Directed credits
2
Emerging
Beginning to build directing work.
Director
James Vanderbilt
Writing
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
1.8
Low visibility
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Directed movies: 2Directed series: 0All crew credits: 32
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 - 2027
Years active: 25
Average TMDB rating: 6.56
Wikidata: Q919049
Also known as
James Platten Vanderbilt
Frequent jobs
Director (2)Producer (13)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.
Photos
Directed Movies
Movies directed by James Vanderbilt.
Nuremberg
Director
2025 Movie
Truth
Director
2015 Movie
Upcoming Movies
Next announced movie projects with James Vanderbilt.
Nov 4
Ghost Soldier
Executive Producer
2026 Movie
Oct 14, 2027
The Mummy 4
Producer
2027 Movie
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with James Vanderbilt.
Nuremberg
Director
2025 Movie
Ready or Not: Here I Come
Producer
2026 Movie
Zodiac
Screenplay
2007 Movie
Ready or Not
Producer
2019 Movie
Scream VI
Writer
2023 Movie
Suspiria
Executive Producer
2018 Movie
The Amazing Spider-Man
Screenplay
2012 Movie
Scream
Writer
2022 Movie
Abigail
Producer
2024 Movie
Ambulance
Producer
2022 Movie
The Amazing Spider-Man 2
Story
2014 Movie
Truth
Director
2015 Movie
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with James Vanderbilt.
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with James Vanderbilt.
Scream 7
Story
2026 Movie
The Amazing Spider-Man
Screenplay
2012 Movie
The Amazing Spider-Man 2
Story
2014 Movie
Ready or Not: Here I Come
Producer
2026 Movie
Ready or Not
Producer
2019 Movie
Scream VI
Writer
2023 Movie
Scream
Writer
2022 Movie
Abigail
Producer
2024 Movie
Fountain of Youth
Writer
2025 Movie
Nuremberg
Director
2025 Movie
Murder Mystery
Producer
2019 Movie
Ambulance
Producer
2022 Movie
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with James Vanderbilt.
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for James Vanderbilt.
Oct 14, 2027
The Mummy 4
Producer
2027 Movie
Nov 4
Ghost Soldier
Executive Producer
2026 Movie
Ready or Not: Here I Come
Producer
2026 Movie
Scream 7
Story
2026 Movie
Fountain of Youth
Writer
2025 Movie
Abigail
Producer
2024 Movie
Murder Mystery 2
Producer
2023 Movie
Scream VI
Writer
2023 Movie
Bed Rest
Producer
2023 Movie
Ambulance
Producer
2022 Movie
Scream
Writer
2022 Movie
Ready or Not
Producer
2019 Movie
Murder Mystery
Producer
2019 Movie
American Dream/American Knightmare
Executive Producer
2018 Movie
Suspiria
Executive Producer
2018 Movie
The House with a Clock in Its Walls
Producer
2018 Movie
Other Crew Work in Series
Additional series credits for James Vanderbilt.
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for James Vanderbilt.
Ready or Not
as Mr. LeBail (uncredited)
2019 Movie
Rite of Passage: The Amazing Spider-Man Reborn
as Self
2012 Movie