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'''David Elias Callaham''' (born October 24, 1977)<ref name=cbi>{{cite web|url=https://www.californiabirthindex.org/birth/david_e_callaham_born_1977_13188432|work=California Birth Index|publisher=California Office of Health Information and Research|title=David E Callaham was born on October 24, 1977 in Fresno County, California|access-date=December 4, 2018}}</ref> is an American screenwriter and producer. He is best known for co-writing the screenplays for the films ''[[Doom (film)|Doom]]'' (2005), ''[[The Expendables (2010 film)|The Expendables]]'' (2010), ''[[Zombieland: Double Tap]]'' (2019), ''[[Wonder Woman 1984]]'' (2020), ''[[Mortal Kombat (2021 film)|Mortal Kombat]]'', ''[[Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings]]'' (both 2021), and ''[[Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse]]'' (2023).
==Life==
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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=September 13, 2017}}</ref> In November 2018, [[Sony Pictures Animation]] hired Callaham to write a sequel to ''[[Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse]]''.<ref name="SurpriseVoices">{{cite web|last=Vejvoda|first=Jim|date=November 29, 2018|title=Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse Official Credits Reveal Surprise Voice Actor Cameos|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2018/11/30/spider-man-into-the-spider-verse-official-credits-reveal-surprise-voice-actor-cameos|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181130210649/https://www.ign.com/articles/2018/11/30/spider-man-into-the-spider-verse-official-credits-reveal-surprise-voice-actor-cameos|archive-date=November 30, 2018|access-date=December 15, 2018|website=[[IGN]]}}</ref> The following month, [[Marvel Studios]] hired Callaham to write the screenplay for [[Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings|a film based on Shang-Chi]].<ref name="ShangChi">{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2018/12/shang-chi-marvel-studios-first-asian-film-superhero-dave-callaham-kevin-feige-black-panther-1202512660/ |last=Fleming|first=Mike Jr. |title='Shang-Chi' Marvel's First Asian Film Superhero Franchise; Dave Callaham Scripting, Search On For Director Of Asian Descent|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=December 3, 2018}}</ref> The film had its world premiere on August 16, 2021, and was released on September 3, 2021. In April 2020, Callaham was announced as the writer of [[Walt Disney Pictures]]' live-action remake of ''[[Hercules (1997 film)#Live-action remake|Hercules]]''.<ref name="Hercules">{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/hercules-live-action-remake-works-disney-shang-chi-writer-1292684|title='Hercules' Live-Action Remake in the Works From Disney, 'Shang-Chi' Writer (Exclusive)|author=Borys Kit|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=April 30, 2020|access-date=May 6, 2020|url-status=live|archive-date=May 6, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200506191536/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/hercules-live-action-remake-works-disney-shang-chi-writer-1292684}}</ref> In June 2022, it was reported that he left the project.<ref>{{cite news |last=Fleming |first=Mike Jr. |url=https://deadline.com/2022/06/hurcules-guy-ritchie-live-action-movie-disney-aladdin-1235047935/ |title='Aladdin' Director Guy Ritchie Teams With Disney & AGBO On Live-Action 'Hercules' |work=Deadline Hollywood |date=June 17, 2022 |access-date=September 26, 2022}}</ref> In January 2022, Callaham was announced to have written the latest draft of screenplay of the ''[[Masters of the Universe (upcoming film)|Masters of the Universe]]'' reboot for [[Netflix]], along with [[Aaron and Adam Nee]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=D'Alessandro|first=Anthony|date=January 28, 2022|title='Masters Of The Universe' Live-Action Mattel Movie Heads To Netflix After Being In Development At Sony; Kyle Allen To Play He-Man|url=https://deadline.com/2022/01/masters-of-the-universe-movie-netflix-kyle-allen-he-man-1234922004/|access-date=January 28, 2022|website=Deadline|language=en-US}}</ref> On May 1, 2024 it was confirmed that the ''Masters of the Universe'' film will now be released through [[Amazon MGM Studios]] and [[Mattel Films]] and will be directed by [[Travis Knight]] with a screenplay written by [[Chris Butler (filmmaker)|Chris Butler]] that will be based on the initial draft written by Callaham and Aaron and Adam Nee.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2024/film/news/masters-of-the-universe-movie-amazon-mgm-travis-knight-release-date-1235989182/|title=Mattel’s ‘Masters of the Universe’ Moves From Netflix to Amazon for Summer 2026 Release, Travis Knight to Direct|website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=May 1, 2024|access-date=May 1, 2024}}</ref>
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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