James Gunn
Born: 1966-08-05 in St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Known For: Writing
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.
Filmography
2028
- Dynamic Duo ... (Producer)
2027
- Untitled The Batman Sequel ... (Executive Producer)
- Man of Tomorrow ... (Writer)
2026
- Supergirl ... (Producer)
- Lanterns ... (Executive Producer)
- Clayface ... (Producer)
- Coyote vs ACME ... (Producer)
- Krypto Saves the Day!: Coastal Catastrophe ... (Executive Producer)
2025
- Superman as Typewriting Monkeys (uncredited)
- Locked ... (Thanks)
- Krypto Saves the Day!: Halloween Havoc ... (Executive Producer)
- Krypto Saves the Day!: School Bus Scuffle ... (Executive Producer)
- Peacemaker: The Official Podcast with James Gunn as Self - Host
- Krypto Saves the Day! ... (Creator)
- Krypto Saves the Day!: Package Pandemonium ... (Executive Producer)
2024
- Creature Commandos ... (Writer)
- Beast Boy: Lone Wolf ... (Executive Producer)
- Grave Conversations as Self
- DC Metal Force ... (Executive Producer)
- James Gunn Talks Creature Commandos as Self
2023
- Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 as Lamb-Shank (voice)
- My Adventures with Superman ... (Executive Producer)
- Superpowered: The DC Story as Self
- MPower as Self
- Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of the Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 as Self - Writer / Director
2022
- Peacemaker ... (Writer)
- I Am Groot as Wrist Watch Voice (voice)
- The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special ... (Executive Producer)
- Groot's First Steps ... (Executive Producer)
- The Little Guy ... (Executive Producer)
- Groot Takes a Bath ... (Executive Producer)
- Magnum Opus ... (Executive Producer)
- Groot's Pursuit as Wrist Watch Voice (voice)
2021
- The Suicide Squad ... (Writer)
2020
- VHS Massacre Too as Self
2019
- Avengers: Endgame ... (Executive Producer)
- Harley Quinn as James Gunn (voice)
- Brightburn ... (Producer)
- Mutant Blast ... (Characters)
2018
- Avengers: Infinity War ... (Executive Producer)
- James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction as Self
2017
- Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 ... (Writer)
- The Big Sick ... (Thanks)
2016
- Doctor Strange ... (Additional Writing)
- The Belko Experiment ... (Writer)
- Dolphinman Battles the Sex Lobsters ... (Characters)
2015
- Con Man as Raaker 2.0
2014
- Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self - Guest
- Guardians of the Galaxy as Maskless Sakaaran
- Sock or Hat? as Self
- Marvel Studios: Assembling a Universe as Self
2013
- Rick and Morty as James Gunn (voice)
- Movie 43 ... (Director)
2012
- Holliston as John Anguish
2011
- Produce Your Own Damn Movie! as Self
2010
- Super as Demonswill
2009
- Direct Your Own Damn Movie! as Self
- Tromatized: Meet Lloyd Kaufman as Self
2008
- James Gunn's PG Porn as Linus
- Scream Queens as Self - Judge
- Humanzee! as James
- Doggie Heaven ... (Executive Producer)
- Sparky & Mikaela ... (Director)
2007
- We Own the Night ... (Thanks)
- 30 Even Scarier Movie Moments as Self
2006
- Slither as Hank (uncredited)
- Done the Impossible as Self
2004
- Dawn of the Dead ... (Screenplay)
- Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed ... (Writer)
- LolliLove as James Gunn
- Tales from the Crapper as Self
2003
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self - Guest
- Melvin Goes to Dinner as Scott
- The Ghouls as Det. Cotton
- The Man Who Invented The Moon ... (Co-Executive Producer)
- Doggie Tails, Vol. 1: Lucky's First Sleep-Over as Riley (voice)
2002
- Scooby-Doo ... (Screenplay)
- Apocalypse Soon: The Making of 'Citizen Toxie' as Self
2001
- Citizen Toxie: The Toxic Avenger IV as Dr. Flem Hocking
2000
- Big Brother as Self - Guest
- The Specials as Minute Man
- Troma's Edge TV ... (Director)
1999
- Terror Firmer ... (Original Story)
1997
- The Tromaville Cafe ... (Creator)
- Hamster PSA ... (Director)
1996
- Tromeo & Juliet as Found a Peanut Father
1984
- Jeopardy! as Self - Clue Presenter
1961
- The Investigators ... (Teleplay)