James Gunn

Also known as James Francis Gunn Jr.

James Francis Gunn Jr. 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).

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Type: Person
Gender: Male
Country: United States
Active from: 1966

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Born: James Francis Gunn Jr. , ( 1966-08-05 ) August 5, 1966 (age 59) , St. Louis , Missouri, U.S.
Education: Loyola Marymount University , Saint Louis University ( BA ), Columbia University ( MFA )
Occupations: Screenwriter director producer studio executive
Years active: 1989–present
Employer: Warner Bros. Discovery
Title: Co-chairman and Co-CEO of DC Studios
Spouses: Jenna Fischer ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 2000 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 2008 ) Jennifer Holland ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 2022 )
Relatives: Sean Gunn (brother) Matt Gunn (brother) Brian Gunn (brother) Mark Gunn (cousin)

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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 become co-chairmen and co-CEOs of DC Studios. Under DC Studios, Gunn co-produced and executive produced every film and television series under the DC Universe (DCU) media franchise alongside Safran, which acts as a soft-reboot of the DC Extended Universe (DCEU). In the DCU, he is the creator of the series Creature Commandos (2024) and the writer-director of the film Superman (2025).

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