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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, ‘Zombieland 2′ Gets Writer And Urgency|last=Fleming|first=Mike Jr.|website=Deadline Hollywood|date=September 30, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://deadline.com/2017/03/netflix-animated-film-america-channing-tatum-voicing-george-washington-1202056188/|title=Netflix Sets First Animated Film ‘America’; Channing Tatum Voicing George Washington|last=Fleming|first=Mike Jr. |date=2017-03-30|website=Deadline Hollywood|access-date=2017-04-03|language=en-US}}</ref>
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=13 September 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 was released on August 16, 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 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=2022-01-28|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=2022-01-28|website=Deadline|language=en-US}}</ref>
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