James Vanderbilt

James Vanderbilt
Born
James Platten Vanderbilt

November 17, 1975 (1975-11-17) (age 49)
Alma materUniversity of Southern California
Occupations
  • Screenwriter
  • director
  • producer
Spouse
Amber Freeman
(m. 2005)
FatherAlfred Gwynne Vanderbilt III
RelativesVanderbilt family

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 producer for several films, including The House with a Clock in Its Walls (2018) and Ready or Not (2019).