Sheldon Turner

Sheldon Turner is a screenwriter and producer. His produced credits as a screenwriter include The Longest Yard, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning, Up in the [Air (2009 film)|Up in the Air] and X-Men: First Class. He is an alum of Cornell University in Ithaca, NY.
Turner was featured in The Dialogue interview series. 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. His production company Vendetta Productions recently signed a first-look deal with A+E Studios.

Filmography

Film writerThe Longest Yard The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning Up in the Air X-Men: First Class Everest
Television

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

Awards

Up in the Airs script won:

The BAFTA Awards for BAFTA Award for [Best Adapted Screenplay|Best Adapted Screenplay]
The Golden Globe Awards for Best Screenplay
The Writers Guild award for Best Adapted Screenplay
The Broadcast [Film Critics Association|Broadcast Film Critics] award for Best Adapted Screenplay
The Chicago Film Critics award for Best Adapted Screenplay
The Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics for Best Screenplay
The Denver Film Critics Society award for Best Adapted Screenplay
The Florida Film Critics award for Best Screenplay
The Houston Film Critics award for Best Screenplay
The Indiana Film Critics award for Best Screenplay
The Kansas City Film Critics award for Screenplay
The Los Angeles Film Critics award for Screenplay
The National Board of Review award for Best Adapted Screenplay
The Oklahoma Film Critics award for Best Screenplay - Adapted
The Southeastern Film Critics award for Best Adapted Screenplay
The Toronto Film Critics award for Best Screenplay
The Washington D.C. Area Film Critics award for Best Screenplay, Adapted