We originally spoke with James Vanderbilt for his film ‘Truth’ in Episode 50, along with his other films such as ‘Zodiac,’ ‘Basic,’ ‘The Amazing Spider-Man,’ and ‘Independence Day: Resurgence.’

In Vanderbilt’s latest film, ‘Murder Mystery,’ Adam Sandler and Jennifer Aniston team up again for the romantic comedy. The Netflix original re-creates the classic who-done-it murder mystery.

In this interview, the screenwriter talks about his 10-year journey to bring ‘Murder Mystery’ to audiences, his love for mystery, how to make an original movie without IP, the importance of genre deconstruction, how he battles procrastination, and a future project he’s working on with John Cena and The Rock.

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