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- "Within each of our characters there's a certain beauty... within most of them; some of them are just pretty crappy through and through."
- ―James Gunn on writing The Suicide Squad[src]
James Francis Gunn Jr. (born August 5, 1966) is an American filmmaker, actor, novelist, and musician. He wrote and directed The Suicide Squad.[1] He created the upcoming HBO Max series, Peacemaker, and will be acting as showrunner and executive producer for its perceived run.
He is currently working on another upcoming DC project, but as to whether it will be set in the DC Extended Universe or not, has yet to be determined.
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- James Gunn has stated that working on The Suicide Squad was "the greatest, most exciting journey of [his] life."
- James Gunn is the brother of Sean Gunn who is also his frequent collaborater in his movies.
- He is currently dating Jennifer Holland (Emilia Harcourt in The Suicide Squad).
- Gunn previously worked with Holland in Brightburn.
- Gunn wrote and directed the Marvel Cinematic Universe films Guardians of the Galaxy, and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2.
- Gunn wrote and set to direct a television special The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special.
- Gunn wrote and directed Stan Lee cameos for a few movies in Marvel Cinematic Universe.
- Gunn also wrote additional dialogues for Avengers: Infinity War.
- When The Suicide Squad and Peacemaker are finished, Gunn will direct Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3.
- Gunn is the second director to have directed both MCU and DCEU films, the first being Joss Whedon.
