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James Gunn

1966-08-05 (57 years old) in St. Louis, Missouri, USA

James Francis Gunn Jr. (born August 5, 1966) is an American filmmaker, executive and actor. 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 to become co-chairman and co-CEO of DC Studios. 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 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article James Gunn, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Movies

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Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
79.76 %|May 3, 2023
Science Fiction, Adventure, Action
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Groot's Pursuit
71 %|Aug 10, 2022
Animation, Family, Comedy, Science Fiction
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VHS Massacre Too
60 %|Mar 20, 2020
Documentary
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Guide to the Galaxy with James Gunn
79 %|Dec 9, 2014
Documentary
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Guardians of the Galaxy
79 %|Jul 30, 2014
Action, Science Fiction, Adventure
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Marvel Studios: Assembling a Universe
69 %|Mar 18, 2014
Documentary, TV Movie
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Produce Your Own Damn Movie!
0 %|Sep 13, 2011
Documentary
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Super
66 %|Nov 26, 2010
Comedy, Action, Drama
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Direct Your Own Damn Movie!
50 %|May 19, 2009
Documentary
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Humanzee!
53 %|Dec 1, 2008
Comedy
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Done the Impossible
62 %|Jul 28, 2006
Documentary
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Slither
65.38 %|Mar 31, 2006
Horror, Science Fiction, Comedy
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LolliLove
59 %|Nov 21, 2004
Comedy
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Tales from the Crapper
44 %|Jan 29, 2004
Science Fiction, Horror, Comedy
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Melvin Goes to Dinner
55 %|Dec 4, 2003
Comedy, Drama, Romance
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The Ghouls
31 %|Nov 6, 2003
Horror
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Citizen Toxie: The Toxic Avenger IV
62 %|Nov 1, 2001
Comedy, Horror, Science Fiction
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The Specials
54 %|Sep 22, 2000
Comedy, Fantasy
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Tromeo & Juliet
60 %|Aug 30, 1996
Comedy, Drama, Romance, Action, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery

Series

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Superpowered: The DC Story
79 %|Jul 20, 2023
Documentary
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MPower
69 %|Mar 8, 2023
Documentary
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I Am Groot
72 %|Aug 10, 2022
Animation, Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Kids
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Harley Quinn
84.09 %|Nov 29, 2019
Action & Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Crime
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James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction
68 %|Apr 29, 2018
Documentary, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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Con Man
66 %|Sep 30, 2015
Comedy
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Sock or Hat?
0 %|Jun 13, 2014
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Holliston
60 %|Apr 3, 2012
Comedy
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Breaking In
67 %|Apr 6, 2011
Comedy, Action & Adventure, Drama, Crime
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Scream Queens
80 %|Oct 20, 2008
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James Gunn's PG Porn
50 %|Oct 8, 2008
Comedy
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James Gunn's PG Porn
50 %|Oct 8, 2008
Comedy
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James Gunn's PG Porn
50 %|Oct 8, 2008
Comedy
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30 Even Scarier Movie Moments
60 %|Oct 31, 2007
Documentary
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Jimmy Kimmel Live!
55 %|Jan 26, 2003
Talk, Comedy