James Gunn - wikipedia James Gunn For other people named James Gunn, see James Gunn ( disambiguation ). James Gunn Gunn in 2014 August 5 St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. Nationality American Education Saint Louis University ( B.A. ) Columbia University ( M.F.A. ) Occupation Screenwriter, director, producer, novelist, actor, musician Years active 1995 - present Spouse ( s ) Jenna Fischer ( m. 2000 ; div. 2008 ) Relatives Sean Gunn ( brother ) Matt Gunn ( brother ) Patrick Gunn ( brother ) Brian Gunn ( brother ) Mark Gunn ( paternal cousin ) Website jamesgunn.com James Gunn ( born August 5 ) is an American filmmaker, actor, novelist, and musician. He started his career as a screenwriter in the mid-1990s, writing the scripts for Tromeo and Juliet ( 1996 ), Scooby - Doo ( 2002 ) and its sequel, Scooby - Doo 2 : Monsters Unleashed ( 2004 ), and the 2004 version of Dawn of the Dead. He then started working as a director, starting with the horror - comedy film Slither ( 2006 ). He subsequently wrote and directed the web series James Gunn 's PG Porn ( 2008 -- 2009 ), the superhero film Super ( 2010 ), and the Marvel Cinematic Universe film Guardians of the Galaxy ( 2014 ) and its sequel, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 ( 2017 ). Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 2.1 Music 2.2 Film and television 2.3 Other media 3 Personal life 4 Filmography 5 Awards and nominations 6 Bibliography 7 Footnotes 8 References 9 External links Early life Gunn was born in St. Louis, Missouri. He was raised between St. Louis and Manchester, Missouri. His brothers are actor Sean, actor and political writer Matt, screenwriter Brian, and former Executive Vice President with Artisan Entertainment Patrick. He also has a sister named Beth. Their parents are Leota and James F. Gunn, an attorney. Gunn 's surname is derived from the Irish name MacGilGunn, meaning `` sons to the servants of the god of the dead ''. Growing up, Gunn was influenced by low - budget films such as Night of the Living Dead and Friday the 13th. He read magazines like Fangoria and attended genre movie screenings, including the original Dawn of the Dead at the Tivoli Theatre in St. Louis. At the age of 12, he began making 8 mm zombie films with his brothers in the woods near their home. Gunn and his brothers all attended the Jesuit St. Louis University High School, where he graduated in 1984. He went on to earn a Bachelor of Arts from Saint Louis University. While at Saint Louis University, Gunn created political cartoons for the school 's student weekly, The University News. Gunn said that, at an unspecified time in his college education, `` I went to two years undergraduate film school at Loyola Marymount in Los Angeles. But I was pretty screwed up at the time, and had to leave. Years later I went to graduate school at the Columbia University School of Fine Arts but I studied prose writing, not film writing. '' He earned a Master of Fine Arts from Columbia University in 1995. Career Music While living in St. Louis, Gunn started a band, The Icons, in 1989, serving as lead vocalist. The group released the album Mom, We Like It Here on Earth in 1994, and its songs `` Sunday '' and `` Walking Naked '' were featured in the film Tromeo and Juliet. The Icons disbanded in the mid-1990s. Gunn has continued to work in music, composing songs for Scooby - Doo, Scooby - Doo 2 : Monsters Unleashed, and Movie 43. Film and television Gunn promoting Guardians of the Galaxy at San Diego Comic - Con, 2013 Gunn began his career in filmmaking with Troma Entertainment in 1995, for which he wrote the independent film Tromeo and Juliet. Working alongside his mentor Lloyd Kaufman, the co-founder of Troma, Gunn learned how to write screenplays, produce films, scout locations, direct actors, distribute films, and create his own poster art. After contributing to several other Troma films, Gunn in 2000 wrote, produced and performed in the superhero comedy The Specials, directed