James Gunn isn’t too happy about Space Force members being called ‘Guardians’ Entertainment Sun, Dec 20, 2020 James Gunn, director of Marvel Studios’ 'Guardians of the Galaxy' had only one question to ask After US Vice President Mike Pence’s announced that the members of the United States Space Force will now be called ‘Guardians’, quite a few eyebrows were raised. While social media users did not hold back from coming down heavily on Pence, James Gunn, director of Marvel Studios’ Guardians of the Galaxy had only one question to ask. “Can we sue this dork?” Gunn’s tweet came not long after the military branch’s official Twitter account posted: “Today, after a yearlong process that produced hundreds of submissions and research involving space professionals and members of the general public, we can finally share with you the name by which we will be known: Guardians.”