James Gunn
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,
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.
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Born
Aug 05, 1966
St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Known For
Writing
Movies
23 acting
87 crew
Popularity
4.5
Known For
Superman
2025
as Typewriting Monkeys (uncredited)
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
2023
as Lamb-Shank (voice)
Guardians of the Galaxy
2014
as Maskless Sakaaran
Slither
2006
as Hank (uncredited)
Super
2010
as Demonswill
Citizen Toxie: The Toxic Avenger IV
2001
as Dr. Flem Hocking
Groot's Pursuit
2022
as Wrist Watch Voice (voice)
Marvel Studios: Assembling a Universe
2014
as Self
Tromeo & Juliet
1996
as Found a Peanut Father
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