Callum Jones-Staff Writer

Callum Jones

Staff Writer

March, 2024
Doctor Who, James Bond
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About Callum Jones

Callum Jones is a Shift Writer for Screen Rant. After obtaining an MA in Scriptwriting from Goldsmiths, University London, he went on to make a handful of short films before using his knowledge and passion for film and TV to transition into article writing. As well as writing about film and TV, Callum also hosts a radio show where he talks about and reviews the latest big and small screen releases.
On top of his day job, Callum also writes and performs comedy. He has appeared in a number of sketch shows and been a writer on BBC Radio Four’s The News Quiz and DMs Are Open.

Favorite Media

Callum is a particularly big fan of the James Bond films. His party trick is that he can name every single Bond movie, villain, Bond girl, and theme song singer off the top of his head.
Callum also has a love of Doctor Who, as well as both British and American sitcoms. 

Industry Focus

Callum has been a professional writer since 2023. As well as writing from Screen Rant, Callum has also contributed articles to MovieWeb, and currently hosts a TV and movie themed radio show called Screen Time. 

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David Duchovny as Fox Mulder and Gillian Anderson as Dana Scully from The X Files
Disney's New X-Files Reboot Already Has A Mulder & Scully Return Problem

Disney’s reboot of The X-Files has officially been announced, and the subject of whether Mulder and Scully should return or not is a problematic one.

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Eiza Gonzalez and Jess Hong in 3 Body Problem
3 Body Problem Cast & Character Guide: Who Stars In Netflix's Sci-Fi Show

Netflix's ambitious new sci-fi series, 3 Body Problem, boasts an ensemble cast made up of both new and established talents playing the characters.

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Quentin Tarantino's cameo in Django: Unchained, with him wearing a cowboy hat and holding a gun
Tarantino's 10th Movie Cancelation Repeats His $155 Million Hit From 9 Years Ago

Quentin Tarantino's The Movie Critic has officially been canceled in a surprising case of cinematic history repeating itself.

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A Canceled James Bond Movie Would Have Done Daniel Craig's 007 Over 10 Years Earlier

Daniel Craig’s version of James Bond took the 007 franchise in a new direction, but a canceled Bond movie from the nineties almost beat him to it.

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You Probably Missed Doctor Who Season 14's Brilliantly Meta Ncuti Gatwa Reunion

Doctor Who's latest episode included a pleasing connection to Ncuti Gatwa’s second most famous role that most viewers would’ve missed.

Sean Connery as James Bond lighting a cigarette in Dr. No
James Bond Rewrote Ian Fleming's NSFW Reason 007 Got Kicked Out Of School

Ian Fleming hinted at a disturbing aspect of James Bond's youth that has fortunately been revised by another 007 author in the years since.

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Characters from Weird Science and The Breakfast Club in front of a purple background
Robert Downey Jr.’s 39-Year-OId Comedy Created A Weird Paradox With A $52 Million John Hughes Movie

A Robert Downey Jr.-starring John Hughes movie from way back in 1985 creates a hilarious paradox with one of the director's other big hits.

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Colin Creevey from The Harry Potter Franchise
Colin Creevey's Harry Potter Movie Fate Is Still Better Than His Book Ending

While Colin Creevey is arguably the Harry Potter character who was let down most by the movies, his outcome in the books is even worse.

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Fast and Furious 11 Vin Diesel cast
Fast & Furious Is $1.9 Billion Away From Breaking A Vin Diesel Box Office Record

Fast & Furious is one of the highest-grossing movie franchises on the planet, and it's less than $2 billion away from breaking a Vin Diesel record.

Julia Roberts Gaslit Notting Hill background
Julia Roberts Nearly Rejected Her Iconic $364 Million Movie From 25 Years Ago For A Wild Reason

Julia Roberts and romantic comedies go hand-in-hand, but the star almost turned down one of her most famous rom-com roles for a mind-boggling reason.

Daniel Craig as Benoit Blanc from Glass Onion
Knives Out 3 Casting May Open Up A Massive Plot Hole (With One Perfect Explanation)

Knives Out 3 now officially has a cast, but the addition of one famous face brings about a gigantic paradox that could, nevertheless, still work.

Daisy Ridley as Rey from The Star Wars Franchise
Daisy Ridley's Perfect Star Wars Replacement Is Her Dream Role In This $4.5 Billion Franchise

Since 2019's The Rise of Skywalker, Daisy Ridley has struggled to find a suitable Star Wars replacement. However, that could change very soon.

Jamie Lee Curtis as Linda, smoking a cigarette with her family behind her in Knives Out
Knives Out 3’s New Casting Could Continue An Odd Franchise Trend

The cast of Knives Out 3 has officially been announced. Among the famous faces is a star who continues a strange trend that has emerged in the series.

Aneurin Barnard looking confused as Roger ap Gwilliam in Doctor Who
Doctor Who Season 14's Weirdest Episode Is A Reminder To Watch RTD's Show With 89% On Rotten Tomatoes

Doctor Who's most recent episode might just be its strangest, yet the story shares a lot in common with a Russell T. Davies drama from 2019.

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Doctor Who's Alternate Timeline May Reveal What Happened To David Tennant's Fourteenth Doctor

David Tennant's Fourteenth Doctor won't be popping up in Doctor Who season 14, but episode 4’s alternate reality could explain what happened to him.

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Squid Game Season 3 Is Looking More Likely Than Ever 6 Months Before Season 2 Premieres

Though Squid Game season 2 is still yet to be released, the hit Netflix show's enduring popularity means a third season is almost guaranteed.

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Kingdom Of The Planet Of The Apes' Box Office Looks So Much Better Now

Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes is on track to be a financial success, proving any doubters wrong and breaking a recent cinema trend.

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Stranger Things Season 5 Set Photos Poke Holes In 1 Popular Villain Theory

Filming for Stranger Things season 5 is currently underway and now new set photos have come to light that somewhat disprove a popular villain theory.

Daniel Craig as James Bond from No Time to Die and Timothy Dalton as James Bond from Licence to Kill
The Best James Bond Movie Came Out 60 Years Ago According To Rotten Tomatoes

While everyone has their own opinion on which James Bond movie is the best, according to Rotten Tomatoes, it's one that was released six decades ago.

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Joy from Inside Out
Amy Poehler's Inside Out Sequel Idea Mirrors The Approach Of Pixar's $3.3 Billion Franchise

Amy Poehler's Inside Out idea for how to turn the films into a long-running franchise is akin to the model used by another successful Pixar series.

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