JV
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American screenwriter
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Male
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Birth:
31 October 1975(Norwalk, Fairfield County, Connecticut, U.S.A.)
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The details
Biography
Introduction
James Platten Vanderbilt (born November 1975) is an American screenwriter. He is best known for the films Zodiac, White House Down, The Amazing Spider-Man, and The Amazing Spider-Man 2.
Early life
A descendant of the Vanderbilt family of New York, James Vanderbilt is the son of Alison Campbell (née Platten) and Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt III. His paternal grandfather, Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt II, once chaired the New York Racing Association, and his maternal grandfather, Donald Campbell Platten, was the chief executive and chairman of Chemical Bank.
Vanderbilt was raised in Norwalk, Connecticut and attended school in New Canaan, Connecticut. He is a graduate of St. Paul's School and the University of Southern California.
Filmography
| Year | Film | Credit | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Darkness Falls | Screenwriter | Jonathan Liebesman | |
| Basic | Writer, producer | John McTiernan | ||
| The Rundown | Screenwriter | Peter Berg | ||
| 2007 | Zodiac | Screenwriter, producer | David Fincher | |
| 2010 | The Losers | Screenwriter | Sylvain White | |
| 2012 | The Amazing Spider-Man | Screenwriter, story | Marc Webb | |
| 2013 | White House Down | Writer, producer | Roland Emmerich | |
| 2014 | The Amazing Spider-Man 2 | Story | Marc Webb | |
| 2015 | Truth | Director, writer, producer | James Vanderbilt | Directorial debut |
| 2016 | Independence Day: Resurgence | Screenwriter | Roland Emmerich | Draft |
| 2018 | Meg | Screenwriter | Jon Turteltaub | Uncredited Script |