The couple, who've been collectively since 2015, introduced the information on social media.
James Gunn is engaged to actress Jennifer Holland.
The author-director-producer, whose credit embrace a spread of superhero-centric initiatives from HBO Max’s Peacemaker to movies together with The Suicide Squad and the Guardians of the Galaxy franchise, posted a photograph on Instagram on Sunday of his longtime accomplice sipping from a mug whereas exhibiting off diamond ring on her left ring finger. He captioned the photograph merely with two emojis: “😏❤️” The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed that the put up is certainly an engagement announcement.
For her half, Holland commented with an emoji of her personal: “🥰” Earlier within the day, Holland additionally posted a photograph of her and Gunn on Instagram with a rainbow behind the couple, captioning the picture: “Happiness. 🌈 ⛅️ ❤️”
Amongst these providing the congratulations within the feedback have been a number of actors who've appeared in Gunn’s movies and TV initiatives, together with The Suicide Squad star Viola Davis, Guardians actress Karen Gillan, The Suicide Squad and Peacemaker actor Steve Agee and The Suicide Squad actress Daniela Melchior.
Gunn and Holland usually are not solely romantically concerned but additionally have labored collectively as nicely, together with her taking part in Emilia Harcourt in The Suicide Squad and reprising that position in Peacemaker, reverse John Cena. Her different credit embrace the TV collection Solar Information and American Horror Story.
The couple have been collectively since 2015. They have been launched by Gunn’s buddy Michael Rosenbaum, identified for his position as Lex Luthor within the TV collection Smallville, who was courting one among Holland’s buddies on the time. Rosenbaum had supplied to set them up after the director noticed a photograph of Holland and requested who she was. When Rosenbaum’s then-girlfriend approached Holland with the thought of a setup, Holland admitted she had by no means heard of Gunn, regardless of the actual fact he had grow to be just about a family identify with Guardians the earlier summer time.
She instructedThe Hollywood Reporter final month that she was initially hesitant about going out with Gunn — “She described James as a producer-director. I assume the truth that she put producer first or one thing, it simply form of gave me bizarre vibes” — earlier than trying him up on-line, the place he “appeared so extremely charming in interviews.” They click on on their first date, she stated: “I simply instructed him my entire life story. We spent like seven hours collectively and that’s it. That’s the way it began.”
Gunn was beforehand married to The Workplace star Jenna Fischer; they break up in 2007 after six years of marriage. He's presently directing Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 for Marvel Studios, with a second season of Peacemaker formally on the best way for HBO Max.