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December 16, 1976 (age 47) Syracuse, New York, U.S. Occupation (s) Television writer, television producer, screenwriter. Years active. 1999-present. Erik Sommers is an American television writer, television producer and screenwriter.
Erik Sommers is an American screenwriter and television producer from Syracuse, New York who collaborates with Chris McKenna. He wrote three Spider-Man films for the Marvel Cinematic Universe, The Lego Batman Movie, Drawn Together, Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle, Ghosted, Community, Ant-Man and the Wasp, Crank Yankers, Dr. Ken and American Dad.
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Jan 8, 2022 · ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’ Screenwriters on Wrangling the Superhero Epic. Erik Sommers and Chris McKenna discuss the film’s origins, cameos and ending with TheWrap. Sony Pictures
- Swinging by The Seat of Their Pants
- Getting The Inside Track on ‘Endgame’
- Embracing The Comic Book Origins
- Exploring Peter’s Identity
On “Homecoming,” McKenna and Sommers learned quickly that working with Marvel Studios (which co-produced Holland’s “Spider-Man” movies with Sony Pictures) can be an exercise in laying down tracks after the train has left the station. Originally, Peter and Toomes weren’t supposed to battle until the third act, but the screenwriters felt the characte...
The writers began work on “Far From Home” soon after the release of “Homecoming” in 2017 — which means they had to be briefed on “Avengers: Infinity War” and “Avengers: Endgame” years before they were released. At first, McKenna downplays how much intel he and Sommers were privy to. “It was on a need-to-know basis,” he says with a smile. But what t...
That weaseling villain is Quentin Beck, a.k.a. Mysterio (Jake Gyllenhaal). In “Far From Home,” Beck uses elaborate, real-time visual effects to trick Peter into thinking he’s a superhero on a mission to defeat giant, rampaging “Elementals” — all so he can get his hands on invaluable weapons defense technology that Tony Stark bequeathed to Peter. “I...
Alternative universes factor massively into “No Way Home,” in which Peter and Doctor Strange (Benedict Cumberbatch) confront villains from (at least) two other “Spider-Man” realities. But the writers brainstormed many possible storylines outside of the multiverse, including one involving Spidey nemesis Kraven the Hunter. (In fact, at one point, Kra...
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Dec 30, 2021 · Tobey Maguire, Tom Holland. "Spider-Man: No Way Home" screenwriters Erik Sommers and Chris McKenna explain how they brought back (and killed off) crucial characters.
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Mini Bio. Erik Sommers is an American screenwriter and television producer from Syracuse, New York who collaborates with Chris McKenna. He wrote three Spider-Man films for the Marvel Cinematic Universe, The Lego Batman Movie, Drawn Together, Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle, Ghosted, Community, Ant-Man and the Wasp, Crank Yankers, Dr. Ken and ...
Dec 15, 2021 · But the film's real superpowers are its endearing performances, and a screenplay by Chris McKenna and Erik Sommers that interweaves teen-angst soap opera and cosmic calamity with all the goofy...
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