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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), and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023). In 2022, Warner Bros. Discovery hired Gunn and his longtime producer, Peter Safran, to serve as co-chairmen and co-CEOs of DC Studios. Under DC Studios, Gunn co-produced and executive produced every film and television series in the DC Universe (DCU) media franchise alongside Safran, which serves as a soft reboot of the DC Extended Universe (DCEU). In the DCU, he created the series Creature Commandos (2024) and wrote and directed 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 (2022–2025) 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.
Bruce Wayne, three years into his crusade as Gotham's dark protector, stalks a city steeped in corruption and fear. When Dr. Jonathan Crane, a disgraced Arkham psychologist, unleashes a hallucinogenic toxin on Gotham's elite, nightmares spill into the streets. Crane's financiers in the underworld include Tony Zucco, a brutal enforcer who sabotages Haly's Circus to extort protection money. The tragedy claims the lives of the Graysons mid-performance, leaving their son Dick orphaned. Unlike others, Dick resists the terror of Crane's gas, showing defiance where fear should rule. Drawn to the boy's courage, Batman takes him in while unraveling the connection between Crane's experiments and Gotham's criminal networks. As paranoia spreads, Bruce confronts his own fractured psyche, visions of his parents' murder clawing at his resolve. The trail leads him into the depths of Arkham, where Crane plans to unleash fear on the entire city. In a nightmarish showdown through toxin-soaked corridors, Batman battles his demons while Dick thwarts Zucco's escape, and together they end the plot. For the first time, Bruce chooses family, not solitude, formally adopting Dick and beginning a new chapter of his crusade. Post Credits: Perched over the waking city, Batman watches dawn break. a thunderous boom shakes the skyline. High above, a red and blue streaks across the sky.
