32 Facts About James Gunn

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James Gunn began his career as a screenwriter in the mid-1990s, starting at Troma Entertainment with Tromeo and Juliet.

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James Gunn then began working as a director, starting with the horror-comedy film Slither, and moving to the superhero genre with Super, Guardians of the Galaxy, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.

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James Gunn wrote and directed the web series James Gunn's PG Porn, the HBO Max original series Peacemaker, and the Disney+ original special The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special.

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James Gunn was raised between St Louis and Manchester, Missouri.

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James Gunn read magazines like Fangoria and attended genre movie screenings, including the original Dawn of the Dead at the Tivoli Theatre in St Louis.

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James Gunn went on to earn a Bachelor of Arts from Saint Louis University.

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James Gunn has continued to work in music, composing songs for Scooby-Doo, Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed, and Movie 43.

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James Gunn began his career in filmmaking with Troma Entertainment in 1995, for which he co-wrote the independent film Tromeo and Juliet.

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In 2008, James 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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In 2009, James 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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In 2010, James Gunn released Super, a dark comedy and superhero satire starring Rainn Wilson and Elliot Page.

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James Gunn directed a segment of the 2013 comedy anthology film Movie 43 ; the segment starred Elizabeth Banks and Josh Duhamel.

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James Gunn co-wrote and directed the Marvel Studios adaptation of Guardians of the Galaxy, which was released on August 1,2014.

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James Gunn has appeared as an actor, mostly in smaller roles or uncredited appearances in his own projects.

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James Gunn wrote and produced the horror film The Belko Experiment, which was released in 2017.

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James Gunn was slated to direct Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.

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James Gunn was rehired in March 2019 after a mass public appeal, many saying he was the reason of the previous movies' successes.

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In October 2018, James Gunn was hired to write a completely new script for the DC Extended Universe film The Suicide Squad, with the intention of serving as director, after its original director Gavin O'Connor left due to scheduling issues.

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James Gunn wrote, directed, and produced the spin-off television series for the film centered on the character Peacemaker played by John Cena for HBO Max.

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James Gunn is executive-producing a Peacemaker spin-off centered on Amanda Waller, with Christal Henry writing and Viola Davis reprising her role from previous DCEU projects.

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James Gunn is involved in multiple other DC projects, including television series.

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James Gunn wrote a novel in 2000, 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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James Gunn wrote the story for Grasshopper Manufacture's video game Lollipop Chainsaw, working with game designer Suda 51.

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However, when the first trailer for the film was released on December 8,2018, James Gunn's name was prominently featured.

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In March 2019, James Gunn was reinstated by Disney as director of the film after meeting with Alan Horn, chairman of Walt Disney Studios.

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James Gunn oversees the creative aspects and will be exclusive to Warner Bros.

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In December 2022, James Gunn announced that he was writing a film about a young Superman during his early years in Metropolis, later revealed to be titled Superman: Legacy and scheduled for release in July 2025; in March 2023 it was confirmed James Gunn would direct the project.

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James Gunn was revealed to be writing a seven-episode animated series titled Creature Commandos, based on the comic book team of the same name, and working on the HBO Max series Waller, a spin-off of Peacemaker focusing on the character of Amanda Waller.

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In 2010, Fischer persuaded James Gunn to cast Rainn Wilson, her co-star on The Office, in James Gunn's film Super.

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James Gunn has been in a relationship with actress Jennifer Holland since 2015.

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In February 2022, Holland and James Gunn became engaged, and were married at the end of September 2022.

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James Gunn was raised in a Catholic family and has mentioned how prayer continues to play an important role in his life, but has said that he is "in some ways, anti-religion".