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{{short description|American screenwriter (born 1977)|bot=PearBOT 5}}
{{distinguish|David Callahan}}
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| yearsactive = 2003–present
| spouse = {{marriage|Bree Tichy|2009}}
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'''David Elias Callaham''' (born October
==Life==
Callaham was born in [[Fresno, California]], on October 24, 1977, to Lee Hsu and Michael Callaham. He has a brother, Gregory.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Participant Bios|url=http://gelinawedding.weebly.com/participant-bios.html|access-date=September 4, 2021
== Career ==
After reading an article in ''Penthouse'' magazine focusing on the lifestyle of Hollywood TV writers, Callaham and a friend moved to Los Angeles with plans to write comedies together. They sent query letters to multiple agencies but never received responses. Callaham worked at [[Creative Artists Agency]] for a while, sometimes submitting his material secretly for coverage.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fresh-voices.com/index.php/blog/9-articles-interviews/24-screenwriter-profile-dave-callaham|title=Screenwriter Profile: David Callaham|work=Fresh Voices|access-date=October 27, 2014|format=Interview}}</ref> In 2003, Callaham wrote the [[Doom (film)|film adaptation]] to the video game ''[[Doom (series)|Doom]]'' and submitted it in the summer of 2005. Around that time, Callaham wrote ''Barrow'' for [[Warner Bros.]], a mercenary-inspired action script which later became ''[[The Expendables (2010 film)|The Expendables]]''. Callaham was credited for story and characters after [[Sylvester Stallone]] used Callaham's ''Barrow'' script as a "starting point" for ''The Expendables''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.loeb.com/~/media/Files/Publications/2013/01/Webb%20v%20Stallone/Files/webb%20v%20stallone/FileAttachment/webb%20v%20stallone.pdf|title=Webb vs. Stallone|work=United States District Court Southern District of New York|access-date=October 21, 2014|date=December 27, 2012}}</ref> In 2010, [[Legendary Pictures]] hired Callaham to write the first draft for ''[[Godzilla (2014 film)|Godzilla]]'', for which he received a story credit.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hitfix.com/blogs/motion-captured/posts/guillermo-del-toro-on-godzilla-not-so-fast-says-director|title=Updated! Guillermo Del Toro on 'Godzilla'? Not so fast, says director|last=McWeeny|first=Drew|work=Hit Fix|date=October 14, 2010}}</ref> In 2014, Callaham completed a production rewrite for ''[[Ant-Man (film)|Ant-Man]]'', and in 2019, he co-wrote the ''[[Zombieland]]'' sequel, ''[[Zombieland: Double Tap]]'', for [[Sony]]. He also worked on the yet-unproduced ''Jackpot'' for [[Focus Features]] and ''[[America: The Motion Picture]]'' for [[Netflix]].<ref name="Deadline September 2014">{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2014/09/zombieland-2-gets-writer-and-urgency-843881/|title=After Moving Slow As Corpse,
In October 2016, [[Universal Pictures]] hired Callaham to rewrite ''The Wolf Man'' for their [[Universal monsters#Dark Universe|Dark Universe]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/universal-taps-expendables-writer-pen-937520|title=Universal Taps 'The Expendables' Writer to Pen 'The Wolf Man' (Exclusive)|first=Rebecca|last=Ford|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=October 13, 2016|access-date=August 26, 2018}}</ref> In September 2017, [[Patty Jenkins]] hired Callaham to write the script for ''[[Wonder Woman 1984]]'' with her and [[Geoff Johns]].<ref name="WW84">{{cite web|last1=Kit|first1=Borys|date=September 13, 2017|title='The Expendables' Writer Joins Patty Jenkins, Geoff Johns to Write 'Wonder Woman 2' (EXCLUSIVE)|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/expendables-writer-dave-callaham-joins-wonder-woman-2-writing-team-1038759/|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|access-date=
On May 10, 2024, it was announced that Callaham, who wrote the early drafts to ''Godzilla'' (2014), will write a follow-up to ''[[Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/godzilla-x-kong-follow-dave-callaham-1235895879/|title=‘Godzilla x Kong’ Follow-Up Enlists ‘Shang Chi’ Scribe Dave Callaham to Write (Exclusive)|first=Borys|last=Kit|work=|date=May 10, 2024|access-date=May 10, 2024|url-status=live|archive-date=May 10, 2024|archive-url=https://archive.today/20240510201312/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/godzilla-x-kong-follow-dave-callaham-1235895879/}}</ref>
==Lawsuit==
In late 2013, [[Nu Image]] and Millennium Films filed a lawsuit against Callaham and the Writers Guild of America West for fraud, unjust enrichment, and declaratory relief over a "flawed and misinformed" Guild arbitration that gave Callaham undeserved writing credit for ''The Expendables'' and ''[[The Expendables 2]]''.
The plaintiffs accused Callaham of intentionally withholding emails and other correspondences from the WGA screenwriting credit arbitration panel in 2009 that reportedly reveal how very little Callaham was involved with ''The Expendables''. They demanded reimbursements from Callaham for any payments made to him for his
==Filmography==
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