James Gunn’s career in film began as a screenwriter / actor at Lloyd Kaufman’s legendary B-movie factory, Troma films.
Titled The Specials, the film which starred Rob Lowe, Judy Greer, Thomas Haden-Church, and his frequent collaborator and brother, Sean Gunn.
1995 saw him write his first film under their auspices, Tromeo and Juliet, and in a short five years, Gunn saw himself write his first indie movie outside of the company.
Both films were hits, and two huge results came from their success – Gunn’s writing of Scooby Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed for release in 2004, and his writing/directing debut in 2006 through Universal’s production of Slither.