Adam Somner

Adam Somner (1967 – November 27, 2024) was a British-American assistant director and film producer, known for working with Martin Scorsese, Steven Spielberg, Alejandro González Iñárritu, Paul Thomas Anderson, and Ridley Scott.

Adam Somner
Born	1967 (1967) London, England
Died	November 27, 2024 (aged 57) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation(s)	Assistant director, film producer
Notable work	Licorice Pizza

Early life

Somner was born in London in 1967.^[1][2]

Career

He produced Anderson's Licorice Pizza (2021), which was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Picture, a BAFTA Award for Best Film, Producers Guild of America Award for Best Theatrical Motion Picture, and a Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy. One Battle After Another (2025) was his final work and is dedicated in his memory.

Death

Somner died from anaplastic thyroid cancer in Studio City, Los Angeles, California, on November 27, 2024, at the age of 57.^[3][4][5][6]

Filmography

Year	Title	First AD	Producer	Director	Notes	Ref.
2003	Johnny English	Yes	No	Peter Howitt
	Seabiscuit	Yes	No	Gary Ross		[7]
2005	Kingdom of Heaven	Yes	No	Ridley Scott		[5]
	War of the Worlds	Yes	No	Steven Spielberg		[3]
	Munich	Yes	No			[5]
2007	There Will Be Blood	Yes	No	Paul Thomas Anderson		[5]
	Lions for Lambs	Yes	No	Robert Redford		[5]
2008	Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull	Yes	No	Steven Spielberg		[8]
2010	Unstoppable	Yes	Co-producer	Tony Scott		[9]
2011	Rango	Yes	No	Gore Verbinski		[10]
	The Adventures of Tintin	Yes	Associate producer	Steven Spielberg		[8]
	War Horse	Yes	Co-producer			[5]
2012	The Master	Yes	Executive	Paul Thomas Anderson		[5]
	Lincoln	Yes	Co-producer	Steven Spielberg		[5]
2013	The Wolf of Wall Street	Yes	Co-producer	Martin Scorsese		[3]
2014	Birdman	Yes	No	Alejandro González Iñárritu		[5]
	Inherent Vice	Yes	Executive	Paul Thomas Anderson		[5]
	Exodus: Gods and Kings	No	Co-producer	Ridley Scott		[4]
2015	Bridge of Spies	Yes	Executive	Steven Spielberg		[4]
	The Revenant	Yes	No	Alejandro González Iñárritu		[3]
2016	The BFG	Yes	Co-producer	Steven Spielberg		[11]
2017	First They Killed My Father	Yes	Executive	Angelina Jolie		[12]
	Phantom Thread	Yes	Executive	Paul Thomas Anderson		[3]
	The Post	Yes	Executive	Steven Spielberg		[13]
	All the Money in the World	Yes	No	Ridley Scott		[4]
2018	Ready Player One	Yes	Executive	Steven Spielberg		[4]
2019	Ford v Ferrari	Yes	Co-producer	James Mangold		[5]
2021	Licorice Pizza	Yes	Yes	Paul Thomas Anderson		[14]
	West Side Story	Yes	Executive	Steven Spielberg		[15]
2023	Killers of the Flower Moon	Yes	Executive	Martin Scorsese		[3]
	The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar	Yes	No	Wes Anderson	Short film
2024	Blitz	Yes	Yes	Steve McQueen		[16]
2025	One Battle After Another	Yes	Yes	Paul Thomas Anderson	Posthumous release	[17]

See also

• List of Academy Award winners and nominees from Great Britain