Stephen Sommers
  • 'G.I. Joe' opens to $100 million worldwide, but will it hold?

    ...development. The film's lead actors are contractually obligated to return for another film, though director Stephen Sommers is not. There is reason to be concerned about whether "G.I. Joe" will fade quickly at the box office......

  • Directors Circle 'Tarzan,' 'Poltergeist' Remakes

    ...are reportedly attracting the attentions of a pair of directors. According to The Hollywood Reporter , Stephen Sommers is in negotiations to co-write and direct the Warner Bros. take on "Tarzan," while Vadim Perelman may take......

  • 'G.I. Joe' Enlists Channing Tatum, Dennis Quaid

    ...Christian Bale and Johnny Depp in the cast of Michael Mann 's "Public Enemies." Directed by Stephen Sommers and written by Stuart Beattie, the Hasbro toy adaptation now focuses on G.I.J.O.E. or Global Integrated......

  • 'G.I. Joe' Adds a Wayans Brother

    ... We could make you guess, but instead we'll just reveal that Marlon Wayans will play Ripcord in the Stephen Sommers ' adaptation of the popular Hasbro toy line. The formerly patriotic and America-centric fighting force......

  • 'Lost' Star Goes From Eko to 'G.I. Joe'

    ...feature, along with Rachel Nichols and Said Taghmaoui. That trio joins Sienna Miller and Ray Park in the Stephen Sommers -directed toy adaptation. In the Stuart Beattie-scripted adaptation of the popular Hasbro franchise......

  • 'G.I. Joe' Recruits Sienna Miller

    ...Miller has snagged one of the female leads in the tentpole pic, set to begin production in mid-February. Stephen Sommers ("The Mummy") is directing "G.I. Joe," already set for an Aug. 7, 2009 release date. Back in the......

  • 'Collateral' Scribe on 'G.I. Joe' Patrol

    ...Beattie will turn his attentions to Paramount's Haboro-driven " G.I. Joe " feature, which added Stephen Sommers ("The Mummy" as director just last week. Paramount is in a rush to get the "G.I. Joe" project going......

  • 'Mummy' Man Plays With 'G.I. Joe'

    ...feature version of the " G.I. Joe " toy line has a director. Now you know and knowing is half the battle. Stephen Sommers , who rejuvenated Universal's long-mummified "Mummy" line, has been hired to go to war with "G.I. Joe......

  • Li Won't Flee From 'Mummy 3'

    ...Li would play the villainous titled character (3?) in the sequel, which will pass from original director Stephen Sommers to "Stealth" helmer Rob Cohen. Scripted by Alfred Gough and Miles Millar, "The Mummy 3" will begin in......