by Craig Mazin and featuring Rob Lowe, Thomas Haden Church, Paget Brewster, Judy Greer and Jamie Kennedy. Gunn 's first major Hollywood screenplay was Scooby - Doo in 2002. In 2004, he wrote the screenplays for the remake of Dawn of the Dead and the sequel Scooby - Doo 2 : Monsters Unleashed. With these films, Gunn became the first screenwriter to have two films top the box office in consecutive weeks. That same year, he executive produced and starred in the mockumentary LolliLove, directed by and starring his then - wife Jenna Fischer. His film directorial debut was the 2006 horror - comedy Slither, which was included on Rotten Tomatoes ' list of the 50 Best Ever Reviewed Horror Movies. Gunn 's next projects included the comedy short film `` Humanzee ! '' which was originally intended exclusively for the Xbox Live 's Horror Meets Comedy series of short comedy films by horror directors, it was replaced with `` Sparky and Mikaela '' which debuted on Xbox Live on December 31, 2008. In an April 2009 interview on The Jace Hall Show, Gunn described `` Sparky and Mikaela '' as being `` about a human ( and ) racoon crime fighting team and they fight crime in both the forest world, among the furry animals, and in the human world ''. Gunn also has a short - form web series for Spike.com titled James Gunn 's PG Porn. In 2008, Gunn was a judge on the VH1 reality television show, Scream Queens where 10 unknown actresses compete for a role in the film Saw VI, where he directed contestants during acting challenges. In 2009, Gunn announced he was going to write and direct Pets, a comedy about a man who is abducted by aliens who want to turn him into a household pet, with Ben Stiller, Stuart Cornfeld and Jeremy Kramer producing. However, by March 2009, Gunn announced, `` Pets unfortunately, is done. I 'm gone. I left the project for various reasons. I hope it sees the light of day somehow, but it wo n't be with me attached as director. '' In 2010, Gunn released the film Super, a dark comedy and superhero satire starring Rainn Wilson and Ellen Page. Gunn co-wrote and directed the Marvel Studios adaptation of Guardians of the Galaxy, which was released on August 1, 2014. His brother Sean Gunn has a role in the film. Gunn has appeared as an actor, mostly in smaller roles or uncredited appearances in his own projects. After Dan Gilroy and Jack Black separately lamented the proliferation of superhero films, Gunn responded in a Facebook post, saying in part : ( P ) opular fare in any medium has always been snubbed by the self - appointed elite... What bothers me slightly is that many people assume because you make big films that you put less love, care, and thought into them then people do who make independent films or who make what are considered more serious Hollywood films... If you think people who make superhero movies are dumb, come out and say we 're dumb. But if you, as an independent filmmaker or a ' serious ' filmmaker, think you put more love into your characters than the Russo Brothers do Captain America, or Joss Whedon does the Hulk, or I do a talking raccoon, you are simply mistaken. Gunn wrote and produced the horror film The Belko Experiment, which was released in 2017. In 2016, he directed three Stan Lee cameo scenes in one day, for the film Doctor Strange and two unrevealed projects. Gunn wrote and directed Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 ( 2017 ). In April 2017, Gunn confirmed he will return to write and direct Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3. Other media Gunn wrote a novel in 2000, The Toy Collector, a story of a hospital orderly who steals drugs from the hospital which he sells to help keep his toy collection habit alive. In 1998, he and Troma 's President Lloyd Kaufman co-wrote All I Need to Know about Filmmaking I Learned from the Toxic Avenger, about his experiences with Kaufman while working at Troma. He also wrote the story for Grasshopper Manufacture 's video game Lollipop Chainsaw. Personal