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James Gunn

James Gunn

James Francis Gunn Jr. (born August 5, 1966) is an American screenwriter, director, and producer. He began his career as a screenwriter in the mid-1990s, starting at Troma Entertainment with Tromeo and Juliet (1996). He then began working as a director, starting with the horror-comedy film Slither (2006) and moving to the superhero genre with Super (2010), Guardians of the Galaxy (2014), Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017), The Suicide Squad (2021), and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023).  In 2022, Warner Bros. Discovery hired Gunn and Peter Safran to become co-chairmen and co-CEOs of DC Studios. Under DC Studios, Gunn will co-produce and executive produce every film and television series under the upcoming DC Universe(DCU) media franchise alongside Safran, which will act as a soft reboot of the DC Extended Universe(DCEU). In the DCU, he is the creator of the series Creature Commandos (2024) and the writer-director of the upcoming film Superman (2025). He also wrote and directed the web series James Gunn's PG Porn (2008–2009), the HBO Max original series Peacemaker (2022–present) and the Disney+ original special The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special (2022). Other projects he is known for are writing for the 2004 remake of George A. Romero's Dawn of the Dead (1978), writing the live-action adaptation of Scooby-Doo (2002) and its sequel Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed (2004), writing and producing the horror-action film The Belko Experiment (2016), producing the superhero-horror film Brightburn (2019), and contributing to comedy-anthology film Movie 43 (2013) (directing the segment "Beezel") and the 2012 hack-and-slash video game Lollipop Chainsaw. Description above from the Wikipedia article James Gunn, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Personal information

Birthday

1966-08-05

Birth Place

St. Louis, Missouri, USA

Movies and TV shows :

poster

30 Even Scarier Movie Moments

2007

6.0

TV
Apocalypse Soon: The Making of 'Citizen Toxie'

Apocalypse Soon: The Making of 'Citizen Toxie'

2002

7.6

Movie
poster

Breaking In

2011

6.6

TV
Citizen Toxie: The Toxic Avenger IV

Citizen Toxie: The Toxic Avenger IV

2001

6.3

Movie
poster

Con Man

2015

6.6

TV
Direct Your Own Damn Movie!

Direct Your Own Damn Movie!

2009

5.0

Movie
Doggie Tails, Vol. 1: Lucky's First Sleep-Over

Doggie Tails, Vol. 1: Lucky's First Sleep-Over

2003

5.7

Movie
Done the Impossible

Done the Impossible

2006

6.2

Movie
Groot's Pursuit

Groot's Pursuit

2022

7.1

Movie
Guardians of the Galaxy

Guardians of the Galaxy

2014

7.9

Movie
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3

2023

8.0

Movie
Guide to the Galaxy with James Gunn

Guide to the Galaxy with James Gunn

2014

7.9

Movie
poster

Harley Quinn

2019

8.4

TV
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Holliston

2012

6.0

TV
Humanzee!

Humanzee!

2008

4.8

Movie
poster

I Am Groot

2022

7.2

TV
poster

James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction

2018

6.8

TV
poster

James Gunn's PG Porn

2008

5.1

TV
poster

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

2003

5.5

TV
LolliLove

LolliLove

2004

5.9

Movie
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of the Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3

Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of the Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3

2023

6.3

Movie
Marvel Studios: Assembling a Universe

Marvel Studios: Assembling a Universe

2014

6.9

Movie
Melvin Goes to Dinner

Melvin Goes to Dinner

2003

5.4

Movie
poster

MPower

2023

7.0

TV
Produce Your Own Damn Movie!

Produce Your Own Damn Movie!

2011

0.0

Movie
poster

Scream Queens

2008

8.0

TV
Slither

Slither

2006

6.5

Movie
poster

Sock or Hat?

2014

0.0

TV
Super

Super

2010

6.5

Movie
poster

Superpowered: The DC Story

2023

7.7

TV
Tales from the Crapper

Tales from the Crapper

2004

4.4

Movie
The Ghouls

The Ghouls

2003

3.1

Movie
The Specials

The Specials

2000

5.3

Movie
Tromatized: Meet Lloyd Kaufman

Tromatized: Meet Lloyd Kaufman

2009

5.0

Movie
Tromeo & Juliet

Tromeo & Juliet

1996

6.0

Movie
VHS Massacre Too

VHS Massacre Too

2020

6.0

Movie