James Vanderbilt

Writer

Born: November 17, 1975 (50 years old)

Place of birth: Norwalk, Connecticut, USA

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.

Filmography (29)

• Ready or Not (2019, ★ 7.1)
• Rite of Passage: The Amazing Spider-Man Reborn (2012, ★ 7.3)
• Zodiac (2007, ★ 7.5)
• Scream VI (2023, ★ 7)
• Nuremberg (2025, ★ 7.4)
• Suspiria (2018, ★ 6.9)
• American Dream/American Knightmare (2018, ★ 6.8)
• Ready or Not: Here I Come (2026, ★ 6.9)
• Altered Carbon (2018, ★ 7.6)
• The Night Agent (2023, ★ 7.7)
• The Amazing Spider-Man (2012, ★ 6.7)
• The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014, ★ 6.5)
• White House Down (2013, ★ 6.5)
• Bed Rest (2023, ★ 6.2)
• Truth (2015, ★ 6.5)
• Scream (2022, ★ 6.7)
• Darkness Falls (2003, ★ 5.6)
• The Rundown (2003, ★ 6.4)
• The Losers (2010, ★ 6.3)
• Basic (2003, ★ 6.5)
• Murder Mystery 2 (2023, ★ 6.4)
• Independence Day: Resurgence (2016, ★ 5.4)
• Scream 7 (2026, ★ 6)
• Fountain of Youth (2025, ★ 6.3)
• Abigail (2024, ★ 6.7)
• The House with a Clock in Its Walls (2018, ★ 6.2)
• Murder Mystery (2019, ★ 6.3)
• Ambulance (2022, ★ 6.6)
• Slender Man (2018, ★ 4.3)