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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.
"Guardians of the Galaxy" follows Peter Quill, an intergalactic thief known as Star-Lord, who stumbles upon an ancient artifact while exploring a distant planet. Unbeknownst to him, the artifact holds unimaginable power, drawing the attention of dangerous forces, including the genocidal warlord Ronan the Accuser and his ruthless ally, Gamora. When Peter attempts to sell the orb, he is arrested alongside a motley group of criminals: Rocket, a genetically enhanced raccoon; Groot, a humanoid tree; and Drax, a warrior fueled by vengeance. Forced to work together to escape prison, they uncover the true nature of the orb—an Infinity Stone capable of mass destruction. With Ronan planning to use it to annihilate planets, the unlikely team must learn to trust one another, stop Ronan’s genocidal ambitions, and become the galaxy’s only hope. In the process, they forge an unexpected bond, realizing they are more than just outlaws—they are a family.
