Known For
Writing
Born
Aug 05, 1966
Place of Birth
St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Credits
102 titles
James Gunn
Biography
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.
Known For
Filmography
Dynamic Duo
Producer
The Batman: Part II
Executive Producer
Man of Tomorrow
Writer
Clayface
Producer
Coyote vs. Acme
Producer
Lanterns
Executive Producer
Supergirl
Producer
Krypto Saves the Day!: Coastal Catastrophe
Executive Producer
Krypto Saves the Day!: Package Pandemonium
Executive Producer
Krypto Saves the Day!: Halloween Havoc
Executive Producer
Krypto Saves the Day!
Creator
Krypto Saves the Day!: School Bus Scuffle
Executive Producer
Peacemaker: The Official Podcast with James Gunn
Self - Host
Superman
Typewriting Monkeys (uncredited)
Locked
Thanks
DC Studios Showcase: The Official Podcast
Self
DC Metal Force
Executive Producer
Creature Commandos
Writer
Beast Boy: Lone Wolf
Executive Producer
Grave Conversations
Self
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of the Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
Self - Writer / Director
Superpowered: The DC Story
Self
My Adventures with Superman
Executive Producer
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
Lamb-Shank (voice)
MPower
Self
The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special
Executive Producer
I Am Groot
Wrist Watch Voice (voice)
Groot Takes a Bath
Executive Producer
Groot's Pursuit
Wrist Watch Voice (voice)
Groot's First Steps
Executive Producer
The Little Guy
Executive Producer
Magnum Opus
Executive Producer
Peacemaker
Director
Podly: The Peacemaker Podcast
Self
The Suicide Squad
Writer
VHS Massacre Too
Self
Harley Quinn
James Gunn (voice)
Mutant Blast
Characters
Brightburn
Producer
Avengers: Endgame
Executive Producer
James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction
Self
Avengers: Infinity War
Executive Producer
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
Writer
The Big Sick
Thanks
The Belko Experiment
Writer
Doctor Strange
Additional Writing
Dolphinman Battles the Sex Lobsters
Characters
Con Man
Raaker 2.0
Guardians of the Galaxy
Maskless Sakaaran
Creature Commandos
Writer