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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.
Peter Quill, a rogue scavenger, steals a mysterious orb on a distant planet, unaware it contains the Power Stone, one of the most dangerous objects in the universe. After escaping mercenaries and bounty hunters, he is pursued by Gamora, an assassin working for Thanos, and Rocket and Groot, a pair of bounty-hunting misfits. When all four are captured and imprisoned, they meet Drax, a vengeful warrior seeking to kill Ronan the Accuser, who murdered his family. Forced to work together, the group escapes prison and decides to sell the orb to prevent it from falling into the wrong hands. They soon discover its true nature: the orb contains the Power Stone, which Ronan intends to use to destroy Xandar, an enemy of his Kree people. Though initially driven by personal motivations, the group starts to bond over shared pain and loss. Together, they form an unlikely team—the Guardians of the Galaxy. In the climactic battle, the Guardians face Ronan, who has gained control of the Power Stone. They work together to defeat him, harnessing the Power Stone’s energy and saving Xandar from destruction. Though they are misfits and outcasts, their shared victory solidifies their bond. Mid Credits: A mysterious spaceship is seen drifting through space, hinting at a larger cosmic presence. Post Credits: In the wreckage of his archive, the Collector sits among his remaining exhibits: a canine cosmonaut and an anthropomorphic duck, contemplating the loss of the Power Stone.
