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Only days after learning from James Gunn himself that he was in the middle of his mandatory two-week production quarantine in Canada for Peacemaker, we're learning who else will be joining John Cena and Steve Agee on The Suicide Squad spinoff series Grammy and three-time SAG ensemble winner Danielle Brooks (Orange Is The New Black)[...]

James Gunn and John Cena surprised a lot of people back in September when they announced the eight-episode HBO Max action-adventure-comedy series Peacemaker, a spinoff series set to explore the origins of Cena's character from Gunn's upcoming DC Comics universe film The Suicide Squad with the actor/professional wrestler reprising his role and Gunn directing the pilot[...]

James Gunn and John Cena have a new name to add to the cast of their upcoming eight-episode HBO Max action-adventure-comedy series Peacemaker, a spinoff series set to explore the origins of the character from Gunn's The Suicide Squad with Cena reprising his role and Gunn writing all episodes, as well as directing the pilot (and[...]

As the second Marvel Cinematic Universe director to work on a DC Extended Universe project, James Gunn brings all the zaniness and charm to DC's The Suicide Squad as he did for Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy films The director spoke with Empire about the Warner Brothers film and how he distinguishes his version from[...]

As one of the few holdovers from David Ayer's Suicide Squad (2016), Jai Courtney assured any fans any concerns about how his Captain Boomerang will be in James Gunn's sequel The Suicide Squad will be put to rest While promoting his upcoming film Honest Thief, the actor spoke to Collider about his role in the[...]

HBO Max and James Gunn surprised a whole bunch of fans on Wednesday when they announced a straight-to-series order of eight episodes of action-adventure-comedy series Peacemaker Set to explore the origins of the character from Gunn's upcoming The Suicide Squad, the series finds John Cena reprising his role from the film and Gunn writing all[...]

Set to explore the origins of the character set to appear in James Gunn's The Suicide Squad film, the series finds John Cena reprsing the role and Gunn writing all episodes and directing several (including the pilot). Peacemaker promo key art (Image: WarnerMedia) "Peacemaker is an opportunity to delve into current world issues through the lens of[...]

There are probably very few directors in Hollywood who's having a fun time as James Gunn right now Creatively he's about as set as he'll ever be working on Marvel and DC films Looking to wrap up post-production on DC's The Suicide Squad (2021) for Warner Bros before returning to Marvel Studios for Guardians of[...]

DC FanDome is in full swing, and director James Gunn has finally pulled the curtain back on his Suicide Squad The Guardians of the Galaxy filmmaker held court during a panel this afternoon Th cast includes Viola Davis as Amanda Waller, Margot Robbie as Harley Quinn, Jai Courtney as Captain Boomerang, Joel Kinnaman as Rick Flagg, David Dastmalchian as Polka-Dot Man, Steve Agee as King Shark, Daniela[...]

The Suicide Squad logo has been revealed on Instagram by director James Gunn this afternoon, his birthday treats to us all Across all of his social media accounts, teasing that much more is to come on August 22nd at DC Fandome Of course, rumored to be in the cast and the roles that they have[...]

It was the most original and unpredictable space opera of its time and a huge influence on James Gunn's Guardians of the Galaxy You can watch the cast and writers reminisce about the show in full here: Here's an unexpected panel for Comic-Con@Home: "Farscape… To Be Continued" brought together some of the original cast and[...]

James Gunn is one of the most gracious people on social media He constantly takes time out of his day to not only respond to fan's questions, but he also muses about subjects that others frankly won't be honest about This includes on Instagram, where he routinely takes questions and answers them on a variety[...]

After the immensely popular Guardians of the Galaxy viewing party mere weeks ago, James Gunn graced our lives again with another viewing party, this time for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2 Gunn gave us some excellent insight into the popular follow-up. James Gunn at the Los Angeles premiere of 'Ant-Man And The Wasp' held at[...]

Director James Gunn shared what constitutes to his standard via Twitter, "A perfect film can be different from a favorite film, or a great film A perfect film is something that sings from start to finish with no obvious mistakes, whether they be aesthetic or structural There are no logical lapses." Citing the 1985 Robert[...]

James Gunn, director of the Guardians of the Galaxy franchise, has another surprise for fans He decided to compile a mixtape of Meredith Quill's favorite songs Laura Haddock played her in the films, Meredith was Peter Quill's (Chris Pratt) mother Peter's journey to becoming Starlord began shortly after the young boy stormed out from his[...]

