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'''James Francis Gunn Jr.''' (born August 5, 1966){{r|group=n|"born"}} is an American screenwriter, director, producer, and studio executiveproducer. 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 film)|Slither]]'' (2006), and moving to the superhero genre with ''[[Super (2010 American film)|Super]]'' (2010), ''[[Guardians of the Galaxy (film)|Guardians of the Galaxy]]'' (2014), ''[[Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2]]'' (2017), ''[[The Suicide Squad (film)|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]].<ref name="dc studios">{{cite news |last=D'Alessandro |first=Anthony |title=James Gunn And Peter Safran Named Co-Chairmen And CEOs Of DC Studios |url=https://deadline.com/2022/10/dc-films-james-gunn-peter-safran-warner-bros-discovery-1235154682/ |access-date=October 25, 2022 |work=Deadline |date=October 25, 2022}}</ref> Under DC Studios, Gunn will co-produce and executive produce every film and television series under the upcoming [[DC Universe (franchise)|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 film)|Superman]]'' (2025).