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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.
Arc 1: Gar is a fan of the Space Case comics. These comics tell the story of Casey Brinke, a superheroine traveling through space to confront her father, Torminox. Casey comes to life in Dannyland along with Vectra, a group of aliens led by Torminox. Casey must then face the truth about her origins. Flashbacks reveal Cliff's childhood and how he became a bad father, as well as his car accident that led to losing his body, keeping only his brain alive. Arc 2: The Doom Patrol faces their perennial enemies: The Brotherhood of Evil. The arc ends with Nobody forcing Niles to admit he's responsible for the team's accidents. Flashbacks focus on Laura DeMille, a French actress turned Argus agent. Arc 3: Nobody teams up with Rouge to form The Brotherhood of Dada, a more chaotic version of the Brotherhood of Evil. Niles explains to the DP that he caused their accidents to gain immortality to live with his daughter, Dorothy. Morden and Rouge kidnap Dorothy. Niles manages to convince the team to help him save his daughter. Niles sacrifices himself to save Dorothy. Rita is named the team's leader in Niles' place. While most are hesitant to leave the group due to Niles' lie, only Cliff departs. Flashbacks delve into Niles' life, from his birth to the present, including the birth of his daughter, who was considered a freak.
