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).Turner was featured in The Dialogue interview series. 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 movie.
He played football while attending Cornell University, which he used as a selling point when interviewing for the job to write the script for The Longest Yard (2005).
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According to Celebrity Net Worth, Sheldon Turner has a net worth of $14 million as of 2016.
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Since selling his first feature film script in 2000, Sheldon Turner has written or co-written an estimated 49 movie scripts. Approximately 41 scripts from Turner are still in development as of 2016. He has been a part of at least 8 produced feature films, 4 which he has been credited on and 4 as an uncredited writer.
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Since setting up his first television pilot deal in 2000, Sheldon Turner has been a creator/writer and or executive producer on 32 projects. However, only 1 of those has been produced; his pilot The Advocate (2015) at ABC. As of 2016 Sheldon Turner has 31 pilots still in development. Of those pilots, Turner has written or co-written 23 of the scripts, while just serving as an executive producer on the others.
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In 2016 Sheldon Turner and Jennifer Klein moved their Vendetta productions over to 20th Century Fox, where they signed a two year first-look deal with Fox TV. Since setting up their company in 2011, Turner and Klein have developed and sold 16 pilots.
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In 2013 Sheldon Turner and Jennifer Klein moved Vendetta over to Sony Studios and signed a two-year first-look deal with them. In 2015, they re-upped their deal with another two-year pact. Since moving over to Sony, Turner and Klein have developed and sold 11 pilots, including The Advocate (2015) which was filmed but eventually passed on by ABC.
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In 2011 Sheldon Turner and Jennifer Klein started their television production company, Vendetta, by signing a two-year first-look deal at ABC Studios. During their deal they developed and sold 4 pilots.
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Sheldon Turner runs a television production company called Vendetta with producing partner Jennifer Klein, that they founded in 2011.
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Before graduating from law school, Turner did a legal internship at a big pharmaceutical company. However, while spending his days with very little to do, he began reading five newspapers per day. During this time, Turner wrote his first script, which he described as "an utter piece of shit". But he discovered a love of screenwriting and he made the decision to attempt a career as a screenwriter. After graduation, Turner passed the bar exam in both New York and California as a back-up plan, but left his law career behind. When he moved to Los Angeles, he took a job as a bartender by day, while writing his scripts at night. Turner would write 12 scripts before he showed one to anybody. Finally on his 13th script, he felt he hit his voice on it and it was good enough to send off to agencies.
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Graduated from New York University Law School.
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Is a graduate of Cornell University.
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Sheldon Turner has been one of the most prolific screenwriters in Hollywood since he began his career in 2000. As of 2016, Sheldon Turner has been a writer and/or producer on more than 88 projects in film or television.
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Sheldon Turner broke into Hollywood as a professional writer in 2000, when he landed an agent with the 13th script that he wrote. It was the first script he showed to people and it was the script that got him noticed. The script was a Wall Street-set legal thriller titled "The Inside Man". With that calling card script in hand, Turner made the rounds and landed meetings all over Hollywood. Prior to selling that script, his very first paid deal as a writer was a blind script commitment for a TV pilot with Davis Entertainment and Fox TV. Eventually, he sold "The Inside Man" to Ignite Entertainment and Lions Gate Films for 'low-to-mid six figures' in March 2000. In April 2000, Turner signed a 2-script deal with producer Casey Silver and Universal Pictures worth 'mid-six figures'. The first script in that deal was a psychological cop thriller titled "Estranged". In November 2000, Turner signed up to write the script for a supernatural horror thriller titled "The Ritual" at Dimension Films, based on an original idea by producer Andrew Panay. Turner finished 2000 with a total of 4 script deals, which began his career as one of the most in-demand and prolific writers in Hollywood.
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Sheldon Turner has completed some uncredited work on various projects over the years. He did a production polish for The Amityville Horror (2005), followed by another production polish on Snakes on a Plane (2006). He then worked with director F. Gary Gray on both Law Abiding Citizen (2009) and Straight Outta Compton (2015), performing revisions to the scripts during pre-production.
