James Gunn
James Francis Gunn Jr. (born August 5, 1966) is an American screenwriter, director, and producer. 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 Peter Safran to become co-chairmen and co-CEOs of DC Studios. 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). In the DCU, he is the creator of the series Creature Commandos (2024) and the writer-director of 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 the Disney+ original special The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special (2022). Other projects he is known for are 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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Known For | Writing |
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Most Rating | 19.138 |
Birthday | 1966-08-05 |
Place of Birth | St. Louis, Missouri, USA |
Also Known As | 詹姆斯·冈恩, |
2020
VHS Massacre Too
6/2
The last stand of the American exploitation film. In a post video store era, media consolidation has led to the censorship and near death of the indep...
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VHS Massacre Too
2001
Citizen Toxie: The Toxic Avenger IV
6.3/143
A horrific explosion creates a dimensional portal between Tromaville and its dimensional mirror image, Amortville. While the Toxie is trapped in the m...
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Citizen Toxie: The Toxic Avenger IV
2003
Melvin Goes to Dinner
5.4/27
Marital infidelity, religion, a guy in heaven wearing a Wizards jersey, anal fetishes, cigarettes and schizophrenia, ghosts, and how it’s going to get...
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Melvin Goes to Dinner
2003
The Ghouls
3.1/11
Eric Hayes is a stringer. One notch below the lowest rung of the journalistic ladder. A video vulture preying on police chases, ambulance runs, and ra...
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The Ghouls
2004
Tales from the Crapper
4.4/17
The Crapkeeper hosts two stories combining highbrow entertainment with kung fu action, alien adventure and vampire lesbian sex.
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Tales from the Crapper
2000
The Specials
5.3/35
America's seventh best superhero team, the Specials, are a group of geeks and oddballs. Lifelong fan Nightbird joins the group just in time for the gr...
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The Specials
1996
Tromeo & Juliet
6/142
All the body-piercing, kinky sex, and car crashes that Shakespeare wanted but never had! Join Tromeo and Juliet as they travel through Manhattan's und...
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Tromeo & Juliet
2023
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
8/7083
Peter Quill, still reeling from the loss of Gamora, must rally his team around him to defend the universe along with protecting one of their own. A mi...
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Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
2004
LolliLove
5.9/26
A hip, misguided Southern California couple decide to make a difference in the lives of the homeless by giving them lollipops with a cheery slogan on...
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LolliLove
2009
Tromatized: Meet Lloyd Kaufman
5/1
A portrait of legendary American film company Troma, Inc., an independent New York-based production house that has specialized in Z-films for over 30...
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Tromatized: Meet Lloyd Kaufman
2003
Doggie Tails, Vol. 1: Lucky's First Sleep-Over
5.7/6
It's Lucky's first night away from home and it's scary... Until her kennel friends show her that a little independence can be Big Doggie Fun!
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Doggie Tails, Vol. 1: Lucky's First Sleep-Over
2023
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of the Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
6.3/13
Join visionary director James Gunn and superstars such as Chris Pratt and Zoe Saldaña as they recount how “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3” was conceiv...
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Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of the Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
2014
Guardians of the Galaxy
7.905/28209
Light years from Earth, 26 years after being abducted, Peter Quill finds himself the prime target of a manhunt after discovering an orb wanted by Rona...
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Guardians of the Galaxy
2009
Direct Your Own Damn Movie!
5/1
Legendary director Lloyd Kaufman, President of Troma Entertainment and Creator of the Toxic Avenger, reveals 40 years worth of maverick cinematic know...
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Direct Your Own Damn Movie!
2022
Groot's Pursuit
7.115/262
Groot investigates a spooky noise that’s been haunting the Quadrant, which leads to an intense dance off.
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Groot's Pursuit
2010
Super
6.5/1584
After his wife falls under the influence of a drug dealer, an everyday guy transforms himself into Crimson Bolt, a superhero with the best intentions,...
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Super
2014
Marvel Studios: Assembling a Universe
6.853/160
A look at the story behind Marvel Studios and the Marvel Cinematic Universe, featuring interviews and behind-the-scenes footage from all of the Marvel...
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Marvel Studios: Assembling a Universe
2008
Humanzee!
4.8/4
Half human, half chimpanzee. 100% abomination.
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Humanzee!
2002
Apocalypse Soon: The Making of 'Citizen Toxie'
7.571/7
A feature-length documentary on the making of Citizen Toxie: The Toxic Avenger IV (2000)
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Apocalypse Soon: The Making of 'Citizen Toxie'
2014
Guide to the Galaxy with James Gunn
7.9/15
The director and his 8-bit avatar lead you on a galactic adventure through the making of this epic movie, from vibrant concept art, elaborate makeup a...
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Guide to the Galaxy with James Gunn
2006
Slither
6.543/1563
A small town is taken over by an alien plague, turning residents into zombies and all forms of mutant monsters.
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Slither
2006
Done the Impossible
6.2/20
A documentary covering Firefly's birth, death and rebirth from the perspective of both the fans and the cast and crew of both productions.
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Done the Impossible
2011
Produce Your Own Damn Movie!
0/0
When it comes to producing, no one speaks with more authority than Lloyd Kaufman creator of The Toxic Avenger and founder of the longest-running indep...
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