For other people named James Gunn, see James Gunn (disambiguation).
James Gunn
Gunn at the 2016 San Diego Comic-Con
Born
James Francis Gunn Jr.
(1966-08-05) August 5, 1966 (age 57)[n 1]
St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Education
Loyola Marymount University Saint Louis University (BA) Columbia University (MFA)
Occupations
Film director
film producer
screenwriter
studio executive
Years active
1989–present
Employer
Warner Bros. Discovery
Title
Co-chairman and Co-CEO of DC Studios
Spouses
Jenna Fischer
(m. 2000; div. 2008)
Jennifer Holland
(m. 2022)
Relatives
Sean Gunn (brother)
Matt Gunn (brother)
Brian Gunn (brother)
Mark Gunn (cousin)
James Francis Gunn Jr. (born August 5, 1966)[n 1] is an American filmmaker and studio executive. 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 and Peter Safran to become co-chairmen and co-CEOs of DC Studios.[1] 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). He will also continue to write and direct various projects set in the DCU, including 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 Creature Commandos (2024), 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.
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^D'Alessandro, Anthony (October 25, 2022). "James Gunn And Peter Safran Named Co-Chairmen And CEOs Of DC Studios". Deadline. Retrieved October 25, 2022.
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