Directed credits
2
Emerging
Beginning to build directing work.
Director
James Vanderbilt
Writing
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
1.9
Low visibility
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Directed movies: 2Directed series: 0All crew credits: 31
TMDB ID: 20204
IMDb ID: nm0888743
Known for: Writing
Born: November 17, 1975
Age: 50
Place of birth: Norwalk, Connecticut, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 2003 - 2028
Years active: 26
Average TMDB rating: 6.53
Wikidata: Q919049
Also known as
James Platten Vanderbilt
Frequent jobs
Director (2)Producer (12)Screenplay (7)Executive Producer (5)Writer (3)Story (2)
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 Vanderbilt, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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7.5
Zodiac
Producer
2007 Movie
7.4
Nuremberg
Director
2025 Movie
7.0
Ready or Not
Producer
2019 Movie
7.0
Scream VI
Writer
2023 Movie
6.9
Suspiria
Executive Producer
2018 Movie
6.7
The Amazing Spider-Man
Screenplay
2012 Movie
6.7
Scream
Writer
2022 Movie
6.7
Abigail
Producer
2024 Movie
6.6
Ambulance
Producer
2022 Movie
6.5
Truth
Director
2015 Movie
6.5
Basic
Producer
2003 Movie
6.5
The Amazing Spider-Man 2
Story
2014 Movie
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In 2 weeks
Scream 7
Story
2026 Movie
7.4
Nuremberg
Director
2025 Movie
6.7
The Amazing Spider-Man
Screenplay
2012 Movie
6.5
The Amazing Spider-Man 2
Story
2014 Movie
6.7
Scream
Writer
2022 Movie
7.0
Scream VI
Writer
2023 Movie
7.5
Zodiac
Producer
2007 Movie
7.0
Ready or Not
Producer
2019 Movie
6.3
Fountain of Youth
Writer
2025 Movie
6.7
Abigail
Producer
2024 Movie
5.4
Independence Day: Resurgence
Screenplay
2016 Movie
6.2
The House with a Clock in Its Walls
Producer
2018 Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with James Vanderbilt.
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
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May 19, 2028
The Mummy 4
Producer
2028 Movie
Mar 19
Ready or Not 2: Here I Come
Producer
2026 Movie
In 2 weeks
Scream 7
Story
2026 Movie
6.3
Fountain of Youth
Writer
2025 Movie
6.7
Abigail
Producer
2024 Movie
6.4
Murder Mystery 2
Producer
2023 Movie
7.0
Scream VI
Writer
2023 Movie
6.2
Bed Rest
Producer
2023 Movie
6.6
Ambulance
Producer
2022 Movie
6.7
Scream
Writer
2022 Movie
7.0
Ready or Not
Producer
2019 Movie
6.3
Murder Mystery
Screenplay
2019 Movie
6.8
American Dream/American Knightmare
Executive Producer
2018 Movie
6.9
Suspiria
Executive Producer
2018 Movie
6.2
The House with a Clock in Its Walls
Producer
2018 Movie
4.3
Slender Man
Producer
2018 Movie
Series
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