James Vanderbilt
James Platten Vanderbilt (born November 17, 1975) is an American film director, screenwriter, and producer. He is best known for writing the films Zodiac (2007), The Amazing Spider-Man (2012) and its sequel The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014), and Independence Day: Resurgence (2016). He co-wrote, produced, and co-storied Scream (2022), Scream VI (2023) and Scream 7 (2026).
James Vanderbilt

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- Name
- James Vanderbilt
- Birth Name
- James Platten Vanderbilt
- Born
- November 17, 1975
- Education
- University of Southern California
- Occupation
- * Screenwriter
- Nationality
- United States
- Fields
- film production
- Languages
- English
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James Platten Vanderbilt (born November 17, 1975) is an American film director, screenwriter, and producer. He is best known for writing the films Zodiac (2007), The Amazing Spider-Man (2012) and its sequel The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014), and Independence Day: Resurgence (2016). He co-wrote, produced, and co-storied Scream (2022), Scream VI (2023) and Scream 7 (2026).
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Biography
Biography
Vanderbilt produced several films, including The House with a Clock in Its Walls (2018), Ready or Not (2019) and Ready or Not 2: Here I Come (2026). He also wrote, directed, and co-produced Truth (2015) and Nuremberg (2025).
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• Name — James Vanderbilt • Birth Name — James Platten Vanderbilt • Born — November 17, 1975 • Education — University of Southern California • Father — Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt III • Relatives — Vanderbilt family • Occupation — * Screenwriter • director • producer • Children — 2
Early life and education
Early life and education
A sixth-generation member of the Vanderbilt family of New York, James is the son of Alison Campbell (née Platten) and Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt III. His paternal great-grandfather Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt Sr. died on the in the 1915 sinking, his paternal grandfather, Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt Jr., once chaired the New York Racing Association, and his maternal grandfather, Donald Campbell Platten, was the chief executive and chairman of Chemical Bank. Journalist Anderson Cooper is his second cousin through Cooper's mother, Gloria Vanderbilt. Vanderbilt was raised in Norwalk, Connecticut, and attended school at New Canaan Country School. He is a graduate of St. Paul's School and the University of Southern California.
Career
Career
His production company, Mythology Entertainment, started in 2011. It was reincorporated as Project X Entertainment in 2019. In May 2016, Mythology acquired intellectual property rights to Slender Man from the character's creator Eric Knudsen. Vanderbilt produced the film Slender Man in 2018. In 2020, Vanderbilt co-wrote the script for Scream, the fifth installment of the Scream franchise. The film was released on January 14, 2022. Vanderbilt's most recent project, Nuremberg, is about the Nuremberg trials and was released on November 7, 2025.
Personal life
Personal life
Vanderbilt has been married to Amber Freeman since 2005, the couple has two children together; Jack and Charles.
Filmography
Filmography
• Year — Title — Writer — Producer — Director — Notes • 2003 — Darkness Falls — Jonathan Liebesman • Basic — John McTiernan • The Rundown — Peter Berg • 2007 — Zodiac — David Fincher • 2010 — The Losers — Sylvain White • 2012 — The Amazing Spider-Man — Marc Webb • 2013 — White House Down — Roland Emmerich • 2014 — The Amazing Spider-Man 2 — Story — Marc Webb • 2015 — Truth — Himself — Directorial debut • 2016 — Independence Day: Resurgence — Roland Emmerich • 2018 — Slender Man — Sylvain White • The House with a Clock in Its Walls — Eli Roth • 2019 — Murder Mystery — Kyle Newacheck • Ready or Not — Matt Bettinelli-Olpin Tyler Gillett — Cameo, Mr. Le Bail • 2022 — Scream • Ambulance — Michael Bay • Bed Rest — Lori Evans Taylor • 2023 — Scream VI — Matt Bettinelli-Olpin Tyler Gillett • Murder Mystery 2 — Jeremy Garelick • 2024 — Abigail — Matt Bettinelli-Olpin Tyler Gillett • 2025 — Fountain of Youth — Guy Ritchie • Nuremberg — Himself • 2026 — Scream 7 — Story — Kevin Williamson • Ready or Not 2: Here I Come — Matt Bettinelli-Olpin Tyler Gillett — Cameo, Mr. Le Bail • 2027 — Untitled The Mummy Returns sequel • TBA — White Elephant — Eli Craig Executive producer • Altered Carbon (2018) • Suspiria (2018) • American Dream/American Knightmare (2018) • The Night Agent (2023)
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