James Vanderbilt

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

Life

Vanderbilt graduated from the USC School of Cinema-Television from the year 1999. He is a grandson of Alfred G. Vanderbilt, whose first cousin Gloria Laura Vanderbilt is. He is also a distant cousin of Anderson Cooper. For his most successful film as a screenwriter Zodiac - The trail of the killer, in which he acted under the direction of David Fincher as a producer, he was nominated for six film awards, but could not convert them into a trophy. 2012 came his next film, The Amazing Spider -Man in theaters, in which he wrote the screenplay with Steven Kloves and Alvin Sargent.

Filmography (selection)

Screenwriter

• 2003: Darkness Falls ( Darkness Falls )
• 2003: Basic - Behind every lie is 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

Producer

• 2003: Basic - Behind every lie is a truth ( Basic)
• 2007: Zodiac - The trail of the killer ( Zodiac )

Awards

• 2007: Satellite Award: nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay for Zodiac - The trail of the killer
• 2007: Chicago Film Critics Association Award: nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay for Zodiac - The trail of the killer
• 2008: Edgar Allan Poe Awards: nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay for Zodiac - The trail of the killer
• 2008: Writers Guild of America Award: nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay for Zodiac - The trail of the killer