JAMES VANDERBILT
James Vanderbilt
Gender: Male
Known for: Writing
Birthday: November 17, 1975
Place of Birth: Norwalk, Connecticut, U.S.
Biography
James Platten Vanderbilt (born November 17, 1975) is an American screenwriter and producer. He is best known for writing the films Zodiac (2007), The Amazing Spider-Man (2012) and its 2014 sequel, and Independence Day: Resurgence (2016). He also co-wrote and produced Scream (2022) and its 2023 sequel. Vanderbilt also contributed as a producer for several films, including The House with a Clock in Its Walls (2018) and Ready or Not (2019).
Filmography
Starring
2019·
Ready or NotMr. LeBail (uncredited)
Production
Executive Producer
Producer
Director, Producer, Writer
Producer
2025·
NurembergWriter, Producer, Director
Screenplay
2026·
Scream 7Story
2025·
Fountain of YouthProducer, Writer
2024·
AbigailProducer
2023·
The Night AgentExecutive Producer
2023·
Murder Mystery 2Writer, Characters, Producer
2023·
Scream VIProducer, Writer
2023·
Bed RestProducer
2022·
AmbulanceProducer
2022·
ScreamProducer, Writer
2019·
Ready or NotProducer
2019·
Murder MysteryProducer, Screenplay
2018·
Altered CarbonExecutive Producer
Executive Producer
2018·
SuspiriaExecutive Producer
Producer
2018·
Slender ManProducer
Screenplay
2015·
TruthProducer, Screenplay, Director
Story
2013·
White House DownWriter, Producer
Story, Screenplay
2010·
The LosersScreenplay
2007·
ZodiacScreenplay, Producer
2003·
BasicWriter, Producer
2003·
The RundownScreenplay
2003·
Darkness FallsScreenplay