James Gunn

James Francis Gunn Jr. is an American filmmaker and studio executive. 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).

5 August 1970

Born on the same birth day (5 August): August 5 • Bernie Carbo • Bruno Coquatrix • David Gill (football executive) • Erich Kleiber • Erika Slezak • Harold Holt • Ivar Aasen • Jerry Ciccoritti • Joan Hickson • John Olerud • Josep Jufré • Kanon Suzuki • Michal Kováč • Michele Pazienza • Roy Benavidez • Tullia (daughter of Cicero) • Vasbert Drakes • Vladimir Fedoseyev

Born in the same month (August 1970): Cathy Weseluck • David Gregory (journalist) • Dirk Hannemann • Gina G • Greg Mulholland • Jay Mohr • Jim Schlossnagle • Queen Rania of Jordan • Quentin Coryatt • River Phoenix • Seana Kofoed • Stephen Carpenter • Will Clarke (novelist) • Zack Ward