---
name: "James Vanderbilt"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/james-vanderbilt"
fi1m_id: "james-vanderbilt"
imdb_id: "nm0888743"
tmdb_id: 20204
wikidata_id: "Q919049"
roles: ["Writer","Producer","Director"]
born: "17 November 1975"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 10
average_fi1m_score: 62
average_as: "writer"
average_over: 7
updated: "2026-10-19T04:25:34.840669+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# James Vanderbilt

## Identity

James Vanderbilt

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/james-vanderbilt
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** james-vanderbilt
- **IMDb ID:** nm0888743
- **TMDB ID:** 20204
- **Wikidata ID:** Q919049
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Vanderbilt, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q919049, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0888743/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/20204

Writer and producer. Born 17 November 1975 in Norwalk, Connecticut, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer, Producer, Director
- **Born:** 17 November 1975, Norwalk, Connecticut, USA
- **Active:** 2007–present
- **Also known as:** James Platten Vanderbilt 
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 10: 1 directing, 7 writing, 2 producing
- **Frequently works with:** [Guy Busick](https://film.one/person/guy-busick.md), [Matt Bettinelli-Olpin](https://film.one/person/matt-bettinelli-olpin.md), [Tyler Gillett](https://film.one/person/tyler-gillett.md), [Bradley J. Fischer](https://film.one/person/bradley-j-fischer.md), [Paul Neinstein](https://film.one/person/paul-neinstein.md), [William Sherak](https://film.one/person/william-sherak.md), [Jasmin Savoy Brown](https://film.one/person/jasmin-savoy-brown.md), [Mason Gooding](https://film.one/person/mason-gooding.md)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 62, as writer, over 7 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2000s 91 (1), 2010s 59 (2), 2020s 61 (7)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 62 to 60 across 7 titles
- **Score spread:** 1 at 80+, 3 at 60–79, 3 under 60
- **Genres:** Mystery 4, Adventure 3, Crime 3, Horror 3, Action 2, Science Fiction 2
- **Screen time:** 15 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $2,082m across 6 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Vanderbilt, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q919049, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0888743/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/20204

## Coming up

- *Ghost Soldier* (2026-11-04), Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/ghost-soldier.md)
- *The Mummy 4* (2027-10-14), Producer

## Streaming the US now

- **Apple TV:** [*Scream*](https://film.one/film/scream-2022.md) (66), [*Scream VI*](https://film.one/film/scream-vi.md) (65), [*Scream 7*](https://film.one/film/scream-7.md) (48), [*Fountain of Youth*](https://film.one/film/fountain-of-youth.md) (48)
- **Paramount+:** [*Zodiac*](https://film.one/film/zodiac.md) (91)
- **Netflix:** [*Nuremberg*](https://film.one/film/nuremberg.md) (64)
- **Disney+:** [*The Amazing Spider-Man*](https://film.one/film/the-amazing-spider-man.md) (64)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

James Platten Vanderbilt (born 17 November 1975) is an American screenwriter and producer. He studied at the University of Southern California.

Vanderbilt wrote the screenplay for *Zodiac* (2007). He co-wrote *The Amazing Spider-Man* (2012) and its 2014 sequel. He co-wrote and produced *Scream* (2022) and *Scream VI* (2023), and contributed the story and produced *Scream 7* (2026). He also produced *Abigail* (2024) and other films including *Ready or Not* (2019).

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (10)

### Directed (1)

- *Nuremberg* (2025), Fi1m 64, Director, Producer, Writer — [page](https://film.one/film/nuremberg.md)

### Wrote (7) — the average rests on these

- *Scream 7* (2026), Fi1m 48, Producer, Story — [page](https://film.one/film/scream-7.md)
- *Fountain of Youth* (2025), Fi1m 48, Writer, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/fountain-of-youth.md)
- *Scream VI* (2023), Fi1m 65, Producer, Writer — [page](https://film.one/film/scream-vi.md)
- *Scream* (2022), Fi1m 66, Producer, Writer — [page](https://film.one/film/scream-2022.md)
- *The Amazing Spider-Man 2* (2014), Fi1m 54, Story — [page](https://film.one/film/the-amazing-spider-man-2.md)
- *The Amazing Spider-Man* (2012), Fi1m 64, Story, Screenplay — [page](https://film.one/film/the-amazing-spider-man.md)
- *Zodiac* (2007), Fi1m 91, Screenplay, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/zodiac.md)

### Produced (2)

- *Abigail* (2024), Fi1m 70, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/abigail.md)
- *The Night Agent* (2023), Fi1m 64, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-night-agent.md)

