James Vanderbilt

James Vanderbilt has been pushing words around a page professionally ever since he graduated from the University of Southern California's Filmic Writing Program. A native of Norwalk, CT, he sold his first screenplay 48 hours before graduating. It was promptly not made. He has written and produced numerous films, including Zodiac, which was nominated for a Writer's Guild of America Award for Best Adapted Screenplay and a USC Scripter Award, and White House Down, which was not. His writing credits also include The Amazing Spider-Man films, The Rundown, and The Losers. He is a founding member of Mythology Entertainment, a company dedicated to story-driven entertainment and content. Truth is his directorial debut.

Mill Valley Film Festival