James Gunn Biography

Fast Facts

• Started making movies with his brothers at age 12
• Applied for a filing job at Troma studios, was hired to write Tromeo and Juliet for them instead
• First screenwriter to write two movies that achieved #1 at the box office in consecutive weeks: Dawn of the Dead on March 19, 2004, and Scooby Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed on March 26, 2004
• Directed several Stan Lee cameos in Marvel movies other than his own
• Based Guardians of the Galaxy's Groot on his own dog, Dr
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