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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.
The sky over Metropolis turns red—Apokalips looms above. Batman, Wonder Woman, Flash, Aquaman, and 2010 Superman watch in horror. Batman says they need everyone. The full League assembles: Captain Marvel, Green Arrow, Black Canary, Blue Beetle, The Atom, Zatanna, Constantine, and Martian Manhunter. Using a ship built by Batman, they launch for Apokalips. Inside Darkseid’s tower, Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, and Martian Manhunter confront Darkseid while the others battle Parademons. Lex Luthor stands before Darkseid, pleading for power. Without a word, Darkseid kills him. As chaos erupts, Batman sneaks into the Motherbox Vault where the Anti-Life Equation resides. Desaad spots him and alerts Darkseid, who rushes to stop him. Superman and Wonder Woman arrive just as Batman grabs a Motherbox. He smiles, “For truth, justice, and a better tomorrow,” and shatters it, sacrificing himself. The shockwave destroys the Equation. Superman rams Darkseid into the collapsing vault, frying him. The League escapes with Batman’s body—except Superman. He holds off Darkseid long enough for them to flee. But Barry Allen can’t let it end. Tapping into all his speed, he runs through time itself. Barry arrives at Superman’s death by Doomsday and alters it. Everything goes white. He wakes in the Hall of Justice. Batman and Superman are alive—no one remembers. Lex is alive too. Barry smiles. A better tomorrow.
