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), Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023), and Superman (2025). 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-produces and executive produces 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). 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 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)
- Clayface ... (Producer)
- Coyote vs. Acme ... (Producer)
2025
- Superman as Typewriting Monkeys (uncredited)
- Locked ... (Thanks)
- Adventures in the Making of Superman as Self
- Krypto Saves the Day!: Package Pandemonium ... (Executive Producer)
- Krypto Saves the Day!: Halloween Havoc ... (Executive Producer)
- Krypto Saves the Day!: School Bus Scuffle ... (Executive Producer)
2024
- Creature Commandos ... (Writer)
- Beast Boy: Lone Wolf ... (Executive Producer)
- Grave Conversations as Self
- DC Metal Force ... (Executive Producer)
2023
- Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 as Lamb-Shank (voice)
- Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of the Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 as Self - Writer / Director
- Superpowered: The DC Story as Self
- MPower as Self
2022
- Peacemaker ... (Writer)
- The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special ... (Executive Producer)
- I Am Groot as Wrist Watch Voice (voice)
- Groot's First Steps ... (Executive Producer)
- Groot Takes a Bath ... (Executive Producer)
- Magnum Opus ... (Executive Producer)
- The Little Guy ... (Executive Producer)
- Groot's Pursuit as Wrist Watch Voice (voice)
2021
- The Suicide Squad ... (Writer)
2020
- VHS Massacre Too as Himself
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
- Marvel Studios: Assembling a Universe as Self
- Sock or Hat? as Self
- Guide to the Galaxy with James Gunn 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 Himself
2008
- Humanzee! as James
- Doggie Heaven ... (Executive Producer)
- James Gunn's PG Porn as Linus
- Sparky & Mikaela ... (Director)
- Scream Queens as Self - Judge
2007
- We Own the Night ... (Thanks)
- 30 Even Scarier Movie Moments as Himself
2006
- Slither as Hank (uncredited)
- Done the Impossible as Self
2004
- LolliLove as James Gunn
- Dawn of the Dead ... (Screenplay)
- Tales from the Crapper as Himself
- Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed ... (Writer)
2003
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self
- The Ghouls as Det. Cotton
- Melvin Goes to Dinner as Scott
- 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
- Hamster PSA ... (Writer)
- Sgt. Kabukiman Public Service Announcement as Insane Masturbator
1996
- Tromeo & Juliet as Found a Peanut Father
1984
- Jeopardy! as Self - Clue Presenter
1961
- The Investigators ... (Teleplay)