James Gunn

James Francis Gunn Jr. directed and wrote Guardians of the Galaxy, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3.
He also directed the mid-credits scene of Thor: The Dark World.
He filmed and directed Stan Lee's cameos in Doctor Strange, Spider-Man: Homecoming and Thor: Ragnarok.James Gunn comments on directing Stan Lee Marvel cameos
He also wrote Stan Lee's cameo in Doctor StrangeJames Gunn on Facebook - October 29, 2016 and wrote the dialogue for the Guardians of the Galaxy in Avengers: Infinity War.James Gunn Wrote Some Dialogue for the Guardians of the Galaxy in 'Avengers: Infinity War'
He also co-wrote the song "Guardians Inferno" with Tyler Bates, as well as the song "I Don't Know What Christmas Is (But Christmastime Is Here)" with Rhett Miller.
He portrayed Maskless Sakaaran in Guardians of the Galaxy, provided the on-set motion capture for Groot in the dance sequences in Guardians of the Galaxy, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, and The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special and portrayed a member of The Sneepers in the music video Guardians Inferno.
He voiced Wrist Watch in the I Am Groot episode Groot's Pursuit.
He also voiced Lambshank in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3.
He was an executive producer on Avengers: Infinity War, Avengers: Endgame, I Am Groot and The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special.
He was interviewed for the documentary Marvel Studios: Assembling a Universe, the MPower episode Gamora, and the Assembled episode The Making of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3.
==Awards==
*He won a Saturn Award for Best Director for his work on Guardians of the Galaxy.
*Together with Nicole Perlman, he was nominated for a Saturn Award for Best Writing for his work on Guardians of the Galaxy.
*Together with Nicole Perlman, he was nominated for a Writers Guild of America Award for Best Adapted Screenplay for his work on Guardians of the Galaxy.
==Trivia==
*James Gunn is the husband of Jennifer Holland.
*James Gunn is co-chairman and co-CEO of .
*James Gunn was originally fired from Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 after completing the script over controversy surrounding tweets he had made between 2008 and 2012.James Gunn Back On as 'Guardians of the Galaxy 3' Director In March 2019, it was announced that he was reinstated as the film's director.The Suicide Squad: James Gunn Reconnected With Marvel One Day After Joining DC Movie
*James Gunn is the third Marvel Cinematic Universe director to play a part in the film he is directing.
**The first was Jon Favreau, who portrayed Happy Hogan in Iron Man and Iron Man 2.
**The second was Joe Russo, who portrayed Fine and Interviewer in Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Theo Broussard in Captain America: Civil War and Bobby in Avengers: Endgame.
**The fourth was Taika Waititi, who portrayed Korg in Thor: Ragnarok and Thor: Love and Thunder.
*James Gunn is the third of three directors in the Marvel Cinematic Universe to helm a trilogy.
**The first was Jon Watts, who directed Spider-Man: Homecoming, Spider-Man: Far From Home, and Spider-Man: No Way Home.
**The second was Peyton Reed, who directed Ant-Man, Ant-Man and the Wasp, and Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania.
*James Gunn cast many of his former collaborators from the films and in Guardians of the Galaxy, such as Michael Rooker, Gregg Henry, Nathan Fillion, Rob Zombie, Stephen Blackehart, Nick Holmes, Mikaela Hoover and Steve Agee.
*James Gunn cast his own brother and frequent collaborator Sean Gunn for multiple roles in Guardians of the Galaxy.
*James Gunn cast his own dog Wesley Von Spears to portray a Holographic Dog in Guardians of the Galaxy.
*James Gunn cast his own parents Jim Gunn Sr. and Leota Gunn in smaller roles in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2.
*James Gunn asked his mentor Lloyd Kaufman to make a cameo in Guardians of the Galaxy as he did in Gunn's previous films and .
*James Gunn previously worked with Sean Gunn in .
*James Gunn previously worked with Stan Lee in .
*James Gunn previously worked with Fred Raskin in , and worked again with him in and .
*James Gunn previously worked with Seth Green in .
*James Gunn previously worked with Ving Rhames in .
*James Gunn previously worked with Kevin Bacon in .
*James Gunn previously worked with Jennifer Holland, John Murphy and Daniela Melchior in .
*James Gunn previously worked with Jennifer Holland, John Murphy, Greg D'Auria and Chukwudi Iwuji in .
*James Gunn previously worked with Jennifer Holland in .
*James Gunn previously worked with Judy Greer and Linda Cardellini in .
*James Gunn previously worked with Judy Greer and Sean Gunn in .
*James Gunn previously worked with Linda Cardellini in , and .
*James Gunn previously worked with Tara Strong, Sean Gunn, Michael Rosenbaum, Linda Cardellini, Michael Rooker and Gregg Henry in .
*James Gunn worked again with Jackson Dunn in .
*James Gunn worked again with Pom Klementieff and Michael Rooker in .
*James Gunn worked again with Elizabeth Ludlow in .
*James Gunn worked again with Terence Rosemore in , and .
*James Gunn will work with Maria Bakalova, Sean Gunn and Steve Agee again in .
*James Gunn will work with Nathan Fillion, John Murphy and Mikaela Hoover again in .
*James Gunn wrote a treatment for a film in 1999.James Gunn on Facebook - April 30, 2015
*James Gunn was at one point interested in directing Thunderbolts*.THE SUICIDE SQUAD Director James Gunn Reveals Why He's No Longer Interested In Helming A THUNDERBOLTS Movie
*James Gunn wrote and directed the production .
*James Gunn wrote the production , directing five of its eight episodes of its first season.
*James Gunn also voiced himself in the production .
*James Gunn directed and wrote the production .
*James Gunn wrote the production .
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