James Gunn
Known for: Writing
Born: August 5, 1966
Place of birth: St. Louis, Missouri, USA
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.
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Filmography
64 movies · 37 TV shows, newest first
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Dynamic Duo
2028
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The Batman: Part II
2028
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Man of Tomorrow
2027
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Clayface
2026
7.8
Coyote vs. Acme
2026
8.3
Lanterns
2026
6.7
Supergirl
2026
6.0
Krypto Saves the Day!: Coastal Catastrophe
2026
5.7
Krypto Saves the Day!: Package Pandemonium
2025
6.2
Krypto Saves the Day!: Halloween Havoc
2025
6.5
Krypto Saves the Day!: School Bus Scuffle
2025
6.0
Krypto Saves the Day!
2025
6.3
Peacemaker: The Official Podcast with James Gunn
2025
7.3
Superman
2025
6.2
Locked
2025
8.0
DC Studios Showcase: The Official Podcast
2024
7.3
DC Metal Force
2024
7.8
Creature Commandos
2024
6.5
Beast Boy: Lone Wolf
2024
10.0
Grave Conversations
2024
6.4
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of the Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
2023
7.4
Superpowered: The DC Story
2023
8.1
My Adventures with Superman
2023
7.9
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
2023
6.8
MPower
2023
7.1
The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special
2022
7.1
Groot's Pursuit
2022
7.0
I Am Groot
2022
7.0
Groot's First Steps
2022
7.1
Groot Takes a Bath
2022
7.3
The Little Guy
2022
7.2
Magnum Opus
2022
1.5
Podly: The Peacemaker Podcast
2022
8.2
Peacemaker
2022
7.5
The Suicide Squad
2021
7.6
Out of Shadows
2020
6.0
VHS Massacre Too
2020
8.3
Harley Quinn
2019
5.9
Mutant Blast
2019
6.1
Brightburn
2019
8.2
Avengers: Endgame
2019
7.5
Konbini Vidéo Club
2018
6.8
James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction
2018
8.2
Avengers: Infinity War
2018
7.6
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
2017
7.3
The Big Sick
2017
6.2
The Belko Experiment
2017
7.4
Doctor Strange
2016
6.0
Dolphinman Battles the Sex Lobsters
2016
6.5
Con Man
2015
7.9
Guardians of the Galaxy
2014
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Sock or Hat?
2014
6.9
Marvel Studios: Assembling a Universe
2014
5.1
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
8.7
Rick and Morty
2013
4.7
Movie 43
2013
5.9
Holliston
2012
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Produce Your Own Damn Movie!
2011
6.5
Super
2010
5.0
Direct Your Own Damn Movie!
2009
5.0
Tromatized: Meet Lloyd Kaufman
2009
5.4
Sparky & Mikaela
2008
4.5
Humanzee!
2008
5.1
Doggie Heaven
2008
8.3
Scream Queens
2008
5.2
James Gunn's PG Porn
2008
6.0
30 Even Scarier Movie Moments
2007
6.7
We Own the Night
2007
5.9
Done the Impossible
2006
6.5
Slither
2006
5.9
LolliLove
2004
6.1
Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed
2004
7.1
Dawn of the Dead
2004
4.3
Tales from the Crapper
2004
5.4
Melvin Goes to Dinner
2003
10.0
The Man Who Invented The Moon
2003
3.5
The Ghouls
2003
6.3
Doggie Tails, Vol. 1: Lucky's First Sleep-Over
2003
5.3
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
6.1
Scooby-Doo
2002
7.9
Apocalypse Soon: The Making of 'Citizen Toxie'
2002
6.1
Citizen Toxie: The Toxic Avenger IV
2001
5.3
The Specials
2000
7.0
Troma's Edge TV
2000
4.8
Big Brother
2000
6.0
Terror Firmer
1999
5.0
Hamster PSA
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The Tromaville Cafe
1997
6.0
Tromeo & Juliet
1996
6.9
Jeopardy!
1984
6.0
The Investigators
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The Brave and the Bold
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Untitled Bane and Deathstroke Film
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Untitled Wonder Woman Film
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Sgt. Rock
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Mister Miracle
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Joker: Laugh Riot
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Absolute Batman
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Krypto
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Lollipop Chainsaw New Project
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The People v. Gorilla Grodd
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