James Gunn

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James Gunn’s Superman Takes Flight at New Fortress of Solitude in Norway

James Gunn's Superman movie has begun filming in Norway, where scenes of the frosty Fortress of Solitude are being filmed.…

2 months ago
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Dave Bautista Says His Dreams of Playing Bane Are Dead: ‘You Need Younger Actors’

Dave Bautista once dreamed of playing Bane, one of Batman's iconic arch-nemeses played by Tom Hardy in 2012's The Dark…

1 year ago
  • Movie News

Jeremy Renner Update; James Corden Was Almost in The Whale; Avatar Keeps Climbing

James Corden says he almost played Brendan Fraser's part in The Whale; Jeremy Renner is in critical but stable condition;…

1 year ago
  • Movie News

James Gunn Addresses ‘Disrespectful’ and ‘Unkind’ Backlash to Superman Recasting

James Gunn has responded to what he called a "disrespectul" and "unkind" response to some of his decisions since taking…

1 year ago
  • Movie News

Henry Cavill Not Returning as Superman, James Gunn and Peter Safran Working on New Movie

Henry Cavill will no longer be returning to play Superman. Instead, DC Studios heads James Gunn and Peter Safran are…

1 year ago
  • The Rundown

Discount A-Listers; Kimmel to Host Oscars; ‘The Biggest Story Ever Told’

How to get A-listers to work cheap; Jimmy Kimmel will host the Oscars again; new DC Films chief James Gunn…

1 year ago
  • Movie News

The Suicide Squad and the Destruction of Plot Armor

(Spoiler warning: The following contains very general spoilers about The Suicide Squad, written and directed by James Gunn, without explicitly saying…

3 years ago
  • Movie News

James Gunn Doesn’t Need to Shout

Before James Gunn was one of the most successful writers and directors in movies, The Suicide Squad maestro used to…

3 years ago
  • The Rundown

Geena Davis Q&A; Millionaires Fightin’; Gunn and Scorsese Are Good in Different Ways

Geena Davis on the Bentonville Film Festival and a Thelma & Louise what-if; Scarlett Johansson's lawsuit may inspire more; James…

3 years ago
  • The Rundown

Joel Coen Alone; Obama’s Ex; a Reasonable UFO Theory; Brendan Fraser Books Some Roles

Netflix offers a compelling UFO theory; the Coen Bros.' composer explains why Joel Coen is going solo for his next…

3 years ago
  • Podcasts

The Suicide Squad Director James Gunn on What Makes a Crappy Supervillain Crappy — Starting With Polka-Dot Man

https://shows.acast.com/moviemaker-interviews/episodes/james-gunn-the-suicide-squad James Gunn bought into the Suicide Squad concept from a very young age, delighting in DC Comics writer John…

3 years ago
  • Movie News

Guardians of the Galaxy Director James Gunn Reacts to Cleveland Guardians’ New Name

Guardians of Cleveland, meet Guardians of the Galaxy director James Gunn, who has this reaction to your new name: "If…

3 years ago
  • The Rundown

James Gunn Q&A; James Gandolfini’s Lost Office Role; Felicity Jones Wants to Rave

James Gunn gets candid; Felicity Jones seeks raves; Sopranos stars say James Gandolfini was paid $3 million to not be on NBC's…

3 years ago
  • Movie News

James Gunn Would Like Actors to Please Stop Lying About Their Height

The Suicide Squad and Guardians of the Galaxy writer-director James Gunn would like actors to please be honest about their…

3 years ago
  • Movie News

James Gunn Lists Godfather Part II, Bladerunner 2049, Dark Knight Among Sequels Better Than the Original

Director James Gunn has recently been a man with sequels on his mind in more ways than one. While currently…

4 years ago
  • Movie News

Movie News: Tiger King Rebuttal; Tom Hanks’ Kitchen; James Gunn Update

In today's Movie News: Carole Baskin emailed us about Tiger King; James Gunn has an update on the only two…

4 years ago
  • First Draft

First Draft: Seeing Is Conceiving. Build a Blueprint to Work Visuals Into Your Screenplay

In partnership with Creative Screenwriting and ScreenCraft, “First Draft” is a series on everything to do with screenwriting. Writing visually is something a lot…

7 years ago
  • Spring 2017

Things I’ve Learned as a Moviemaker: James Gunn

You could argue that James Gunn is just very lucky—and yes, to have the third feature you direct make upwards…

7 years ago
  • Interviews

James Gunn Goes Dark Again: As Writer-Producer of The Belko Experiment, He Doesn’t Hold Back

Now best known as the mind behind Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy (and its highly anticipated sequel, Vol. 2, out…

7 years ago
  • Best Of

Mixing Yuks with Yucks: The Best Horror Comedies of the Past 30 Years

What is it about the combination of horror and comedy that’s so irresistibly entertaining? Mixing macabre humor with bountiful bloodshed…

13 years ago