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'''James Francis Gunn Jr.'''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://repertoire.bmi.com/Catalog.aspx?detail=writerid&page=1&fromrow=1&torow=25&keyid=817219&subid=0|title=Songwriter/Composer: Gunn, James Francis Jr.|publisher=Broadcast Music Inc.|accessdate=July 20, 2018}}</ref> is an American filmmaker, actor, novelist, and musician. He started his career as a screenwriter in the mid-1990s, writing the scripts for ''[[Tromeo and Juliet]]'' (1996), ''[[The Specials (film)|The Specials]]'' (2000), ''[[Scooby-Doo (film)|Scooby-Doo]]'' (2002) and its sequel, ''[[Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed]]'' (2004), and the 2004 version of ''[[Dawn of the Dead (2004 film)|Dawn of the Dead]]''. He then started working as a director, starting with the horror-comedy film ''[[Slither (2006 film)|Slither]]'' (2006). He subsequently wrote and directed the web series ''[[James Gunn's PG Porn]]'' (2008–2009), the [[superhero film]] ''[[Super (2010 American film)|Super]]'' (2010), and the [[Marvel Cinematic Universe]] film ''[[Guardians of the Galaxy (film)|Guardians of the Galaxy]]'' (2014) and its sequel, ''[[Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2]]'' (2017).
'''James Francis Gunn Jr.'''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://repertoire.bmi.com/Catalog.aspx?detail=writerid&page=1&fromrow=1&torow=25&keyid=817219&subid=0|title=Songwriter/Composer: Gunn, James Francis Jr.|publisher=Broadcast Music Inc.|accessdate=July 20, 2018}}</ref> is an American filmmaker, actor, novelist, and musician. He started his career as a screenwriter in the mid-1990s, writing the scripts for ''[[Tromeo and Juliet]]'' (1996), ''[[The Specials (film)|The Specials]]'' (2000), ''[[Scooby-Doo (film)|Scooby-Doo]]'' (2002) and its sequel, ''[[Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed]]'' (2004), and the 2004 version of ''[[Dawn of the Dead (2004 film)|Dawn of the Dead]]''. He then started working as a director, starting with the horror-comedy film ''[[Slither (2006 film)|Slither]]'' (2006). He subsequently wrote and directed the web series ''[[James Gunn's PG Porn]]'' (2008–2009), the [[superhero film]] ''[[Super (2010 American film)|Super]]'' (2010), and the [[Marvel Cinematic Universe]] film ''[[Guardians of the Galaxy (film)|Guardians of the Galaxy]]'' (2014) and its sequel, ''[[Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2]]'' (2017).


In July 2018, social media personality [[Mike Cernovich]] resurfaced inappropriate tweets that Gunn had written between 2008 and 2009, mainly jokes relating to rape and pedophilia. This tweets were met with substantial criticism, and led to [[Walt Disney Studios]] severing ties with Gunn and firing him from the upcoming third ''Guardians of the Galaxy'' film.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/james-gunn-exits-guardians-galaxy-vol-3-1128786|title=James Gunn Fired as Director of 'Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3'|publisher=The Hollywood Reporter|accessdate=July 22, 2018}}</ref>
In July 2018, social media personality [[Mike Cernovich]] resurfaced inappropriate tweets that Gunn had written between 2008 and 2009, mainly jokes relating to rape and pedophilia. This tweets were met with substantial criticism, and led to [[Walt Disney Studios (division)|Walt Disney Studios]] severing ties with Gunn and firing him from the upcoming third ''Guardians of the Galaxy'' film.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/james-gunn-exits-guardians-galaxy-vol-3-1128786|title=James Gunn Fired as Director of 'Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3'|publisher=The Hollywood Reporter|accessdate=July 22, 2018}}</ref>