life Gunn married actress Jenna Fischer on October 7, 2000, in an event that Gunn 's hometown paper said was officiated by Lloyd Kaufman, but which Gunn later clarified had not been : `` They said I was married by Lloyd Kaufman, which is not true. He was at my wedding and he gave a speech. '' The two had originally met in the St. Louis area through Gunn 's brother Sean, who had acted in plays alongside Fischer in high school. After seven years of marriage, Gunn and Fischer announced their separation in a joint statement on September 5, 2007, divorcing in 2008. In 2010 Fischer helped Gunn with casting Rainn Wilson, her co-star on The Office, in Gunn 's film Super. Gunn was raised in a Catholic home, but has said that he is `` in some ways, antireligion '', although he later clarified, My personal take is that there is a role for spirituality in some people 's lives and I think that a belief in God can be a good thing for a great amount of people. I do not like any sort of faith or religion that is based on exclusivity, meaning any sort of religion that says you 're damned to hell or you 're not going to be saved because you do n't believe the same thing I do. I believe faith and spiritual belief is a very, very personal thing and if I started applying what I believe to everybody else it would be unfair to everybody 's individuality and I really hate that. Filmography Year Film Functioned as Notes Director Writer Producer Actor Role Tromeo and Juliet Yes Yes Found a peanut father Also associate director 1997 Hamster PSA Yes Yes Short film 1997 Sgt. Kabukiman Public Service Announcement Yes Insane Masturbator Television short 1997 -- 2000 The Tromaville Cafe Yes Yes Yes Mike the Crazy Boom Guy Also creator 2000 The Specials Yes Yes Yes Minute Man Co-producer 2000 Citizen Toxie : The Toxic Avenger IV Yes Doctor Flem Hocking 2002 Scooby - Doo Yes 2003 The Ghouls Yes 2003 Doggie Tails, Vol. 1 : Lucky 's First Sleep - Over Yes Riley Direct - to - video 2003 Melvin Goes to Dinner Yes Scott Tube Yes Short film Dawn of the Dead Yes Scooby - Doo 2 : Monsters Unleashed Yes Yes Co-producer LolliLove Yes Yes James Also executive producer Uncredited as writer 2006 Slither Yes Yes Yes Hank Uncredited as actor 2008 -- 2009 James Gunn 's PG Porn Yes Yes Yes Yes Various roles Web series Also executive producer 2008 Sparky & Mikaela Yes Yes Yes Web short 2008 Humanzee ! Yes Yes Yes Yes James Web short Super Yes Yes Yes Demonswill 2012 Lollipop Chainsaw Yes Video game 2013 Movie 43 Partial Partial Segment : `` Beezel '' 2013 Thor : The Dark World Mid-credits scene Uncredited 2013 LocoCycle Yes Video game 2013 Holliston Yes John Anguish Episode : `` Honesty '' 2014 Guardians of the Galaxy Yes Yes Yes Maskless Sakaaran, Baby Groot Also CGI actor in end - credits scene 2015 Con Man Yes Raaker 2.0 Web series 2016 Doctor Strange Guest Guest Uncredited ; Stan Lee cameo scene 2016 The Belko Experiment Yes Yes 2017 Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 Yes Yes 2018 Avengers : Infinity War Partial Yes Credit as executive producer ; Wrote dialogues for the Guardians of the Galaxy characters. 2019 Untitled Avengers film Yes Post-production ; Executive Producer Awards and nominations Year Award Title Result 2005 Bram Stoker Award Best Screenplay Dawn of the Dead Nominated 2006 Chainsaw Award Highest Body Count Slither Won 2007 Saturn Award The Filmmakers Showcase Award Slither Won 2014 Golden Raspberry Award Worst Screenplay Movie 43 ( shared with co-writers ) Won 2014 Golden Raspberry Award Worst Director Movie 43 ( shared with co-directors ) Won 2015 Writers Guild of America Awards Best Adapted Screenplay Guardians of the Galaxy ( shared with Nicole Perlman ) Nominated 2015 Hollywood Film Awards Blockbuster of the Year Guardians of the Galaxy Won 2015 Critics ' Choice Awards Best Action Film Guardians of the Galaxy Won 2015 Saturn Award Best Comic - to - Film Motion Picture Guardians of the Galaxy Won 2015 Saturn Award Best Director Guardians of the Galaxy Won 2015 Saturn Award Best Writing Guardians of the Galaxy ( shared with Nicole Perlman ) Nominated Bibliography Year Title Notes 1998 All I Need to Know about Filmmaking I Learned from the Toxic Avenger with Lloyd Kaufman 2000 The Toy Collector 2003 Make Your Own Damn Movie : Secrets of a Renegade Director Introduction only Footnotes ^ Jump up to : While most sources give a birth year of 1970, Gunn graduated from St. Louis University High School in 1984, making 1970 questionable. 