James Francis Gunn Jr. is an American screenwriter, director, and producer. He began his career as a screenwriter in the mid-1990s, starting at Troma Entertainment with
Tromeo and Juliet (1997). 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 Peter Safran to become co-chairmen and co-CEOs of DC Studios. Under DC Studios, Gunn will co-produce and executive produce every film and television series under the upcoming DC Universe (DCU) media franchise alongside Safran, which will act as a soft-reboot of the DC Extended Universe (DCEU). He will also continue to write and direct various projects set in the DCU, including the upcoming film
Superman (2025).