James Vanderbilt
James Vanderbilt | |
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File:James Vanderbilt.jpg Vanderbilt at the premiere of The Losers | |
Born | James Platten Vanderbilt November 17, 1975 (age 48) |
Occupation(s) | Screenwriter, director |
Spouse |
Amber Freeman (m. 2005) |
James Platten Vanderbilt (born November 17, 1975)[2][3] is an American screenwriter and film producer. He is best known for the films Zodiac (2007), White House Down (2013), The Amazing Spider-Man (2012), The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014) and Murder Mystery (2019).
Early life
A member of the Vanderbilt family of New York, James Vanderbilt is the son of Alison Campbell (née Platten) and Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt III.[4] His paternal great-grandfather Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt Sr. died on the RMS Lusitania 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.[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
Year | Film | Writer | Producer | Director | Notes |
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2003 | Darkness Falls | Yes | No | Jonathan Liebesman | |
Basic | Yes | Yes | John McTiernan | ||
The Rundown | Yes | No | Peter Berg | ||
2007 | Zodiac | Yes | Yes | David Fincher | |
2010 | The Losers | Yes | No | Sylvain White | |
2012 | The Amazing Spider-Man | Yes | No | Marc Webb | |
2013 | White House Down | Yes | Yes | Roland Emmerich | |
2014 | The Amazing Spider-Man 2 | Story | No | Marc Webb | |
2015 | Truth | Yes | Yes | Himself | Directorial debut |
2016 | Independence Day: Resurgence | Yes | No | Roland Emmerich | First draft[7] |
2018 | The Meg | Yes | No | Jon Turteltaub | Uncredited Script |
Slender Man | No | Yes | Sylvain White | ||
The House with a Clock in Its Walls | No | Yes | Eli Roth | ||
Altered Carbon | No | executive | TV series | ||
2019 | Murder Mystery | Yes | Yes | Kyle Newacheck | |
Ready or Not | No | Yes | Matt Bettinelli-Olpin Tyler Gillett |
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2021 | Scream 5 | Yes | Yes | Matt Bettinelli-Olpin Tyler Gillett |
References
- ^ a b c Saroyan, Strawberry (2005-05-22). "Amber Freeman and Jamie Vanderbilt". The New York Times.
- ^ a b Johnston, Laure (1975-12-06). "Notes on People". The New York Times. Retrieved 2010-06-04.
- ^ Sps.edu
- ^ Familytreemaker.genealogy.com
- ^ Barron, James (1991-08-27). "Donald C. Platten, Ex-Chairman Of Chemical Bank, Is Dead at 72". The New York Times.
- ^ "Hersam Acorn Newspapers Archives". The New Canaan Advertiser. May 5, 2005.
- ^ Barton, Steve (January 27, 2015). "Liam Hemsworth Beats Off Aliens on Independence Day". Dread Central. Retrieved May 3, 2017.
External links
- 1975 births
- American people of Dutch descent
- American male screenwriters
- Living people
- University of Southern California alumni
- Vanderbilt family
- Film directors from Connecticut
- Writers from Norwalk, Connecticut
- St. Paul's School (New Hampshire) alumni
- Screenwriters from Connecticut
- American screenwriter stubs