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James Gunn
James Francis Gunn Jr. 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…
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Born 5 August 1966 · Q717015
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I went to two years undergraduate film school at Loyola Marymount in Los Angeles. But I was pretty screwed up at the time, and had to leave. Years later I went to graduate school at the Columbia University School of Fine Arts but I studied prose writing, not film writing.
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2027· 1 entry
2026· 37 entries
“a love story revolving around a guy who kills and tortures people because he thinks it helps him write and draw better children”
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“I went to two years undergraduate film school at Loyola Marymount in Los Angeles. But I was pretty screwed up at the time, and had to leave. Years later I went to graduate school at the Columbia University School of Fine Arts but I studied prose writing, not film writing.”
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“s surname was originally the Irish name MacGilgunn and that it means”
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“A new episode of #Lanterns airs tonight at 9pm on @hbomax.bsky.social.”
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Comic Watch: What is James Gunn even doing? — All the latest DCEU updates!
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IMDb: Lanterns: Hal Jordan Suits Up On New Comic Covers; James Gunn Shares Cryptic Episode 2 Teaser
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The Direct: James Gunn's First Batman Movie Is Finally Releasing This Week
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The Direct: James Gunn's DC Universe Releases Its 4th Live-Action Superhero Origin Scene
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Collider: James Gunn's Decade-Defining Flop Is Officially a Hit on Netflix
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The Direct: 'Superman 2: Man of Tomorrow' Will Officially Go Where James Gunn's First Movie Could Not
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Cosmic Book News: James Gunn Said DC Would Never Shoot Without Finished Scripts, Lanterns Did It Anyway
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El Imparcial: ¿Es verdad que Superman de James Gunn saldrá de HBO Max tras el fracaso millonario de Supergirl en el cine?
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Mshale: James Gunn Talks About Why And How He Let Henry Cavill Go As Superman Brand (luHxdtxnQy)
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The Direct: James Gunn's DC Reboot Unveils Its First-Ever Movie Collection (Photos)
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fortalezadelasoledad.com: James Gunn celebra 85 días de rodaje de “Man of Tomorrow” con adorable dibujo hecho por un fan
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IMDb: Alan Ritchson Teases Playing Batman Again – Reveals Regular Contact With James Gunn
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Chicago Tribune: Debby Gunn remaining as E-911 director until replacement is found
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“You’re officially on notice. A new episode of #Lanterns airs tomorrow night on @hbomax.bsky.social.”
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Vandal: DC se recupera tras el fracaso de 'Supergirl' y encuentra refugio en el streaming: la nueva serie de James Gunn es 'perfecta'
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La Razón: James Gunn expande el universo DC con "The People Vs. Gorilla Grodd", una sátira de "true crime" para HBO Max
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Hobby Consolas: Un spin-off muy "mono" del Superman de James Gunn toma forma y desvela su título y reparto principal para HBO Max
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IMDb: James Gunn Defends ‘Lanterns’ Tone Amid Fan Concerns Over Dcu Consistency
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Vandal: Es oficial: HBO Max retira muy pronto la primera película del Universo DC de James Gunn y nadie entiende el motivo
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Vandal: Chris Pratt (47): 'Le dije a la directiva de Marvel que despedir a James Gunn era un tremendo error, se equivocaron'
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QueVer: James Gunn revela el título de la próxima serie de DC Studios
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IMDb: Ana De Armas Dons Wonder Woman Suit To Join James Gunn's DC Universe In New Dcu Art
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The Direct: Lanterns Officially Abandons An Annoying James Gunn DCU Trope, And It’s About Time
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GamesRadar+: DC Studios' "first foray into the true crime genre" The People v. Gorilla Grodd greenlit at HBO Max as James Gunn calls it "truly special"
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Yahoo en Español Vida y Estilo: ‘The People Vs. Gorilla Grodd’: James Gunn anuncia la nueva serie de true crime sobre el famoso villano de DC
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“The People Vs Gorilla Grodd, the new show from DC Studios, is coming to HBO Max. Our first foray into the true crime genre.”
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“#Lanterns premieres tonight at 9pm on @hbomax.bsky.social.”
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“Read the reviews and see for yourself. Watch #Lanterns premiere tomorrow at 9pm on @hbomax.bsky.social.”
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“John Stewart's been training his whole life for this. #Lanterns premieres this Sunday at 9pm on @hbomax.bsky.social.”
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“Hal Jordan is ready to take flight. #Lanterns premieres this Sunday at 9pm on @hbomax.bsky.social.”