Writer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Controversy
2017
TV Movie creator pre-production
The Advocate
2015
TV Movie creator - writer
X: First Class
2011
story
Up in the Air
2009/I
screenplay
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning
2006
screenplay / story
The Longest Yard
2005
screenplay
Producer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Controversy
2017
TV Movie executive producer pre-production
Freakshow
producer announced
The Advocate
2015
TV Movie executive producer
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Beyond Words
2010
Video documentary
Himself
The 67th Annual Golden Globe Awards
2010
TV Special
Himself - Winner: Best Screenplay
The Dialogue: An Interview with Screenwriter Sheldon Turner
2006
Video
Himself
Won Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
2010
Golden Globe
Golden Globes, USA
Best Screenplay - Motion Picture
Up in the Air (2009)
2010
BAFTA Film Award
BAFTA Awards
Best Screenplay - Adapted
Up in the Air (2009)
2010
Critics Choice Award
Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards
Best Screenplay, Adapted
Up in the Air (2009)
2010
COFCA Award
Central Ohio Film Critics Association
Best Adapted Screenplay
Up in the Air (2009)
2010
Gold Derby Award
Gold Derby Awards
Adapted Screenplay
Up in the Air (2009)
2010
OFTA Film Award
Online Film & Television Association
Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium
Up in the Air (2009)
2010
Literary Award
PEN Center USA West Literary Awards
Screenplay
Up in the Air (2009)
2010
USC Scripter Award
USC Scripter Award
Up in the Air (2009)
2010
VFCC Award
Vancouver Film Critics Circle
Best Screenplay
Up in the Air (2009)
2010
WGA Award (Screen)
Writers Guild of America, USA
Best Adapted Screenplay
Up in the Air (2009)
2009
EDA Award
Alliance of Women Film Journalists
Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay
Up in the Air (2009)
2009
Austin Film Critics Award
Austin Film Critics Association
Best Adapted Screenplay
Up in the Air (2009)
2009
ACCA
Awards Circuit Community Awards
Best Adapted Screenplay
Up in the Air (2009)
2009
CFCA Award
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards
Best Screenplay, Adapted
Up in the Air (2009)
2009
DFWFCA Award
Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards
Best Screenplay
Up in the Air (2009)
2009
DFCS Award
Denver Film Critics Society
Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay
Up in the Air (2009)
2009
HFCS Award
Houston Film Critics Society Awards
Best Screenplay
Up in the Air (2009)
2009
IFJA Award
Indiana Film Journalists Association, US
Best Screenplay
Up in the Air (2009)
2009
KCFCC Award
Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards
Best Screenplay, Adapted
Up in the Air (2009)
2009
LAFCA Award
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
Best Screenplay
Up in the Air (2009)
2009
NBR Award
National Board of Review, USA
Best Adapted Screenplay
Up in the Air (2009)
2009
OFCC Award
Oklahoma Film Critics Circle Awards
Best Adapted Screenplay
Up in the Air (2009)
2009
PFCS Award
Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards
Best Screenplay Adapted from Another Medium
Up in the Air (2009)
2009
SEFCA Award
Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards
Best Adapted Screenplay
Up in the Air (2009)
2009
TFCA Award
Toronto Film Critics Association Awards
Best Screenplay
Up in the Air (2009)
2009
WAFCA Award
Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Awards
Best Screenplay, Adapted
Up in the Air (2009)
Nominated Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
2010
Oscar
Academy Awards, USA
Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay
Up in the Air (2009)
2010
Gold Derby Award
Gold Derby Awards
Adapted Screenplay of the Decade
Up in the Air (2009)
2010
ICS Award
International Cinephile Society Awards
Best Adapted Screenplay
Up in the Air (2009)
2010
OFCS Award
Online Film Critics Society Awards
Best Adapted Screenplay
Up in the Air (2009)
2009
Golden Schmoes
Golden Schmoes Awards
Best Screenplay of the Year
Up in the Air (2009)
2009
ICP Award
Indiewire Critics' Poll
Best Screenplay
Up in the Air (2009)
2009
Satellite Award
Satellite Awards
Best Screenplay, Adapted
Up in the Air (2009)
2009
SLFCA Award
St. Louis Film Critics Association, US
Best Screenplay
Up in the Air (2009)
2005
Stinker Award
The Stinkers Bad Movie Awards
Worst Screenplay for a Film Grossing More than $100 Million Using Hollywood Math
The Longest Yard (2005)
2nd Place Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
2009
NYFCC Award
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
Best Screenplay
Up in the Air (2009)
2009
SDFCS Award
San Diego Film Critics Society Awards
Best Screenplay, Adapted
Up in the Air (2009)
Known for movies
X: First Class (2011) as Writer
Up in the Air (2009) as Writer
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning (2006) as Writer
$14 Million