==Early life==
==Early life==
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Gunn was raised in a Roman Catholic family and has mentioned how prayer continues to play an important role in his life,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ew.com/news/2018/02/26/james-gunn-defends-chris-pratt-prayer-tweet-backlash/|title='Guardians of the Galaxy' director defends Chris Pratt’s tweet to Kevin Smith after backlash|publisher=}}</ref> but has also said that he is "in some ways, antireligion".<ref>{{Citation |url=http://nerdist.com/the-indoor-kids-58-everything-with-james-gunn-nsfw|title=The Indoor Kids #58 — Everything with James Gunn (NSFW)|time=49:42 to 52:56|accessdate=October 23, 2016 |work=The Indoor Kids |publisher=[[The Nerdist Podcast]] |date=August 13, 2012|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304090141/http://nerdist.com/the-indoor-kids-58-everything-with-james-gunn-nsfw|archivedate=March 4, 2016}}</ref>
Gunn was raised in a Roman Catholic family and has mentioned how prayer continues to play an important role in his life,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ew.com/news/2018/02/26/james-gunn-defends-chris-pratt-prayer-tweet-backlash/|title='Guardians of the Galaxy' director defends Chris Pratt’s tweet to Kevin Smith after backlash|publisher=}}</ref> but has also said that he is "in some ways, antireligion".<ref>{{Citation |url=http://nerdist.com/the-indoor-kids-58-everything-with-james-gunn-nsfw|title=The Indoor Kids #58 — Everything with James Gunn (NSFW)|time=49:42 to 52:56|accessdate=October 23, 2016 |work=The Indoor Kids |publisher=[[The Nerdist Podcast]] |date=August 13, 2012|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304090141/http://nerdist.com/the-indoor-kids-58-everything-with-james-gunn-nsfw|archivedate=March 4, 2016}}</ref>


===Controversial tweets controversy===
===Controversial tweets===
In July 2018, social media personality Mike Cernovich resurfaced controversial tweets by Gunn written between 2008 and 2009 joking about rape and pedophilia. The tweets were met with criticism and led to Walt Disney firing him from the upcoming third ''Guardians of the Galaxy'' film and severing ties with the director.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/james-gunn-exits-guardians-galaxy-vol-3-1128786|title=James Gunn Fired as Director of 'Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3'|publisher=The Hollywood Reporter|accessdate=July 22, 2018}}</ref> Cernovich alleged that Gunn deleted over 10,000 tweets after the story came to public attention. Walt Disney Studios chairman [[Alan Horn]] condemned Gunn's tweets, stating:
In July 2018, social media personality Mike Cernovich resurfaced controversial tweets by Gunn written between 2008 and 2009 joking about rape and pedophilia. The tweets were met with criticism and led to Walt Disney firing him from the upcoming third ''Guardians of the Galaxy'' film and severing ties with the director.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/james-gunn-exits-guardians-galaxy-vol-3-1128786|title=James Gunn Fired as Director of 'Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3'|publisher=The Hollywood Reporter|accessdate=July 22, 2018}}</ref> Cernovich alleged that Gunn deleted over 10,000 tweets after the story came to public attention. Walt Disney Studios chairman [[Alan Horn]] condemned Gunn's tweets, stating:
{{blockquote|text=The offensive attitudes and statements discovered on James’ Twitter feed are indefensible and inconsistent with our studio’s values, and we have severed our business relationship with him.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/james-gunn-exits-guardians-galaxy-vol-3-1128786|title=James Gunn Fired as Director of 'Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3'|publisher=The Hollywood Reporter|accessdate=July 22, 2018}}</ref>}}
{{blockquote|text=The offensive attitudes and statements discovered on James’ Twitter feed are indefensible and inconsistent with our studio’s values, and we have severed our business relationship with him.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/james-gunn-exits-guardians-galaxy-vol-3-1128786|title=James Gunn Fired as Director of 'Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3'|publisher=The Hollywood Reporter|accessdate=July 22, 2018}}</ref>}}

Revision as of 06:22, 22 July 2018

For other people named James Gunn, see James Gunn (disambiguation).

James Gunn
Gunn in 2014
Born
James Francis Gunn Jr.

St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
EducationLoyola Marymount University
Saint Louis University (BA)
Columbia University (MFA)
Occupation(s)Screenwriter, director, producer, novelist, actor, musician
Years active1995–present
Spouse
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(m. 2000; div. 2008)​
RelativesSean Gunn (brother)
Matt Gunn (brother)
Patrick Gunn (brother)
Brian Gunn (brother)
Mark Gunn (paternal cousin)
Websitejamesgunn.com

James Francis Gunn Jr.[1] is an American filmmaker, actor, novelist, and musician. He started his career as a screenwriter in the mid-1990s, writing the scripts for Tromeo and Juliet (1996), The Specials (2000), Scooby-Doo (2002) and its sequel, Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed (2004), and the 2004 version of Dawn of the Dead. He then started working as a director, starting with the horror-comedy film Slither (2006). He subsequently wrote and directed the web series James Gunn's PG Porn (2008–2009), the superhero film Super (2010), and the Marvel Cinematic Universe film Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) and its sequel, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017).