James Gunn has been very active on social media during all that is going on, sharing all kinds of info about the films he has made and is making, as well as making recommendations on movies to watch while we are all at home On Twitter, he shared a list of 54 action films to[...]

James Gunn, Taika Waititi, and more have all done similar things with their own films as well.   Happy Death Day Tweet Along With Cast Will Happen On Friday. Happy Death Day Fans Are Excited The film has quite the online following Whole websites and social media threads about the mechanics of the film are everywhere, with many theories[...]

A fan asked director James Gunn if he was influenced by space opera series Farscape for Guardians of the Galaxy movies Gun replied, "People are always bringing up a million films asking me if they're inspirations Usually the answer is no In the case of Farscape it is most definitely YES." To anyone who has watched[...]

The Guardians of the Galaxy became one of its biggest surprise success stories of the MCU mainly thanks to franchise director James Gunn It's not far-fetched to say when he finally gets to work on Vol 3, it could be the last time we see the group in its current incarnation. Oreo the Raccoon and James[...]

Suicide Squad director James Gunn took to Twitter this week to declare that filming with several of Suicide Squad's stars had wrapped, along with the movie's time filming in Panama. That's a wrap on our time in #Panama #TheSuicideSquad isn't quite done shooting but we're approaching the finish line and we did wrap some key cast[...]

It would make sense, and would also be a good way to bring in viewers. The Harder They Fall has no confirmed release date for Netflix, but bet on it being sometime close to the end of next year, after Idris Elba finishes up his Suicide Squad obligations with James Gunn. First seen on Hollywood Reporter [...]

Why won't they get off our lawn? And also, what's with their love of superhero movies? Case in point, whippersnapper and Suicide Squad director James Gunn has taken to newfangled social media service Instagram to once again defend Marvel flicks after Francis Ford Coppola joined Martin Scorsese in trashing the genre. Gunn wrote: Many of our grandfathers[...]

It's supposed to be just fun." The Suicide Squad is written and directed by Guardians of the Galaxy mastermind James Gunn, who has made a name for himself from his superhero genre work In an attempt to get Gunn on board with DC, Warner Bros offered him a take on various DC characters which reportedly included[...]

What's that? He did Taxi Driver? Well… In any case, Scorsese's comments drew the ire of one of Marvel's most celebrated filmmakers, one who some might even say is the King of Comedy when it comes to superhero flicks, Guardians of the Galaxy and Suicide Squad director James Gunn. On Twitter, Gunn said he was "saddened" at[...]

But when it comes to Suicide Squad, which will be rebooted by Guardians of the Galaxy director James Gunn soon, Garcia is also excited, but offered words of thanks to previous Suicide Squad director David Ayer. David, I really, really enjoyed and loved the characters you created You literally brought to life Harley Quinn and so[...]

While Marvel maestro James Gunn might be spending some time making his mark on DC Comics' cinematic universe, it looks like he'll be getting a little more help from his friends – a very familiar one, at that Deadline Hollywood is reporting exclusively that sources are confirming that Nathan Fillion (Firefly, The Rookie) will be[...]

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.3 has been a project everyone is talking about since Disney fired and then rehired director James Gunn Now that Gunn is back a fan asked him why he wasn't present at the big reveal for the next slate of Marvel movies. Sorry to disappoint Guardians Vol 3 IS happening, but[...]

Most of us know Storm Reid for her work in A Wrinkle in Time, but, according to Variety, you might be seeing her play the daughter of Idris Elba's character in James Gunn's upcoming Suicide Squad 2 Reid will be joining Margot Robbie, Joel Kinnaman, Jai Courtney, and Viola Davis in the film. Editorial credit: DFree[...]

Leave it to Guardians of the Galaxy's James Gunn to produce a tight little thriller like 'Brightburn' Written by James' brother Mark and cousin Brian, they take the classic origin story of Clark Kent/Superman, and throw it into a spin that would make Quentin Tarantino proud It's wicked, graphically violent, and perfectly solid way to[...]

Following an earlier piece wherein filmmaker James Gunn discussed his personal experiences and feelings surrounding the entire Disney firing / rehiring of the Marvel Studios three-time director, a little insight about Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3. Oreo the Raccoon and James Gunn at the "Guardians of the Galaxy" premierePhoto courtesy of Marvel Gunn pulled back the galactic[...]