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.
Known For
Credits
- 2023 · Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of the Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 as Self - Writer / Director
- 2023 · Superpowered: The DC Story as Self
- 2023 · Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 as Lamb-Shank (voice)
- 2023 · MPower as Self
- 2022 · I Am Groot as Wrist Watch Voice (voice)
- 2022 · Groot's Pursuit as Wrist Watch Voice (voice)
- 2020 · VHS Massacre Too as Himself
- 2019 · Harley Quinn as James Gunn (voice)
- 2018 · James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction as Self
- 2015 · Con Man as Raaker 2.0
- 2014 · Guide to the Galaxy with James Gunn as Self
- 2014 · Guardians of the Galaxy as Maskless Sakaaran
- 2014 · Sock or Hat? as Self
- 2014 · Marvel Studios: Assembling a Universe as Self
- 2012 · Holliston as John Anguish
- 2011 · Produce Your Own Damn Movie! as Self
- 2011 · Breaking In as James Gunn
- 2010 · Super as Demonswill
- 2009 · Direct Your Own Damn Movie! as Self
- 2009 · Tromatized: Meet Lloyd Kaufman as Himself
- 2008 · Humanzee! as James
- 2008 · Scream Queens as
- 2008 · James Gunn's PG Porn as Lance the Mechanic
- 2008 · James Gunn's PG Porn as Linus
- 2008 · James Gunn's PG Porn as James Gunn
- 2007 · 30 Even Scarier Movie Moments as Himself
- 2006 · Done the Impossible as Self
- 2006 · Slither as Hank (uncredited)
- 2004 · LolliLove as James Gunn
- 2004 · Tales from the Crapper as Himself
- 2003 · Melvin Goes to Dinner as Scott
- 2003 · The Ghouls as Det. Cotton
- 2003 · Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self
- 2003 · Doggie Tails, Vol. 1: Lucky's First Sleep-Over as Riley (voice)
- 2002 · Apocalypse Soon: The Making of 'Citizen Toxie' as Self
- 2001 · Citizen Toxie: The Toxic Avenger IV as Dr. Flem Hocking
- 2000 · The Specials as Minute Man
- 1996 · Tromeo & Juliet as Found a Peanut Father