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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.

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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

YearTitleWriterExecutive
Producer		Notes
2015The AdvocateYesYesTV movie
2017ControversyYesYes
2020 Acting for a Cause YesYesEpisode "Up in the Air"

Awards

Up in the Air's script won:

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  2. ↑ "New Regency & Ubisoft Hire 'Everest' Scribe Sheldon Turner For 'Splinter Cell'". Deadline. 31 March 2014. Retrieved 2014-03-31.
  3. ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (2020-10-26). "Sheldon Turner & Jennifer Klein's Vendetta Productions Inks First-Look Deal With A+E Studios". Deadline. Retrieved 2020-10-27.
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