James Francis Gunn Jr. (born August 5, 1966) is an American filmmaker, executive and actor. 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 to become co-chairman and co-CEO of DC Studios.
