James Vanderbilt

James Vanderbilt (born November 1975 ) is an American film producer and screenwriter .

Life

James Vanderbilt comes from the American Vanderbilt family . He is the son of Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt III and Alison Campbell (née Platten). He is also a distant cousin of Anderson Cooper .

Vanderbilt graduated from the USC School of Cinema-Television (graduated in 1999). For his most successful film as a screenwriter to date, Zodiac - Die Spur des Killers , in which he also acted as a producer under the direction of David Fincher , he was nominated for six film awards, but could not convert any of them into a trophy. His next film, The Amazing Spider-Man, came out in 2012, and he wrote the script with Steven Kloves and Alvin Sargent .

Filmography (selection)

Screenwriter

• 2003: The Curse of Darkness Falls (Darkness Falls)
• 2003: Basic - Behind every lie a truth (Basic)
• 2003: Welcome to the Jungle (The Rundown)
• 2007: Zodiac - The Trail of the Killer (Zodiac)
• 2010: The Losers
• 2012: The Amazing Spider-Man
• 2013: White House Down
• 2014: The Amazing Spider-Man 2: Rise of Electro
• 2015: The Moment of Truth (Truth)

producer

• 2003: Basic - Behind every lie a truth (Basic)
• 2007: Zodiac - The Trail of the Killer (Zodiac)
• 2013: White House Down
• 2015: The Moment of Truth (Truth)
• 2018: The house of the mysterious clocks (The House with a Clock in Its Walls)
• 2019: Ready or Not - On your marks, get set, dead (Ready or Not)

Director

• 2015: The Moment of Truth (Truth)

Awards

• 2007: Satellite Award : Nomination in the category Best Adapted Screenplay for Zodiac - Die Spur des Killers
• 2007: Chicago Film Critics Association Award : Nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay for Zodiac
• 2008: Edgar Allan Poe Awards : Nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay for Zodiac
• 2008: Writers Guild of America Award : Nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay for Zodiac

Web links

• James Vanderbilt in the Internet Movie Database (English)