James Gunn

*"Within each of our characters there's a certain beauty... within most of them; some of them are just pretty crappy through and through."*
―James Gunn on writing *The Suicide Squad***[src]**
**James Francis Gunn Jr.** (born August 5, 1966) is an American filmmaker, actor, novelist, and musician. He is also the current-serving co-chairman and co-CEO of DC Studios alongside Peter Safran since November 2022. He wrote and directed *The Suicide Squad*, and wrote *Peacemaker*, directing five of its eight episodes, and will write and direct *Creature Commandos* and *Superman: Legacy*.

He will also produce *Waller*, *Lanterns*, *The Authority*, *Paradise Lost*, *The Brave and the Bold*, *Booster Gold*, *Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow* and *Swamp Thing*.

Gunn appeared as the featured guest in Episode 1 of *Podly: The Peacemaker Podcast*, a companion video podcast for *Peacemaker* hosted by Ify Nwadiwe and Fiona Nova.

Interview footage was used for the documentary *Superpowered: The DC Story*.

## James Gunn

### Occupation

CEO
Director
Writer
Actor
Musician
Producer

### Produced

*The Suicide Squad*
*Peacemaker*
*Waller*
*Creature Commandos*
*Superman: Legacy*
*Lanterns*
*The Authority*
*Paradise Lost*
*The Brave and the Bold*
*Booster Gold*
*Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow*
*Swamp Thing*

## Trivia

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* James Gunn has stated that working on *The Suicide Squad* was "the greatest, most exciting journey of [his] life."
* James Gunn is the brother of Sean Gunn who is also his frequent collaborator in his movies.
* He is the husband of Jennifer Holland.
	+ Gunn previously worked with Holland in *Brightburn* and worked again in *Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3.*
* James Gunn previously worked with Peter Safran on *James Gunn's PG Porn* and *The Belko Experiment*. Safran also received special thanks on *Slither* and *Super*.
* Gunn previously worked with Zack Snyder in *Dawn of the Dead*.
* Gunn worked again with Chukwudi Iwuji in *Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3*.
* Gunn voiced a fictional version of himself in the DC animated series *Harley Quinn*.
* Gunn wrote and directed the Marvel Cinematic Universe films *Guardians of the Galaxy*, *Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2* and *Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3*.
	+ Gunn played a Maskless Sakaaran in *Guardians of the Galaxy*.
	+ Gunn also provided the on-set motion capture for Baby Groot in the dance sequences in *Guardians of the Galaxy* and *Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2*.
	+ Gunn portrayed a member of The Sneepers in the music video *Guardians Inferno* for *Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2*.
	+ Gunn voiced Wrist Watch in *I Am Groot* for which he was the executive producer.
	+ Gunn wrote and directed the television special *The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special*.
	+ Gunn wrote additional dialogue for *Avengers: Infinity War* for which he was one of the executive producers.
	+ Gunn was one of the executive producers for *Avengers: Endgame*.
	+ When *The Suicide Squad* and the first season of *Peacemaker* were finished, Gunn went to work on *Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3*.
* Gunn is the second director to have directed both MCU and DCU films, the first being Joss Whedon.
	+ However, as Zack Snyder was credited as the director of *Justice League*, James Gunn is the first person to have officially directed an MCU film and a DCU film.

## References

1. ↑ James Gunn (@JamesGunn) - Twitter
2. ↑ "James Gunn Eyeing Second ‘Suicide Squad’ Spinoff Series For HBO Max, Says ‘Peacemaker’ Has “Really Good Chance” For Season 2" - Deadline