## Complete filmography (34)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *The Mummy 4* (2027), Producer
- *Ghost Soldier* (2026), Executive Producer — coming soon, [page](https://film.one/film/ghost-soldier.md)
- *Ready or Not: Here I Come* (2026), Producer
- *Scream 7* (2026), Story, Producer — Fi1m 48, [page](https://film.one/film/scream-7.md)
- *Nuremberg* (2025), Director, Producer, Writer — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/film/nuremberg.md)
- *Fountain of Youth* (2025), Writer, Producer — Fi1m 48, [page](https://film.one/film/fountain-of-youth.md)
- *Abigail* (2024), Producer — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/film/abigail.md)
- *Murder Mystery 2* (2023), Producer, Characters, Writer
- *The Night Agent* (2023), series, Executive Producer — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-night-agent.md)
- *Scream VI* (2023), Writer, Producer — Fi1m 65, [page](https://film.one/film/scream-vi.md)
- *Bed Rest* (2023), Producer
- *Ambulance* (2022), Producer
- *Scream* (2022), Writer, Producer — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/film/scream-2022.md)
- *Ready or Not* (2019), as Mr. LeBail (uncredited) · Producer
- *Murder Mystery* (2019), Screenplay, Producer
- *American Dream/American Knightmare* (2018), Executive Producer
- *Suspiria* (2018), Executive Producer
- *The House with a Clock in Its Walls* (2018), Producer
- *Slender Man* (2018), Producer
- *Altered Carbon* (2018), series, Executive Producer
- *Independence Day: Resurgence* (2016), Screenplay
- *Truth* (2015), Director, Screenplay, Producer
- *The Amazing Spider-Man 2* (2014), Story — Fi1m 54, [page](https://film.one/film/the-amazing-spider-man-2.md)
- *White House Down* (2013), Producer, Writer
- *The Amazing Spider-Man* (2012), Screenplay, Story — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/film/the-amazing-spider-man.md)
- *The Losers* (2010), Screenplay
- *Zodiac* (2007), Producer, Screenplay — Fi1m 91, [page](https://film.one/film/zodiac.md)
- *The Rundown* (2003), Screenplay
- *Basic* (2003), Producer, Writer
- *Darkness Falls* (2003), Screenplay
- *Star One*, Producer
- *Untitled James Vanderbilt Thriller*, Writer, Producer, Director
- *White Elephant*, Producer
- *The Janson Directive*, Screenplay

## Gallery

- ![James Vanderbilt on the Green Carpet at the 2025 Zurich Film Festival.](https://film.one/media/person/7069/gallery-685e6bde3586.jpg) James Vanderbilt on the Green Carpet at the 2025 Zurich Film Festival. — Quejaytee, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e3/2025_James_Vanderbilt_-_2_%28cropped%29.jpg/1280px-2025_James_Vanderbilt_-_2_%28cropped%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![James Vanderbilt](https://film.one/media/person/7069/gallery-e6e39e2e8be2.jpg) James Vanderbilt — Quejaytee, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cf/2025_James_Vanderbilt_-_cropped.jpg/1280px-2025_James_Vanderbilt_-_cropped.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![James Vanderbilt on the Green Carpet at the 2025 Zurich Film Festival.](https://film.one/media/person/7069/gallery-840e0fd14c37.jpg) James Vanderbilt on the Green Carpet at the 2025 Zurich Film Festival. — Quejaytee, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/James_Vanderbilt_on_the_Green_Carpet_at_the_2025_Zurich_Film_Festival_02.jpg/1280px-James_Vanderbilt_on_the_Green_Carpet_at_the_2025_Zurich_Film_Festival_02.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![James Vanderbilt on the Green Carpet at the 2025 Zurich Film Festival.](https://film.one/media/person/7069/gallery-2eb5ba6d42c9.jpg) James Vanderbilt on the Green Carpet at the 2025 Zurich Film Festival. — Quejaytee, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/James_Vanderbilt_on_the_Green_Carpet_at_the_2025_Zurich_Film_Festival_03.jpg/1280px-James_Vanderbilt_on_the_Green_Carpet_at_the_2025_Zurich_Film_Festival_03.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![James Vanderbilt](https://film.one/media/person/7069/gallery-10cd75ede0dd.jpg) James Vanderbilt — Image via TMDB
- ![James Vanderbilt on the Green Carpet at the 2025 Zurich Film Festival.](https://film.one/media/person/7069/gallery-0c3e1c387f2a.jpg) James Vanderbilt on the Green Carpet at the 2025 Zurich Film Festival. — Quejaytee, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/42/James_Vanderbilt_on_the_Green_Carpet_at_the_2025_Zurich_Film_Festival_04.jpg/1280px-James_Vanderbilt_on_the_Green_Carpet_at_the_2025_Zurich_Film_Festival_04.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)

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