In July 2018, social media personality Mike Cernovich resurfaced inappropriate tweets that Gunn had written between 2008 and 2009, mainly jokes relating to rape and pedophilia. This tweets were met with substantial criticism, and led to Walt Disney Studios severing ties with Gunn and firing him from the upcoming third Guardians of the Galaxy film.[2]

Early life

Gunn was born in St. Louis, Missouri. He was raised between St. Louis and Manchester, Missouri.[3][4] His brothers are actor Sean, actor and political writer Matt, screenwriter Brian,[5] and former Executive Vice President with Artisan Entertainment Patrick.[6] He also has a sister named Beth.[7] Their parents are Leota[8] and James F. Gunn, an attorney.[9] Gunn's surname is derived from the Irish name MacGilGunn, meaning "sons to the servants of the god of the dead".[10]

Growing up, Gunn was influenced by low-budget films such as Night of the Living Dead and Friday the 13th. He read magazines like Fangoria and attended genre movie screenings, including the original Dawn of the Dead at the Tivoli Theatre in St. Louis. At the age of 12, he began making 8 mm zombie films with his brothers in the woods near their home.[11]

Gunn and his brothers all attended the Jesuit St. Louis University High School, where he graduated in 1984.[12][9] He went on to earn a Bachelor of Arts from Saint Louis University.[13] While at Saint Louis University, Gunn created political cartoons for the school's student weekly, The University News.[14] Gunn said that, at an unspecified time in his college education, "I went to two years undergraduate film school at Loyola Marymount in Los Angeles. But I was pretty screwed up at the time, and had to leave. Years later I went to graduate school at the Columbia University School of Fine Arts but I studied prose writing, not film writing."[15] He earned a Master of Fine Arts from Columbia University in 1995.[16]

Career

Music

While living in St. Louis, Gunn started a band, The Icons, in 1989, serving as lead vocalist. The group released the album Mom, We Like It Here on Earth in 1994, and its songs "Sunday" and "Walking Naked" were featured in the film Tromeo and Juliet. The Icons disbanded in the mid-1990s[citation needed]. Gunn has continued to work in music, composing songs for Scooby-Doo, Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed, and Movie 43.

Film and television

Gunn promoting Guardians of the Galaxy at San Diego Comic-Con, 2013

Gunn began his career in filmmaking with Troma Entertainment in 1995, for which he wrote the independent film Tromeo and Juliet. Working alongside his mentor Lloyd Kaufman, the co-founder of Troma, Gunn learned how to write screenplays, produce films, scout locations, direct actors, distribute films, and create his own poster art.[11] After contributing to several other Troma films, Gunn in 2000 wrote, produced and performed in the superhero comedy The Specials, directed by Craig Mazin and featuring Rob Lowe, Thomas Haden Church, Paget Brewster, Judy Greer and Jamie Kennedy.

Gunn's first major Hollywood screenplay was Scooby-Doo in 2002. In 2004, he wrote the screenplays for the remake of Dawn of the Dead and the sequel Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed. With these films, Gunn became the first screenwriter to have two films top the box office in consecutive weeks.[17] That same year, he executive produced and starred in the mockumentary LolliLove, directed by and starring his then-wife Jenna Fischer. His film directorial debut was the 2006 horror-comedy Slither, which was included on Rotten Tomatoes' list of the 50 Best Ever Reviewed Horror Movies.[18]

Gunn's next projects included the comedy short film "Humanzee!" which was originally intended exclusively for the Xbox Live's Horror Meets Comedy series of short comedy films by horror directors, it was replaced with "Sparky and Mikaela" which debuted on Xbox Live on December 31, 2008. In an April 2009 interview on The Jace Hall Show, Gunn described "Sparky and Mikaela" as being "about a human [and] racoon crime fighting team and they fight crime in both the forest world, among the furry animals, and in the human world".[19] Gunn also has a short-form web series for Spike.com titled James Gunn's PG Porn.

