Sheldon Turner

Sheldon Turner is a screenwriter and producer. His produced credits as a screenwriter include The Longest Yard (2005), The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning (2006), Up in the Air (2009) and X-Men: First Class (2011). He is an alum of Cornell University in Ithaca, NY.

Turner was featured in The Dialogue interview series.[1] In this 90-minute interview with producer Michael De Luca, Turner charts his detour from law school to screenwriting. Turner will be writing the live action Splinter Cell film.[2] His production company Vendetta Productions recently signed a first-look deal with A+E Studios.[3]

Filmography

Film writer

Television

Year Title Writer Executive
Producer 		Notes
2015 The Advocate Yes Yes TV movie
2017 Controversy Yes Yes
2020 Acting for a Cause Yes Yes Episode "Up in the Air"

Awards

Up in the Air's script won:

References

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