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 Mike DeLuca, 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

• The Longest Yard (2005)
• The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning (2006)
• Up in the Air (2009)
• X-Men: First Class (2011) (Story only)
• Everest (2024)

Television

Awards

Up in the Air's script won:

• The BAFTA Awards for Best Adapted Screenplay^[4][5][6][7]
• The Golden Globe Awards for Best Screenplay^[8][9][10]
• The Writers Guild award for Best Adapted Screenplay^[11][12][13]

• The Broadcast Film Critics award for Best Adapted Screenplay^{[14][15][16][17]}
• The Chicago Film Critics award for Best Adapted Screenplay^[18][19]
• The Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics for Best Screenplay^[20][21][22]
• The Denver Film Critics Society award for Best Adapted Screenplay^[23][24][25]
• The Florida Film Critics award for Best Screenplay^[26][27]
• The Houston Film Critics award for Best Screenplay^[28][29]
• The Indiana Film Critics award for Best Screenplay^[30]
• The Kansas City Film Critics award for Screenplay^[31][32]
• The Los Angeles Film Critics award for Screenplay^[33][34]
• The National Board of Review award for Best Adapted Screenplay^[35]
• The Oklahoma Film Critics award for Best Screenplay - Adapted^[36][37]
• The Southeastern Film Critics award for Best Adapted Screenplay^[38]
• The Toronto Film Critics award for Best Screenplay (tie)^[39]
• The Washington D.C. Area Film Critics award for Best Screenplay, Adapted^[40][41][42]