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In late 2022, Gunn was made one of two [=CEOs=]/co-chairs of Creator/DCStudios under Creator/WarnerBrosDiscovery alongside Peter Safran. He is now set to oversee a ContinuityReboot of cinematic adaptations of Creator/DCComics properties after the Franchise/DCExtendedUniverse and has made some major changes to that effect. He is set to write and direct ''Superman Legacy'', the first film in the "DC Universe".

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James Francis Gunn Jr. (born August 5, 1966 in St. Louis, Missouri) is an American screenwriter, film director, and producer. Gunn's films are known for dark humor, obscure characters and references, bleakly comedic tones, and underlying themes of hope and optimism.

After getting his start with [[Creator/{{Troma}} Troma Entertainment]] as a writer in TheNineties he later went on to work as a director on a couple of cult films. He also did took a crack at working with more mainstream movies from major franchises in the form of writing the two live-action ''Scooby-Doo'' movies and the remake of ''Dawn of the Dead''.

Gunn's breakout success arrived with the release of the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse film ''Guardians of the Galaxy'', which he wrote and directed in 2014. In spite of relatively low expectations for the then-unknown superhero team, ''Guardians'' ended up being a massive hit, [[AudienceColoringAdaptation with his takes on the characters leaving an impression with audiences]]. Gunn was quickly rehired to write and direct the sequel, ''Vol. 2'', and a third film, Vol.3. He also did some of the writing on the third and fourth ''Avengers'' movies, which prominently feature the Guardians as part of the ensemble.

Gunn was temporarily ousted from directing the third ''Guardians of the Galaxy'' film when several offensive jokes from his Troma days -- which he had already apologized for -- resurfaced, but he was ultimately rehired by Disney for handling the situation professionally, aided by a large chorus of support from the fans and from Marvel's stable of talent. Between being fired and rehired, Creator/DCFilms got his attention and quickly signed him on to work on a follow-up to ''Film/{{Suicide Squad|2016}}'' -- which he titled ''Film/TheSuicideSquad'' -- alongside a spin-off series, ''Series/{{Peacemaker|2022}}'', for Creator/HBOMax. Meanwhile, Marvel signed Gunn on not just for ''Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3'' for 2023, but for ''The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special'' in time for Holiday 2022. Suffice it to say, Gunn made lemonade out of lemons.

While Gunn is still involved in discussions regarding the expansion of the cosmic side of the MCU, he has stated that he sees ''Vol. 3'' as his final MCU movie for now. In addition to a second show featuring another ''The Suicide Squad'' character, he is also set to co-write and co-produce the live-action/animated ''WesternAnimation/WileECoyoteAndTheRoadRunner'' film ''[[Film/CoyoteVsACME Coyote vs. ACME]]''. In late 2022, he was made one of two [=CEOs=]/co-chairs of Creator/DCStudios under Creator/WarnerBrosDiscovery alongside Peter Safran. He is now set to oversee a ContinuityReboot of cinematic adaptations of Creator/DCComics properties after the Franchise/DCExtendedUniverse and has made some major changes to that effect. He is set to write and direct ''Superman Legacy'', the first film in the "DC Universe".

He is not related to science fiction Grandmaster Creator/JamesEGunn, nor are they to be confused with one another. He was married to actress Creator/JennaFischer from 2000 to 2008, and he's married to actress Creator/JenniferHolland since 2022.

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James Francis Gunn Jr. (born August 5, 1966 in St. Louis, Missouri) is an American screenwriter, film director, and producer. Gunn's films are known for dark humor, containing obscure characters and references, [[BlackComedy bleakly comedic tones, tones]], and underlying themes of hope and optimism.

After getting his start with [[Creator/{{Troma}} Troma Entertainment]] as a writer in TheNineties TheNineties, he later went on to work as a director on a couple of cult films. He also did took a crack at working with more mainstream movies films from major franchises in the form of writing the two live-action ''Scooby-Doo'' movies ''Franchise/ScoobyDoo'' films and the remake [[Film/DawnOfTheDead2004 2004 remake]] of ''Dawn ''[[Film/DawnOfTheDead1978 Dawn of the Dead''.

Dead]]''.

Gunn's breakout success arrived with the release of the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse film ''Guardians of the Galaxy'', which he wrote and directed in 2014. In spite of relatively low expectations for the then-unknown superhero team, ''Guardians'' ended up being a massive hit, [[AudienceColoringAdaptation with his takes on the characters leaving an impression with audiences]]. Gunn was quickly rehired to write and direct the sequel, ''Vol. 2'', and a third film, Vol.3. ''Vol. 3''. He also did some of the writing on the third [[Film/AvengersInfinityWar third]] and fourth ''Avengers'' movies, [[Film/AvengersEndgame fourth]] ''[[Franchise/TheAvengers Avengers]]'' films, which prominently feature the Guardians as part of the ensemble.

Gunn was temporarily ousted from directing the third ''Guardians of the Galaxy'' ''Guardians'' film when several offensive jokes from his Troma days -- which he had already apologized for -- resurfaced, but he was ultimately rehired by Disney for handling the situation professionally, aided by a large chorus of support from the fans and from Marvel's stable of talent. Between being fired and rehired, Creator/DCFilms got his attention and quickly signed him on to work on a follow-up to ''Film/{{Suicide Squad|2016}}'' -- which he titled ''Film/TheSuicideSquad'' -- alongside a spin-off series, ''Series/{{Peacemaker|2022}}'', for Creator/HBOMax. Meanwhile, Marvel signed Gunn on not just for ''Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. ''Vol. 3'' for 2023, but for ''The Guardians of a Guardians-based [[Film/TheGuardiansOfTheGalaxyHolidaySpecial holiday special]] for the Galaxy Holiday Special'' in time for Holiday holiday season of 2022. Suffice it to say, Gunn made lemonade out of lemons.

While Gunn is still involved in discussions regarding the expansion of the cosmic side of the MCU, he has stated that he sees ''Vol. 3'' as his final MCU movie film for now. In addition to a second show featuring another character from ''The Suicide Squad'' character, Squad'', he is also set to co-write and co-produce the live-action/animated ''WesternAnimation/WileECoyoteAndTheRoadRunner'' film ''[[Film/CoyoteVsACME Coyote vs. ACME]]''. ACME]]''.

In late 2022, he Gunn was made one of two [=CEOs=]/co-chairs of Creator/DCStudios under Creator/WarnerBrosDiscovery alongside Peter Safran. He is now set to oversee a ContinuityReboot of cinematic adaptations of Creator/DCComics properties after the Franchise/DCExtendedUniverse and has made some major changes to that effect. He is set to write and direct ''Superman Legacy'', the first film in the "DC Universe".

He is not related to science fiction Grandmaster Creator/JamesEGunn, nor are they to be confused with one another. He was married to actress Creator/JennaFischer from 2000 to 2008, and he's been married to actress Creator/JenniferHolland since 2022.
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