James Vanderbilt

James Platten Vanderbilt (born November 17, 1975) is an American screenwriter. He is best known for the films Zodiac (2007), White House Down (2013), The Amazing Spider-Man (2012), and The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014).

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. 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.

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