Adam Somner

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.

Directing

1989

[ ] Henry V (Third Assistant Director)
[ ] Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (Third Assistant Director)
[ ] Great Balls of Fire! (Third Assistant Director)

1990

[ ] The Russia House (Third Assistant Director)
[ ] Havana (Third Assistant Director)
[ ] 3 Men and a Little Lady (Third Assistant Director)
[ ] Memphis Belle (Third Assistant Director)
[ ] The Old Man and the Sea (Third Assistant Director)
[ ] Treasure Island (Second Unit First Assistant Director)

1991

[ ] Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (Third Assistant Director)

1992

[ ] Ruby Cairo (Second Assistant Director)
[ ] 1492: Conquest of Paradise (Assistant Director)
[ ] City of Joy (Third Assistant Director)
[ ] The Power of One (Second Assistant Director)

1993

[ ] A Foreign Field (Second Assistant Director)
[ ] Shadowlands (Second Unit First Assistant Director)
[ ] Son of the Pink Panther (Second Assistant Director)

1994

[ ] The Jungle Book (Second Second Assistant Director)
[ ] MacGyver: Trail to Doomsday (Second Assistant Director)
[ ] MacGyver: Lost Treasure of Atlantis (Second Assistant Director)

1996

[ ] 101 Dalmatians (Second Assistant Director)
[ ] Mary Reilly (Second Assistant Director)
[ ] White Squall (Second Assistant Director)

1997

[ ] G.I. Jane (Second Assistant Director)
[ 8/10 ] Event Horizon (Second Assistant Director)

1998

[ ] The Avengers (Second Assistant Director)

1999

[ ] The Mummy (Second Assistant Director)

2000

[ ] Gladiator (Second Assistant Director)

2001

[ ] Black Hawk Down (Second Unit First Assistant Director)
[ ] Spy Game (Second Assistant Director)
[ ] Just Visiting (Second Assistant Director)
[ 4/10 ] Hannibal (Second Assistant Director)
[ ] Zoe (First Assistant Director)

2003

[ ] Seabiscuit (First Assistant Director)
[ ] Johnny English (First Assistant Director)
[ ] The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (First Assistant Director)

2004

[ ] Man on Fire (Assistant Director)

2005

[ ] War of the Worlds (First Assistant Director)
[ 6/10 ] Munich (First Assistant Director)

2007

[ 9/10 ] There Will Be Blood (Assistant Director)
[ ] Lions for Lambs (First Assistant Director)

2008

[ ] Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (First Assistant Director)

2010

[ ] Unstoppable (First Assistant Director)

2011

[ ] War Horse (First Assistant Director)
[ ] Rango (First Assistant Director)
[ ] The Adventures of Tintin (First Assistant Director)

2012

[ 8/10 ] The Master (First Assistant Director)
[ ] Loom (First Assistant Director)
[ ] Lincoln (First Assistant Director)

2013

[ 3/10 ] The Wolf of Wall Street (First Assistant Director)

2014

[ 8/10 ] Inherent Vice (First Assistant Director)
[ 8/10 ] Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) (First Assistant Director)

2015

[ 4/10 ] Bridge of Spies (First Assistant Director)
[ 7/10 ] The Revenant (First Assistant Director)

2017

[ 6/10 ] Phantom Thread (First Assistant Director)
[ 5/10 ] The Post (First Assistant Director)
[ ] HAIM / Valentine (First Assistant Director)
[ 5/10 ] All the Money in the World (First Assistant Director)
[ ] First They Killed My Father (First Assistant Director)

2018

[ 3/10 ] Ready Player One (First Assistant Director)

2019

[ 5/10 ] Ford v Ferrari (First Assistant Director)

2021

[ W ] Licorice Pizza (First Assistant Director)
[ ] West Side Story (First Assistant Director)

2023

[ ] The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar (First Assistant Director)
[ ] The Rat Catcher (First Assistant Director)
[ ] Poison (First Assistant Director)
[ ] Killers of the Flower Moon (First Assistant Director)
[ ] The Swan (First Assistant Director)

2024

[ W ] Blitz (First Assistant Director)
[ ] The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Three More (First Assistant Director)

2025

[ W ] One Battle After Another (First Assistant Director)

Production

1986

[ ] Strong Medicine (Production Runner)
[ ] Duet for One (Production Runner)

1987

[ ] Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (Production Runner)

1988

[ ] Consuming Passions (Production Runner)
[ 5/10 ] Who Framed Roger Rabbit (Production Runner)
[ ] Madame Sousatzka (Assistant Location Manager)

1990

[ ] Nuns on the Run (Assistant Location Manager)

2010

[ ] Unstoppable (Co-Producer)

2011

[ ] The Adventures of Tintin (Associate Producer)
[ ] Rango (Production Manager)
[ ] War Horse (Co-Producer)

2012

[ 8/10 ] The Master (Executive Producer)
[ ] Lincoln (Co-Producer)

2013

[ 3/10 ] The Wolf of Wall Street (Co-Producer)

2014

[ 8/10 ] Inherent Vice (Executive Producer)
[ 2/10 ] Exodus: Gods and Kings (Co-Producer)

2015

[ 4/10 ] Bridge of Spies (Executive Producer)

2016

[ ] The BFG (Co-Producer)

2017

[ ] First They Killed My Father (Executive Producer)
[ 6/10 ] Phantom Thread (Executive Producer)
[ 5/10 ] The Post (Executive Producer)

2018

[ 3/10 ] Ready Player One (Executive Producer)

2019

[ 5/10 ] Ford v Ferrari (Executive Producer)

2021

[ W ] Licorice Pizza (Producer)
[ ] West Side Story (Executive Producer)

2023

[ ] Killers of the Flower Moon (Executive Producer)

2024

[ W ] Blitz (Producer)

2025

[ W ] One Battle After Another (Producer)

2026

[ ] Disclosure Day (Executive Producer)

Crew

2025

[ W ] One Battle After Another (In Memory Of)

Actor

2005

[ ] Strength and Honor: Creating the World of 'Gladiator' (Self)

2006

[ ] The Path to Redemption (Self)

2017

[ ] Spielberg (Self)

2021

[ W ] Licorice Pizza (Tiny Toes Photographer)

2024

[ W ] Blitz (Station Inspector)