James Vanderbilt

James Vanderbilt

1975-11-17 Norwalk, Connecticut, U.S. 29 Credits

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). Description above from the Wikipedia article James Vander...

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Ready or Not: Here I Come

Ready or Not: Here I Come

2026

Producer

Producing

The sequel to the 2019 film. Plot TBA.

Scream 7

Scream 7

2026

Story

Writing

The seventh installment in the 'Scream' franchise. Plot TBA.

Nuremberg

Nuremberg

2025

Director, Producer, Screenplay

Directing Producing Writing

American psychiatrist Douglas Kelley, tasked with determining whether Nazi prisoners are fit to stand trial for their war crimes, finds himself in a c...

Fountain of Youth

Fountain of Youth

2025

Writer, Producer

6.4
Writing Producing

A treasure-hunting mastermind assembles a team for a life-changing adventure. But to outwit and outrun threats at every turn, he'll need someone even ...

Abigail

Abigail

2024

Producer

6.7
Producing

A group of criminals kidnap a teenage ballet dancer, the daughter of a notorious gang leader, in order to obtain a ransom of $50 million, but over tim...

Murder Mystery 2

Murder Mystery 2

2023

Producer, Characters, Writer

6.4
Producing Writing

After starting their own detective agency, Nick and Audrey Spitz land a career-making case when their billionaire pal is kidnapped from his wedding.

Scream VI

Scream VI

2023

Writer, Producer

7.0
Writing Producing

Following the latest Ghostface killings, the four survivors leave Woodsboro behind and start a fresh chapter.

Bed Rest

Bed Rest

2023

Producer

6.3
Producing

After struggling to start a family, Julie Rivers becomes pregnant and moves into a new home with her husband. She's ordered to mandatory bed rest, and...

Ambulance

Ambulance

2022

Producer

6.7
Producing

Decorated veteran Will Sharp, desperate for money to cover his wife's medical bills, asks for help from his adoptive brother Danny. A charismatic care...

Scream

Scream

2022

Writer, Producer

6.7
Writing Producing

Twenty-five years after a streak of brutal murders shocked the quiet town of Woodsboro, a new killer has donned the Ghostface mask and begins targetin...

Ready or Not

Ready or Not

2019

as Mr. LeBail (uncredited)

7.0
Acting

A young bride's wedding night turns into her worst nightmare when her ridiculously rich in-laws force her to play a gruesome game of hide-and-seek.

Ready or Not

Ready or Not

2019

Producer

7.0
Producing

A young bride's wedding night turns into her worst nightmare when her ridiculously rich in-laws force her to play a gruesome game of hide-and-seek.

Murder Mystery

Murder Mystery

2019

Screenplay, Producer

6.3
Writing Producing

On a long-awaited trip to Europe, a New York City cop and his hairdresser wife scramble to solve a baffling murder aboard a billionaire's yacht.

American Dream/American Knightmare

American Dream/American Knightmare

2018

Executive Producer

6.8
Producing

Documentary that delves deep into the life and storied exploits of the iconic Death Row Records co-founder Suge Knight, as well as the volatile and hi...

Suspiria

Suspiria

2018

Executive Producer

6.9
Producing

A darkness swirls at the center of a world-renowned dance company, one that will engulf the artistic director, an ambitious young dancer, and a grievi...

The House with a Clock in Its Walls

The House with a Clock in Its Walls

2018

Producer

6.3
Producing

When ten-year-old Lewis is suddenly orphaned, he is sent to live with his Uncle Jonathan in a creaky (and creepy) old mansion with a mysterious tickin...

Slender Man

Slender Man

2018

Producer

4.3
Producing

In a small town in Massachusetts, four high school girls perform a ritual in an attempt to debunk the lore of Slender Man. When one of the girls goes ...

Independence Day: Resurgence

Independence Day: Resurgence

2016

Screenplay

5.3
Writing

We always knew they were coming back. Using recovered alien technology, the nations of Earth have collaborated on an immense defense program to protec...

Truth

Truth

2015

Director, Screenplay, Producer

6.5
Directing Writing Producing

As a renowned producer and close associate of Dan Rather, Mary Mapes believes she’s broken the biggest story of the 2004 election: revelations of a si...

The Amazing Spider-Man 2

The Amazing Spider-Man 2

2014

Story

6.5
Writing

For Peter Parker, life is busy. Between taking out the bad guys as Spider-Man and spending time with the person he loves, Gwen Stacy, high school grad...

White House Down

White House Down

2013

Producer, Writer

6.5
Producing Writing

Capitol Policeman John Cale has just been denied his dream job with the Secret Service protecting President James Sawyer. Not wanting to let down his ...

Rite of Passage: The Amazing Spider-Man Reborn

Rite of Passage: The Amazing Spider-Man Reborn

2012

as Self

7.3
Acting

A documentary on the making of The Amazing Spider-Man (2012), featuring interviews with the cast and crew, as well as behind-the-scenes footage.

The Amazing Spider-Man

The Amazing Spider-Man

2012

Screenplay, Story

6.7
Writing

Peter Parker is an outcast high schooler abandoned by his parents as a boy, leaving him to be raised by his Uncle Ben and Aunt May. Like most teenager...

The Losers

The Losers

2010

Screenplay

6.3
Writing

On a mission deep in the Bolivian jungle, a team of elite commandos finds itself on the receiving end of a lethal betrayal. Now presumed dead, the men...

Zodiac

Zodiac

2007

Producer, Screenplay

7.5
Producing Writing

The Zodiac murders cause the lives of Paul Avery, David Toschi and Robert Graysmith to intersect.

The Rundown

The Rundown

2003

Screenplay

6.5
Writing

When Travis, the mouthy son of a criminal, disappears in the Amazon in search of a treasured artifact, his father sends in Beck, who becomes Travis's ...

Basic

Basic

2003

Producer, Writer

6.5
Producing Writing

When a hurricane hits a US Army base on the edge of the Panama Canal, an elite covert operations team of US Army Rangers recruits are on a routine jun...

Darkness Falls

Darkness Falls

2003

Screenplay

5.6
Writing

A vengeful spirit has taken the form of the Tooth Fairy to exact vengeance on the town that lynched her 150 years earlier. Her only opposition is the ...

The Janson Directive

The Janson Directive

N/A

Screenplay

Writing

Former Navy SEAL and prisoner of war, Paul Janson, works as a corporate security consultant, but when an assignment to rescue a VIP goes wrong, he's f...