Adam Somner

Adam Somner (March 21, 1967 – November 27, 2024) was a British and American assistant director and film producer. An assistant director since 2003 who started to produce some of the films on which he was assistant director on in 2010, he worked multiple times with Martin Scorsese, Steven Spielberg, Alejandro González Iñárritu, Ridley Scott, and Paul Thomas Anderson.

As a producer, Somner was nominated twice for the Academy Award for Best Picture for the Anderson-directed Licorice Pizza (2021) and One Battle After Another (2025), winning posthumously for the latter.

Early life Somner was born in London on March 21, 1967.

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.

Filmography

Film Year Title First AD Producer Director Notes 2003 Johnny English Peter Howitt Seabiscuit Gary Ross 2005 Kingdom of Heaven Ridley Scott 2010 Unstoppable Tony Scott 2011 Rango Gore Verbinski The Adventures of Tintin Steven Spielberg 2017 First They Killed My Father Angelina Jolie Phantom Thread Paul Thomas Anderson All the Money in the World Ridley Scott West Side Story Steven Spielberg 2023 Killers of the Flower Moon Martin Scorsese 2025 One Battle After Another Paul Thomas Anderson Posthumous release 2026 Disclosure Day Steven Spielberg

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