
Writing
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6.0
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Born
August 5, 1966 (age 59)
Born in
St. Louis, Missouri, USA
James Francis Gunn Jr. (born August 5, 1966) is an American filmmaker. 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 his longtime producer, Peter Safran, to serve as co-chairmen and co-CEOs of DC Studios. Under DC Studios, Gunn co-produced and executive produced every film and television series in the DC Universe (DCU) media franchise alongside Safran, which serves as a soft reboot of the DC Extended Universe (DCEU). In the DCU, he created the series Creature Commandos (2024) and wrote and directed the film Superman (2025). He also wrote and directed the web series James Gunn's PG Porn (2008–2009), the HBO Max original series Peacemaker (2022–2025) and the Disney+ original special The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special (2022). Other work for which he is known include 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.

Superman
Typewriting Monkeys (uncredited)
2025

Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of the Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
Self - Writer / Director
2023

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
Lamb-Shank (voice)
2023

Groot's Pursuit
Wrist Watch Voice (voice)
2022

VHS Massacre Too
Self
2020

Guide to the Galaxy with James Gunn
Self
2014

Guardians of the Galaxy
Maskless Sakaaran
2014

Marvel Studios: Assembling a Universe
Self
2014

Produce Your Own Damn Movie!
Self
2011

Super
Demonswill
2010

Direct Your Own Damn Movie!
Self
2009
Tromatized: Meet Lloyd Kaufman
Self
2009

Humanzee!
James
2008

Done the Impossible
Self
2006

Slither
Hank (uncredited)
2006

LolliLove
James Gunn
2004

Tales from the Crapper
Self
2004

Melvin Goes to Dinner
Scott
2003

The Ghouls
Det. Cotton
2003

Doggie Tails, Vol. 1: Lucky's First Sleep-Over
Riley (voice)
2003
Man of Tomorrow
Director
2027

Superman
Director
2025

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
Director
2023

The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special
Director
2022

The Suicide Squad
Director
2021

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
Director
2017

Guardians of the Galaxy
Director
2014

Movie 43
Director
2013

Super
Director
2010

Sparky & Mikaela
Director
2008

Humanzee!
Director
2008

Slither
Director
2006

Hamster PSA
Director
1997