James Gunn

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James Gunn is an American writer, producer and director. He collaborated with Suda 51 and Grasshopper Manufacture on the Lollipop Chainsaw video game. Gunn is known for getting his start at TROMA, making his directorial debut with the cult horror film Slither and eventually helming the Guardians of the Galaxy features for Marvel.

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Lollipop Chainsaw

On August 1st, 2011, James Gunn announced that he was working on his first video game project, Lollipop Chainsaw (Game), with Suda 51 and Grasshopper Manufacture. Gunn came on board after being shown some early test footage of the game. Gunn helped to write characters, story and dialogue for the game that will affect both the Japanese and English versions of the game.

Guardians of the Galaxy films

He later went on to direct the Marvel (Franchise) blockbuster movie Guardians of the Galaxy (Concept), for which he is best known as a filmmaker. In both Lollipop Chainsaw and Guardians of the Galaxy, he uses the song "Cherry Bomb" as part of the soundtracks. He also directed the 2017 sequel. He got fired after problematic tweets resurfaced in 2018. However, he got rehired after he started working on The Suicide Squad and Peacemaker for DC. He is working on a holiday special and third Guardians film.

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Name

James Gunn

Gender

Male

Born

5 August 1966

Died

Hometown

St. Louis, Missouri

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Website

http://jamesgunn.com

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Characters

• Has characters: Bloodsport (Character), Harley Quinn (Character), Calendar Man (Character), King Shark (Character), Polka-Dot Man (Character), Drax the Destroyer (Character), Nebula (Character), Star-Lord (Character), Peacemaker (Character), Rocket Raccoon (Character), Yondu (Character), Gamora (Character), Groot (Character), Irani Rael (Character), Ronan the Accuser (Character), Korath the Pursuer (Character), Scooby-Doo (Character), Cotton Candy Glob (Character), Dr. Jonathan Jacobo (Character), Old Man Wickles (Character), Scrappy-Doo (Character), Daphne Blake (Character), Emile Mondavarious (Character), Fred Jones (Character), Mary Jane (Character), Old Man Smithers (Character), Shaggy (Character), Velma Dinkley (Character), Ego the Living Planet (Character), Captain Boomerang (Character), Howard the Duck (Character), Kraglin (Character), Juliet Starling (Character), Starro the Conqueror (Character), Amanda Waller (Character), Black Knight Ghost (Character), Pterodactyl Ghost (Character), Tar Monster (Character), Heather Jasper Howe (Character), Evil Masked Figure (Character), The Collector (Character)

Concepts

• Has concepts: Guardians of the Galaxy (Concept), Suicide Squad (Concept), Autism (Concept), Spooky Island Demons (Concept)

Locations

• Has locations: St. Louis (Location), Spooky Island (Location), Knowhere (Location), Xandar (Location)

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