Background and career
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. 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.
The Longest Yard (2005) The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning (2006) Up in the Air (2009) X-Men: First Class (2011) (Story only) Television
The BAFTA Awards for Best Adapted Screenplay The Golden Globe Awards for Best Screenplay The Writers Guild award for Best Adapted Screenplay The 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 (tie) The Washington D.C. Area Film Critics award for Best Screenplay, Adapted
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Net-worth figure: Celebrity Net Worth (October 2026), in USD. Biography and career facts: the person's Wikipedia article and linked reporting. Snapshot date for all StarWorth figures: 28 October 2026.
