James has also worked on such films as Apollo 13, Paramount's Titanic, The Fifth Element, Contact, Armageddon (co-written by J.J. Abrams), Thirteen Days (starring Bruce Greenwood and Steven Culp), A.I. Artificial Intelligence, Austin Powers in Goldmember, Spider-Man 2 (starring Kirsten Dunst and James Cromwell), Mr. & Mrs. Smith (with costume design by Michael Kaplan), War of the Worlds, and X-Men: The Last Stand (starring Kelsey Grammer, Famke Janssen and Patrick Stewart). He also did scenic work on the hit Adult Swim series Robot Chicken, including model making and miniature lighting and props.