In 2008, Gunn was a judge on the VH1 reality television show, Scream Queens where 10 unknown actresses compete for a role in the film Saw VI, where he directed contestants during acting challenges.[20]

In 2009, Gunn announced he was going to write and direct Pets, a comedy about a man who is abducted by aliens who want to turn him into a household pet, with Ben Stiller, Stuart Cornfeld and Jeremy Kramer producing.[21] However, by March 2009, Gunn announced, "Pets unfortunately, is done. I'm gone. I left the project for various reasons. I hope it sees the light of day somehow, but it won't be with me attached as director."[22]

In 2010, Gunn released Super, a dark comedy and superhero satire starring Rainn Wilson and Ellen Page. Gunn co-wrote and directed the Marvel Studios adaptation of Guardians of the Galaxy, which was released on August 1, 2014.[23] His brother, Sean, has a role in the film. Gunn has appeared as an actor, mostly in smaller roles or uncredited appearances in his own projects. Dan Gilroy and Jack Black separately lamented the proliferation of superhero films,[24] Gunn responded in a Facebook post, saying in part:

[P]opular fare in any medium has always been snubbed by the self-appointed elite. ... What bothers me slightly is that many people assume because you make big films that you put less love, care, and thought into them then people do who make independent films or who make what are considered more serious Hollywood films. ... If you think people who make superhero movies are dumb, come out and say we're dumb. But if you, as an independent filmmaker or a 'serious' filmmaker, think you put more love into your characters than the Russo Brothers do Captain America, or Joss Whedon does the Hulk, or I do a talking raccoon, you are simply mistaken.[25]

Gunn wrote and produced the horror film The Belko Experiment, which was released in 2017.[26] In 2016, he directed three Stan Lee cameo scenes in one day, for the film Doctor Strange and two unrevealed projects.[27][28][29]

Gunn wrote and directed Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017).[30][31][32] Gunn was slated to direct Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, but in July 2018, Disney removed Gunn as the director because of what chairman Alan Horn described as Gunn's "offensive attitudes and statements". Conservative commentators had circulated tweets Gunn had made in 2008 and 2009 in which he had joked about pedophilia and rape. Gunn apologized for these statements, writing that he was "very, very different than I was a few years ago".[33]

Other media

Gunn wrote a novel in 2000, The Toy Collector, a story of a hospital orderly who steals drugs from the hospital which he sells to help keep his toy collection habit alive. In 1998, he and Troma's President Lloyd Kaufman co-wrote All I Need to Know about Filmmaking I Learned from the Toxic Avenger, about his experiences with Kaufman while working at Troma. He wrote the story for Grasshopper Manufacture's video game Lollipop Chainsaw.[34]

Personal life

Gunn married actress Jenna Fischer on October 7, 2000, in an event that Gunn's hometown paper said was officiated by Lloyd Kaufman,[9] but which Gunn later clarified had not been: “They said I was married by Lloyd Kaufman, which is not true. He was at my wedding and he gave a speech.”[29] The two had originally met in the St. Louis area through Gunn's brother Sean, who had acted in plays alongside Fischer in high school.[11] After seven years of marriage, Gunn and Fischer announced their separation in a joint statement on September 5, 2007,[35] divorcing in 2008.[36] In 2010, Fischer persuaded Gunn to cast Rainn Wilson, her co-star on The Office, in Gunn's film Super.[11]

Gunn was raised in a Roman Catholic family and has mentioned how prayer continues to play an important role in his life,[37] but has also said that he is "in some ways, antireligion".[38]

Controversial tweets

In July 2018, social media personality Mike Cernovich resurfaced controversial tweets by Gunn written between 2008 and 2009 joking about rape and pedophilia. The tweets were met with criticism and led to Walt Disney firing him from the upcoming third Guardians of the Galaxy film and severing ties with the director.[39] Cernovich alleged that Gunn deleted over 10,000 tweets after the story came to public attention. Walt Disney Studios chairman Alan Horn condemned Gunn's tweets, stating:

The offensive attitudes and statements discovered on James’ Twitter feed are indefensible and inconsistent with our studio’s values, and we have severed our business relationship with him.[40]

