James Gunn & Jennifer Holland Are Officially Engaged!
By Kristin Myers on February 20, 2022 at 6:26 PM EST
It’s great to be James Gunn right now!
Less than a week after season 1 of HBO’s “Peacemaker” wrapped up, Gunn subtly revealed that he had popped the question to his longtime girlfriend, “American Pie” actress Jennifer Holland.
And, judging by the look on her face, that’s a yes!
James Gunn Proposes To Jennifer Holland: She Says Yes!
On Sunday, the “Guardians of the Galaxy” director posted a photo of Jennifer Holland smiling behind a coffee cup. An engagement ring is clearly visibly on her finger.
Gunn played it coy in the caption, simply dropping two emojis: “😏❤️”
“OMG!!!!!!!😍❤️😍❤️😍❤️” wrote "Guardians of the Galaxy" star Karen Gillan.
"Suicide Squad" actress Viola Davis commented, “Aaaaaaaahhh!!!!! Congratulations!!!!!”
“Wow!!! Congratulations to you both!! @jenniferlholland ❤️❤️” read one comment.
“😭😭😭😭😭❤️” read another.
“OHEMGEEEEEEE!!! Congrats, you guys! So happy for you both! ♥️🥰🎉” wrote Nikki Griffin.
“Congratulations @jamesgunn and @jenniferlholland so happy for you! 💛💛💛💛💛💛💛” said another.
“Awe. Congratulations you two ❤️ @jamesgunn @jenniferlholland” wrote Lesley-Ann Brandt.
“Only the brightest sparkle for this gem ☺️😌🤩💘💘💘🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉” said another.
“MY HEART EXPLODES FROM JOY*” wrote Molly Caitlyn Quinn.
The congratulations continued to pour in from colleagues and friends who had nothing but love for the cute couple!
James Gunn Wishes Jennifer Holland A Happy Valentine’s Day!
The news comes less than a week after the “Suicide Squad” director posted a series of snaps featuring him and the “Zombie Strippers!” actress together for Valentine’s Day.
“#HappyValentinesDay to my valentine, who has been with me through the good times, the bad times, & now the great times! Love you, @jenniferlholland. ❤️🧜♂️” he wrote.
The pair have been dating since 2015. Although she took on a supporting role in 2021’s “The Suicide Squad,” her character of Emilia Harcourt took on a much larger role in his recent spin-off series, “Peacemaker.”
Only a few hours before Gunn teased the engagement photo, Holland shared a photo of the two standing in front of a rainbow. She captioned the snap “Happiness. 🌈 ⛅️ ❤️” Gunn commented on the photo with a simple red heart emoji.
Considering that there are rumors that a “Peacemaker” character will be appearing in the upcoming DC “Black Adam” film starring Dwayne Johnson, fans are wondering if Holland will make an appearance there as well.
“It is part of the DCU, I mean they can use these characters,” Gunn said. “I mean, one of these characters, which people have kind of figured out, one of these characters is used in a future big DC movie that's from here. So we are connected to all of this... who knows what role these characters are going to play in the future? I mean no one knew who the Guardians of the Galaxy were, and then all of a sudden they're massive players in [Avengers:] Infinity War and [Avengers:] Endgame. So who knows what's going to happen with Peacemaker in ten years, five years, or whatever.”
Fans are hoping that Gunn will be able to work with his soon-to-be wife more in the years ahead as “Peacemaker” season 2 gets underway. But, as for right now, Gunn is hard at work on Marvel’s “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3.”
Fans Are Wishing James Gunn And Jennifer Holland All The Best!
Wishing Wookiee sized congratulations (just no teeth) to @jennlholland and @JamesGunn on their engagement!https://t.co/QserzS8psh
— Peter Mayhew Foundation (@TheWookieeRoars) February 20, 2022
Shortly after their engagement broke, everyone was heading to Twitter in order to offer their congratulations to the happy couple. Take a look at just a few of the reactions below!
Just yesterday I was wondering why they weren't engaged since they've been together for a long time. Haha
Congratulations to both of you.— MrRobert071 (@MrRobert071) February 20, 2022
James Gunn and Jennifer Holland are engaged?! pic.twitter.com/5FTv84aBh2
— Sie (@theculturebase) February 20, 2022
Congrats to both @JamesGunn @jennlholland on your engagement! Many blessings to you both
— Twitcthywwilson4life (@Twitchywwilson1) February 20, 2022
Congratulations! Will Groot be wearing a Tux or going casual with a tuxedo shirt? pic.twitter.com/GpN0OuQe7j
— InebriatedJawa (@InebriatedJawa) February 20, 2022
That ring tho! Happy for you both! 🥲 pic.twitter.com/71tREDssDp
— Jay (@_champagnepepe) February 20, 2022
🙌🙌🙌🥲 Congrats to you both!! Been awesome to watch your journey together through the highs, lows, and, now, the highest of highs.
— Kirsten (@KirstenAcuna) February 20, 2022