James Gunn

James Francis Gunn Jr. (born August 5, 1966) is an American filmmaker and studio executive. He began his career as a screenwriter in the mid-1990s, starting at Troma Entertainment with ''Tromeo and Juliet'' (1997). 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). He will also continue to write and direct various projects set in the DCU, including 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 ''Creature Commandos'' (2024), and the Disney+ original special ''The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special'' (2022). Other projects he is known for is 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''. Provided by Wikipedia