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Jump up ^ Gunn, James ( July 5, 2015 ). `` My brother Brian 's dream about... '' Twitter. Retrieved November 7, 2015. Jump up ^ Patrick Gunn profile, qualiacapital.com ; accessed December 4, 2014. Jump up ^ Gunn, James ( December 21, 2014 ). `` My sister Beth gave me... '' Twitter. Retrieved November 7, 2015. Jump up ^ Lovece, Frank ( May 4, 2017 ). `` James Gunn says ' Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 ' a family affair ''. Newsday. New York City / Long Island. Archived from the original on May 5, 2017. Retrieved May 5, 2017. CS1 maint : BOT : original - url status unknown ( link ) Additional on May 5, 2017. Jump up ^ Interview with James Gunn ( April 4, 2012 ). The 404 Podcast episode 1047 ^ Jump up to : `` A Conversation With Director James Gunn ''. St. Louis Magazine. Archived from the original on August 12, 2014. Retrieved November 25, 2014. Jump up ^ `` SCA Network Screening and Q&A : Guardians of the Galaxy > About the Guests ''. University of Southern California School of Cinematic Arts. June 30, 2014. Archived from the original on May 26, 2015. Retrieved November 25, 2014. Jump up ^ `` Gunn known for his comedy, horror and ' Scooby - Doo ' ''. Retrieved July 19, 2014. Jump up ^ `` About ''. James Gunn official website. Archived from the original on April 21, 2015. Retrieved November 25, 2014. Jump up ^ `` James Gunn ( ' 95 ) Co-Writes and Directs ' Guardians of the Galaxy ' ''. Columbia University School of the Arts. Archived from the original on September 20, 2015. Retrieved November 25, 2014. Jump up ^ `` Strike Let St. Louisan James Gunn Widen His Horizons ''. St. Louis Post Dispatch. October 24, 2008. Retrieved June 16, 2014. Jump up ^ `` RT 's 50 Best - Reviewed Horror Movies ''. Rotten Tomatoes. October 24, 2008. Archived from the original on July 13, 2008. Retrieved October 8, 2008. Jump up ^ `` Xbox Live Show Sparky and Mikela ''. Celebrifi. October 27, 2008. Retrieved January 3, 2009. Jump up ^ `` James Gunn & Brutal Legend ''. The Jace Hall Show. Season 2. Episode 5. 2009 - 04 - 16. Jump up ^ `` A Search For Authenticity on the Set of ' Scream Queens ' Season 2 ''. BloodyDisgusting. Retrieved December 4, 2014. Jump up ^ Michael Fleming ( September 20, 2007 ). `` New Regency adopts ' Pets ' pitch -- James Gunn to write and direct comedy ''. Variety. Retrieved January 3, 2009. Jump up ^ James Gunn ( March 31, 2009 ). `` Re : A Few Things. '' Retrieved August 5, 2010. Jump up ^ Lesnick, Silas ( September 18, 2012 ). `` James Gunn Confirmed to Direct and Rewrite Guardians of the Galaxy ''. Superherohype.com. Archived from the original on September 18, 2012. Retrieved September 18, 2012. Jump up ^ Sneider, Jeff ( February 22, 2015 ). `` Superhero Movies Dissed at Oscars Despite 9 Acting Nominees With Comic Book Roles ''. TheWrap.com. Archived from the original on January 6, 2016. Retrieved February 6, 2015. Jump up ^ Gunn, James ( February 23, 2015 ). `` I did n't really find the Jack Black superhero jokes offensive ''. James Gunn verified Facebook page. Archived from the original on March 21, 2015. Retrieved February 6, 2016. Jump up ^ Lowe, Kinsey ( June 6, 2015 ). `` Brent Sexton Signs Up For ' The Belko Experiment ' ''. Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on September 26, 2015. Retrieved November 7, 2015. ^ Jump up to : While Doctor Strange director Scott Derrickson believed Gunn directed four cameos, Gunn said on social media, `` To be honest, I think I only did THREE cameos -- one was shot by someone else. And my third probably is n't what you think it is.... '' : `` James Gunn directed the next four Stan Lee Marvel cameos ''. Entertainment Weekly. October 29, 2016. Retrieved October 29, 2016. ^ Jump up to : `` And it was definitely one of the most fun times I 've ever had on set... '' James Gunn verified Facebook page. October 29, 2016. 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Archived from the original on April 17, 2017. Retrieved April 17, 2017. So, yes, I 'm returning to write and direct Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3. Jump up ^ Johnny Cullen ( August 1, 2011 ). `` Warner to publish Grasshopper 's Lollipop Chainsaw ''. vg247. Retrieved August 1, 2011. Jump up ^ Reuters ( September 12, 2007 ). `` ' Office ' actress Fischer, husband separate ''. Reuters. Retrieved January 3, 2009. Jump up ^ Trowbridge, Cecily ( April 30, 2016 ). `` James Gunn Shares Post on Ex Jenna Fischer, Says Not All Failed Relationships Make Enemies ''. Zimbio.com. Archived from the original on October 20, 2017. Retrieved December 20, 2017. Jump up ^ `` The Indoor Kids # 58 -- Everything with James Gunn ( NSFW ) '', The Indoor Kids, The Nerdist Podcast, event occurs at 49 : 42 to 52 : 56, August 13, 2012, archived from the original on March 4, 2016, retrieved October 23, 2016 Jump up ^ Morgan, Sam ( n.d. ). `` Exclusive Interview With ' Super ' Writer / Director James Gunn ''. Hollywood.com. Archived from the original on October 19, 2015. Retrieved December 28, 2016. Jump up ^ Connelly, Brendon ( October 22, 2013 ). `` Alan Taylor And Kevin Feige Express Rather Different Opinions About Thor : The Dark World 's End - Credits Tease ''. Bleedingcool.com. Archived from the original on October 22, 2013. Retrieved October 22, 2013. Jump up ^ `` Twisted Pixel Games : We Make Awesome ''. Twistedpixelgames.com. Retrieved December 6, 2014. Jump up ^ Marvel Guardians of the Galaxy Official Motion Picture Soundtrack ZinePak. ZinePak. p. 45. Jump up ^ McNary, Dave ( March 11, 2015 ). `` ' Firefly ' Stars Alan Tudyk, Nathan Fillion Reunite for Crowdfunded ' Con Man ' Series ''. Variety. Retrieved March 12, 2015. Jump up ^ Gunn on Facebook Live as transribed by Mueller, Matthew ( February 5, 2017 ). `` James Gunn directed the next four Stan Lee Marvel cameos ''. ComicBook.com. Archived from the original on April 20, 2017. Retrieved February 6, 2017. Am I going to have any involvement with Infinity War, yes, I 'm an executive producer on Infinity War. External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to James Gunn. 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Night Shyamalan ( 2010 ) Dennis Dugan ( 2011 ) Bill Condon ( 2012 ) Elizabeth Banks, Steven Brill, Steve Carr, Rusty Cundieff, James Duffy, Griffin Dunne, Peter Farrelly, Patrik Forsberg, Will Graham, James Gunn, Bob Odenkirk, Brett Ratner, and Jonathan van Tulleken ( 2013 ) Michael Bay ( 2014 ) Josh Trank ( 2015 ) Dinesh D'Souza and Bruce Schooley ( 2016 ) Tony Leondis ( 2017 ) Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Screenplay 1980 -- 2000 Ca n't Stop the Music -- Bronte Woodard and Allan Carr ( 1980 ) Mommie Dearest -- Frank Yablans, Frank Perry, Tracy Hotchner and Robert Getchell ( 1981 ) Inchon -- Robin Moore and Laird Koenig ( 1982 ) The Lonely Lady -- John Kershaw, Shawn Randall and Ellen Shephard ( 1983 ) Bolero -- John Derek ( 1984 ) Rambo : First Blood Part II -- Sylvester Stallone, James Cameron and Kevin Jarre ( 1985 ) Howard the Duck -- Willard Huyck and Gloria Katz ( 1986 ) Leonard Part 6 -- Jonathan Reynolds and Bill Cosby ( 1987 ) Cocktail -- Heywood Gould ( 1988 ) Harlem Nights -- Eddie Murphy ( 1989 ) The Adventures of Ford Fairlane -- Daniel Waters, James Cappe & David Arnott ( 1990 ) Hudson Hawk -- Steven E. de Souza, Daniel Waters, Bruce Willis and Robert Kraft ( 1991 ) Stop ! 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Question: who is the director of guardians of the galaxy
Answer: James Gunn