James Vanderbilt

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James Vanderbilt
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Vanderbilt at the premier of "The Losers"
Born James Platten Vanderbilt
November 1975
Spouse(s) Amber Freeman (2005-)[1]

James Platten Vanderbilt (born November 1975)[2][3] is an American screenwriter.

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Life and career [edit]

A descendant of the Vanderbilt family of New York, he is the son of Alison Campbell (née Platten) and Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt III.[4] 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.[1][2][5]

Vanderbilt was raised in Norwalk, Connecticut and attended school in New Canaan, Connecticut.[6] He is a graduate of St. Paul's School and the University of Southern California.[1]

Filmography [edit]

Feature films [edit]

Writer
# Year Film Role Director Notes Country
1 2003 Darkness Falls screenwriter Jonathan Liebesman U.S.
2 Basic writer John McTiernan
3 The Rundown screenwriter Peter Berg
4 2007 Zodiac screenwriter David Fincher
5 2010 The Losers screenwriter Sylvain White
6 2012 The Amazing Spider-Man screenwriter, story by Marc Webb
7 2013 White House Down screenwriter, story by Roland Emmerich
8 2014 Robocop screenwriter José Padilha
9 2014 The Amazing Spider-Man 2 screenwriter Marc Webb filming

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