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
WritingBirthday
August 5, 1966Gender
MaleKnown Movie Credits
71Place of birth
St. Louis, Missouri, USAAlso known as
Джеймс Ганн, Джеймс Ґанн, 詹姆斯·冈恩
Cast credits
Citizen Toxie: The Toxic Avenger IV
Dr. Flem Hocking
Melvin Goes to Dinner
Scott
The Specials
Minute Man
Tales from the Crapper
Himself
The Ghouls
Det. Cotton
Tromeo & Juliet
Found a Peanut Father
LolliLove
James Gunn
Doggie Tails, Vol. 1: Lucky's First Sleep-Over
Riley (voice)
Guardians of the Galaxy
Maskless Sakaaran
Super
Demonswill
Marvel Studios: Assembling a Universe
Self
Apocalypse Soon: The Making of 'Citizen Toxie'
Himself
Guide to the Galaxy with James Gunn
Himself
Slither
Hank (uncredited)
Done the Impossible
Self
Produce Your Own Damn Movie!
Self
VHS Massacre Too
Himself
Groot's Pursuit
Wrist Watch Voice (voice)
Humanzee!
James
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
Lamb-Shank (voice)Crew credits
Dawn of the Dead
Screenplay
Slither
Writer, Director
Scooby-Doo
Screenplay, Story
The Specials
Writer, Co-Producer
Super
Director, Writer
Movie 43
Director, Writer
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
Writer, Script Supervisor, Director
Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed
Co-Producer, Writer
The Belko Experiment
Writer, Producer
Avengers: Infinity War
Executive Producer, Additional Dialogue
Avengers: Endgame
Executive Producer
Brightburn
Producer
Sparky & Mikaela
Director, Writer, Executive Producer
The Suicide Squad
Director, Writer
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
Director, Writer
Guardians of the Galaxy
Writer, Director
Tromeo & Juliet
Screenplay, Executive In Charge Of Production, Assistant Director
The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special
Director, Writer, Executive Producer
We Own the Night
Thanks
The Lost Tape: Andy's Terrifying Last Days Revealed
Characters, WriterImages
