1962
Indianapolis, IN |
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Van Helsing Review
May 11, 2004 12:47pm ESTFor the love of all that's unholy, drive a wooden stake, shoot a silver bullet, do whatever it takes to put Van Helsing out of its misery.
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News Roundup: Aug. 16
August 16, 2002 2:07pm ESTAfter a long struggle to complete the editing on Swept Away, a remake of Lina Wertmuller's 1974 film starring wife Madonna, Guy Ritchie is going back to doing what he does best--the gangster flick. Guy Ritchie Matthew Vaughn Madonna Swept Away The Siege of Malta Layer Cakes JJ Connolly Sean Combs Steve-O 11:14 Hilary Swank Colin Hanks Rachel Leigh Cook Greg Marcks Timothy Dalton Looney Tunes: Back in Action The Bionic Woman Lisa Kudrow Elvis Presley
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Box Office Analysis: April 21
April 21, 2002 11:34am ESTMartin Grove's analysis of the weekend's box office results for April 21, 2002.
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'The Rock' on a Roll
July 31, 2001 12:30pm ESTHOLLYWOOD, Sept. 27, 2000 -- Wrestling superstar the Rock is set to star in Universal Pictures' The Scorpion King, a spin-off of his character in the studio's upcoming The Mummy Returns, which is a sequel to the 1999 blockbuster hit, The Mummy. The Rock (real name, Duane Johnson), will receive about $5 million for Scorpion. The original Mummy team of Jim Jacks, Sean Daniel and Stephen Sommers, along with World Wrestling Federation owners Vince and Linda McMahon, will produce the film. Scorpion,
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Box Office Analysis June 17
June 21, 2001 2:41pm ESTBox Office Analysis June 17
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Box Office Analysis June 10
June 17, 2001 2:15pm ESTBox Office Analysis June 10
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The Mummy Returns Review
June 03, 2001 9:44am ESTExcavating Imhotep's tomb for a second time proves a waste of time and resources. This does not bode well for the upcoming Mummy spin-off, The Scorpion King, headlined by The Rock.
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Moviegoers celebrate "Mummy"'s Day
May 14, 2001 9:27am ESTMoviegoers celebrated "Mummy's" Day this weekend with a record setting $70 million opening. Universal's PG-13 rated adventure sequel "The Mummy Returns" kicked off Hollywood's pre-summer season with a staggering ESTIMATED $70.11 million at 3,104 theaters ($20,615 per theater). "Mummy" accounted for about 65% of the weekend's total key films gross of $107.5 million. "Mummy" is well on its way to what looks like it could be a $200 million gross in domestic theaters. That would be about $45 mi
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Who Is Spider-Man?
March 19, 2001 11:50am ESTSANTA MONICA, Calif., January 24, 2000 -- Look, up in the sky! It's a bird! It's a plane!No, it's another "Spider-Man" rumor.For nearly seven years, speculation has run rampant among comic-book geeks and genre-film fanatics about the red-and-blue building-climbing superhero. Nearly every director worth his box-office salt has been linked to "Spider-Man" at one time or another, beginning with no less than James Cameron ("Titanic") and ending with Sam Raimi ("A Simple Plan," "For Love of the Game"
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ROLE CALL: Fraser, Weisz Go Digging For 'Mummy 2'
December 31, 1899 7:00pm ESTSANTA MONICA, Calif., Jan. 20, 2000 -- Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz have unwrapped their plans to co-star in "The Mummy 2," set to begin shooting this spring for a May 2001 release. The dynamic duo will reprise their roles as rugged hero Rick O'Connell and love interest Evelyn Carnahan. Both actors had been expected to return to action after Universal received a commitment from "Mummy" writer-director Stephen Sommers six months ago. Also returning to the fold is co-star John Hannah. Daily V
