James Gunn

James Francis Gunn Jr. (born August 5, 1966) is an American filmmaker, executive and actor. He began his career as a screenwriter in the mid-1990s, starting at Troma Entertainment with Tromeo and Juliet (1997). 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 to become co-chairman and co-CEO of DC Studios. 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 is 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

Homepage http://jamesgunn.com
Birth Location St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Born 1966-08-05

Movies

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 as Lamb-Shank (voice)
2023
Groot's Pursuit as Wrist Watch Voice (voice)
2022
VHS Massacre Too as Himself
2020
Guardians of the Galaxy as Maskless Sakaaran
2014
Super as Demonswill
2010
Humanzee! as James
2008
2006
Slither as Hank (uncredited)
2006
LolliLove as James Gunn
2004
2004
2003
The Ghouls as Det. Cotton
2003
2001
The Specials as Minute Man
2000
Tromeo & Juliet as Found a Peanut Father
1996

Movies

Superman Writer
2025
Superman Producer
2025
Superman Director
2025
Superman Storyboard Artist
2025
Groot Takes a Bath Executive Producer
2022
Groot's First Steps Executive Producer
2022
Groot's Pursuit Executive Producer
2022
The Little Guy Executive Producer
2022
Magnum Opus Executive Producer
2022
2021
2021
Mutant Blast Characters
2019
Brightburn Producer
2019
Avengers: Endgame Executive Producer
2019
Avengers: Infinity War Executive Producer
2018
Avengers: Infinity War Additional Dialogue
2018
Thor: Ragnarok Second Unit Director
2017
Spider-Man: Homecoming Second Unit Director
2017
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 Script Supervisor
2017
Doctor Strange Second Unit Director
2016
Doctor Strange Additional Writing
2016
2016
2016
2014
Thor: The Dark World Second Unit Director
2013
Movie 43 Writer
2013
Movie 43 Director
2013
Super Writer
2010
Super Director
2010
2008
Sparky & Mikaela Executive Producer
2008
Sparky & Mikaela Director
2008
Humanzee! Writer
2008
Humanzee! Executive Producer
2008
Humanzee! Director
2008
Doggie Heaven Executive Producer
2008
2007
Slither Writer
2006
Slither Director
2006
LolliLove Writer
2004
LolliLove Executive Producer
2004
Dawn of the Dead Screenplay
2004
The Man Who Invented The Moon Co-Executive Producer
2003
Scooby-Doo Story
2002
Scooby-Doo Screenplay
2002
Thir13en Ghosts Additional Writing
2001
The Specials Writer
2000
The Specials Co-Producer
2000
Terror Firmer Writer
1999
Hamster PSA Writer
1997
Hamster PSA Director
1997
Tromeo & Juliet Screenplay
1996
Tromeo & Juliet Executive In Charge Of Production
1996
Tromeo & Juliet Assistant Director
1996
Coyote vs. Acme Screenstory
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Clayface Producer
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Coyote vs. Acme Producer
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Swamp Thing Producer
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The Authority Producer
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