The Mummy Returns
In 1999, he wrote and directed Universal Studios' big-budget remake of "The Mummy". The film was a smash hit, and Sommers received two Saturn Awards nominations for Best Director and Best Writer in 2000 by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy &amp; Horror Films. A successful sequel, "The Mummy Returns", followed two years later, and he also co-wrote and produced 2002's "The Scorpion King", a prequel/spin-off of "The Mummy Returns".