James Gunn

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James Gunn (2016)

James Francis Gunn Jr. (born August 5, 1966 in St. Louis , Missouri ) is an American screenwriter , film director , actor , film producer and musician.

life and work

James Gunn grew up with his brothers as the son of an Irish Catholic attorney in St. Louis, Missouri, where he attended the local high school with siblings, actor Sean Gunn , actor and author Matt Gunn , film producer Patrick Gunn and author Brian Gunn , Attended Saint Louis University High School.

After leaving school, he wanted to be a musician first, but changed his mind later differently and studied instead psychology at Saint Louis University , before the Columbia University in the City of New York changed, where he became a MFA - diploma in the subject Creative Writing gained. He started his film career while studying in New York City , when he got a part-time position at the American independent film production company Troma Entertainment and wrote the screenplay for the B-movie Tromeo and Juliet in 1996 . That film achieved cult status in 1997 and was shown in numerous cinemas around the world.

Further film and television productions for Troma followed, sometimes even as a director and actor. During the two years that he worked for Troma, he became President of the Production Department and ran a small television station in the Netherlands: “Troma's Edge TV”. In 1997, Gunn said goodbye to Troma in order to be able to devote himself to his own projects. His debut work, The Specials from 2000, for which he also appeared as a producer and actor in addition to the script, was filmed by director Craig Mazin with Rob Lowe , Jamie Kennedy and his brother Sean Gunn . During the shooting of this film he met his future wife, actress Jenna Fischer , whom he married on October 7, 2000 and from whom he divorced on September 6, 2007.

This was followed by scripts for major Hollywood productions such as Scooby-Doo in 2002 and the films Dawn of the Dead (2004) and Scooby Doo 2 - The Monsters Are Going (also 2004). With the two scripts for Dawn of the Dead and the sequel to Scooby Doo , Gunn made cinema history in 2004, as he was the first screenwriter to hit number 1 on the US box office with two films in a row (March 19 and March 26, 2004 ).

Gunn made his directorial debut in 2006 with the horror comedy Slither , which was received controversially despite good reviews from the audience and was unable to bring in the production costs. Since that film he has worked regularly with actor Michael Rooker .

In addition to his work for the film, Gunn also wrote a novel, The Toy Collector , and was involved in the web series James Gunn's PG Porn from 2008 , in which he parodied pornography with his brothers Brian and Sean.

In 2014, the comic book adaptation Guardians of the Galaxy was released , for which Gunn was responsible for the direction and script. In 2015 he received the British Fantasy Award for the film . Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 followed in 2017 . A third part has been announced, but Gunn was fired from Disney on July 20, 2018 after the company was leaked several tweets from 2008 to 2011 by the conservative news site The Daily Caller . The tweets showed statements by Gunn making fun of rape and pedophilia. Gunn explained the day before that he had done this consciously in order to achieve reactions with these provocations and breaking taboos. In March 2019, he was rehabilitated by Disney and is now set to stage the third part of the series.

In October 2018, it was announced that James Gunn would write the screenplay for Suicide Squad 2 for Warner Bros. after his release from Disney . There is also the option of taking over the director's position in the film.

Filmography (selection)

James Gunn at Comic-Con 2013

script

actor

  • 1996: Tromeo & Julia (Tromeo and Juliet)
  • 1997: Sgt.Kabukiman Public Service Announcement (TV movie)
  • 2003: Melvin Goes to Dinner
  • 2003: The Ghouls
  • 2004: LolliLove
  • 2006: Slither - Going for the slime (Slither)
  • 2010: Super - Shut Up, Crime! (Great)
  • 2013: Holliston (TV series, episode 2x04)
  • 2014: Guardians of the Galaxy
  • 2015: Con Man (web series, episode 1x12)

Director

producer

Fonts

Web links

Commons : James Gunn  - Collection of Images

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ James Gunn. Retrieved July 23, 2018 .
  2. ↑ a b seeIMDb in engl.
  3. ↑ a b See movies.uip.de entry about the director and screenwriter.
  4. ↑ See boxofficemojo.com .
  5. ↑ spiegel.de: Director James Gunn fired for pedophile jokes
  6. ↑ Disney rows back: James Gunn makes "Guardians Of The Galaxy 3"! March 15, 2019, accessed March 15, 2019 .
  7. ↑ After Marvel Expulsion: James Gunn Makes Suicide Squad October 10th, 2018, accessed October 10th, 2018 .
personal data
SURNAME Gunn, James
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Gunn, James Francis junior (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American screenwriter, film director, actor, film producer, and musician
DATE OF BIRTH 5th August 1966
PLACE OF BIRTH St. Louis , Missouri