In response, Gunn apologized for writing the tweets, writing:

Many people who have followed my career know, when I started, I viewed myself as a provocateur, making movies and telling jokes that were outrageous and taboo. As I have discussed publicly many times, as I’ve developed as a person, so has my work and my humor. It’s not to say I’m better, but I am very, very different than I was a few years ago; today I try to root my work in love and connection and less in anger. My days saying something just because it’s shocking and trying to get a reaction are over. [41]

Filmography

Year Film Functioned as Notes
Director Writer Producer Actor Role
1996 Tromeo and Juliet Yes Yes Found a peanut father Also associate director
1997 Hamster PSA Yes Yes Short film
1997 Sgt. Kabukiman Public Service Announcement Yes Insane Masturbator Television short
1997–2000 The Tromaville Cafe Yes Yes Yes Mike the Crazy Boom Guy Also creator
2000 The Specials Yes Yes Yes Minute Man Co-producer
2000 Citizen Toxie: The Toxic Avenger IV Yes Doctor Flem Hocking
2002 Scooby-Doo Yes
2003 The Ghouls Yes
2003 Doggie Tails, Vol. 1: Lucky's First Sleep-Over Yes Riley Direct-to-video
2003 Melvin Goes to Dinner Yes Scott
2004 Tube Yes Short film
2004 Dawn of the Dead Yes
2004 Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed Yes Yes Co-producer
2004 LolliLove Yes Yes James Also executive producer
Uncredited as writer
2006 Slither Yes Yes Yes Hank Uncredited as actor
2008–2009 James Gunn's PG Porn Yes Yes Yes Yes Various roles Web series
Also executive producer
2008 Sparky & Mikaela Yes Yes Yes Web short
2008 Humanzee! Yes Yes Yes Yes James Web short
2010 Super Yes Yes Yes Demonswill
2012 Lollipop Chainsaw Yes Video game
2013 Movie 43 Partial Partial Segment: "Beezel"
2013 Thor: The Dark World Mid-credits scene Uncredited[42]
2013 LocoCycle[43] Yes Video game
2013 Holliston Yes John Anguish Episode: "Honesty"
2014 Guardians of the Galaxy Yes Yes Yes Maskless Sakaaran, Baby Groot Also CGI actor in end-credits scene [44]
2015 Con Man Yes Raaker 2.0 Web series[45]
2016 Doctor Strange Guest Guest Uncredited; Stan Lee cameo scene[27][28]
2016 The Belko Experiment Yes Yes
2017 Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 Yes Yes
2018 Avengers: Infinity War Executive Credit as executive producer;[46]

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Title Result
2005 Bram Stoker Award Best Screenplay Dawn of the Dead Nominated
2006 Chainsaw Award Highest Body Count Slither Won
2007 Saturn Award The Filmmakers Showcase Award Slither Won
2014 Golden Raspberry Award Worst Screenplay Movie 43 (shared with co-writers) Won
2014 Golden Raspberry Award Worst Director Movie 43 (shared with co-directors) Won
2015 Writers Guild of America Awards Best Adapted Screenplay Guardians of the Galaxy (shared with Nicole Perlman) Nominated
2015 Hollywood Film Awards Blockbuster of the Year Guardians of the Galaxy Won
2015 Critics' Choice Awards Best Action Film Guardians of the Galaxy Won
2015 Saturn Award Best Comic-to-Film Motion Picture Guardians of the Galaxy Won
2015 Saturn Award Best Director Guardians of the Galaxy Won
2015 Saturn Award Best Writing Guardians of the Galaxy (shared with Nicole Perlman) Nominated

Bibliography

Year Title Notes
1998 All I Need to Know about Filmmaking I Learned from the Toxic Avenger with Lloyd Kaufman
2000 The Toy Collector
2003 Make Your Own Damn Movie: Secrets of a Renegade Director Introduction only

References

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  46. ^ Gunn on Facebook Live as transribed by Mueller, Matthew (February 5, 2017). "James Gunn directed the next four Stan Lee Marvel cameos". ComicBook.com. Archived from the original on April 20, 2017. Retrieved February 6, 2017. Am I going to have any involvement with Infinity War, yes, I'm an executive producer on Infinity War. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
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