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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.
Being arrested for her actions beyond her control was just the beginning for Vanessa Kapatelis. Transferred to Belle Reve Prison after falling under Amanda Waller's intimidating radar, Vanessa sees another side of the metahuman world, where threats are 'repurposed' as potential government aid. Countless supervillains are held captive and are willing to do anything for a chance to get out early, even joining Waller's mysterious, top-secret effort: Task Force X, the Suicide Squad. Even if she doesn't see this as her true nature, the Silver Swan doesn't deny that perhaps this is her only chance to get back into her life, while also forming unexpected but important alliances for her. Because upon realizing that not only was she chosen to triumph, but also because she is considered an easy “discard” if she fails, Kapatelis will have to decide whether or not it is worth continuing to play with death. 'Suicide Squad' marks the first project in this universe classified as R-Rated, with the participation of numerous villains from previous productions.