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“Wishing Amanda Waller herself, and one of the finest actors I've ever had the chance to work with, Viola Davis, a very happy birthday.”
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“#Lanterns premieres this Sunday at 9pm ET on @hbomax.bsky.social.”
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“Congratulations to Superman, David Corenswet, Milly Alcock, and Danielle Brooks! You’re super to me AND the Critics Choice Association!”
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2025· 2 entries
Snopes rated the claim “Film director James Gunn filed a $1 billion lawsuit against U.S. President Donald Trump for unauthorized use of a "Superman" poster.” False.
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Ozu served as the inspiration for the redesigned, CGI-animated Krypto the Superdog in Gunn's 2025 adaptation of Superman.
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2024· 1 entry
“That’s a wrap on Peacemaker Season 2.”
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2023· 4 entries
“So good to see these folks again yesterday! # GotGVol3”
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“Joe Shuster (seated) and Jerry Siegel, Superman's creators, 1942.🧠⚡”
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“We're talked a lot about Woman of Tomorrow, but these are a few more of the comics that are inspiring # DCStudios and the new # DCU in these early days. That doesn't mean we're adapting all these comics, but that the feel, the look, or the tone of them are touchstones for our team.”
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And aired in August–October 2025, is part of the Gods and Monsters chapter
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2022· 3 entries
Gunn said there had been discussions about a sequel and he was considering it for his next feature film but his focus was on television for the foreseeable future following his positive experience making Peacemaker
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Career landmark: chief executive officer (2022).
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Career landmark: chairperson (2022).
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2021· 2 entries
Actor Dave Bautista revealed that a film that Gunn "really wanted to do [was] a Drax and Mantis film"
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Gunn stated that he had ideas for a potential sequel to his film The Suicide Squad
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2018· 2 entries
An Amazon Studios spokesperson revealed on Yahoo
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Warner would offer him a Superman film (which according to him, if they had come up to him then with directing Batman, he would have said affirmatively), but Gunn ended up choosing to do a Suicide Squad film, which ended
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2017· 1 entry
Gunn was set to direct and co-write a dramatic continuation of Starsky & Hutch with his brother Brian & cousin Mark Gunn as co-writers for Prime Video
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2016· 1 entry
Directed three Stan Lee cameo scenes in one day, for the film Doctor Strange and two unrevealed projects
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2010· 2 entries
Gunn released Super, a dark comedy and superhero satire starring Rainn Wilson and Elliot Page
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Fischer persuaded Gunn to cast Rainn Wilson, her co-star on The Office, in Gunn's film Super
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2009· 2 entries
“Pets unfortunately, is done. I”
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Gunn announced he was going to write and direct Pets, a comedy about a man who is abducted by aliens who want to turn him into a household pet, with Ben Stiller, Stuart Cornfeld and Jeremy Kramer producing
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2008· 1 entry
Gunn was a judge on the VH1 reality television show Scream Queens, where 10 unknown actresses compete for a role in the film Saw VI
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2007· 2 entries
After seven years of marriage, Gunn and Fischer announced their separation in a joint statement on September 5, 2007, divorcing in 2008.
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It was reported that Gunn was to write and direct a comedy film for New Regency titled Pets, with Ben Stiller serving as one of the producers
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2004· 2 entries
Gunn pitched to Universal Pictures his screenplay that was intended to be a remake of the 1954 film Creature from the Black Lagoon, but the studio turned down the pitch
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Wrote the screenplays for the remake of Dawn of the Dead and the sequel Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed
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2000· 2 entries
The Toy Collector, a story of a hospital orderly who steals drugs from the hospital which he sells to help keep his toy collection habit alive
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Wrote, produced and performed in the superhero comedy The Specials, directed by Craig Mazin and featuring Rob Lowe, Thomas Haden Church, Paget Brewster, Judy Greer and Jamie Kennedy
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1999· 2 entries
An executive from 20th Century Fox offered to hire Gunn to write and direct a film about the Marvel Comics superhero Silver Surfer
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Gunn wrote an unproduced screenplay adaptation of Spy vs
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1998· 1 entry
And Troma's President Lloyd Kaufman co-wrote All I Need to Know About Filmmaking I Learned from The Toxic Avenger, about his experiences with Kaufman while working at Troma
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1996· 1 entry
For which he co-wrote the independent film Tromeo and Juliet
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1994· 1 entry
And its songs "Sunday" and "Walking Naked" were featured in the film Tromeo and Juliet
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1984· 1 entry
Studied at St. Louis University High School (1984).
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1966· 1 entry
Born 1966-08-05.
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