Joel Schumacher Dead: ‘St. Elmo’s Fire’ and ‘Batman’ Director Dies at 80

By Aaron Cooley When director Joel Schumacher died at the age of 80 last week, the lion’s share of the media attention focused on his iconic four-decade filmography, from St. Elmo’s Fire and The Lost Boys in the 1980s, to two John Grisham adaptations and two Batmans in the ’90s, to Phone Booth and Phantom of the Opera in this century.

Joel Schumacher has died, aged 80.The man behind movie hits Batman Forever, Batman & Robin, St. Elmo’s Fire, and A Time to Kill lost his battle with cancer on Monday (June 22, 2020).Born in New York City, Schumacher made his directorial debut with TV movie Virginia Hill in 1974.

#JoelSchumacher Director of Batman, The Lost Boys, St. Elmo’s Fire and Falling Down.

The Lost Boys, St. Elmo's Fire, and Batman Forever, has died at 80.Schumacher's death was confirmed on Monday in a statement from his publicist, who said he had been suffering from cancer.

Seal on Monday (June 22) told a story he said was not well-known about his classic song "Kiss From a Rose," which Joel Schumacher helped make a huge hit. The director died Monday.

Joel Schumacher has died aged 80. The iconic film director - who was best known for his work on 'St Elmo's Fire' and 'The Lost Boys' - has passed away at the age of 80 following a year-long battle with cancer, his spokesperson has confirmed.

Owen Gleiberman Chief Film CriticI’ll never forget the one time I got to talk to Joel Schumacher, the fluky, baroquely skilled, stylishly protean Hollywood filmmaker who died Monday at 80. It was June 1985, and I was one of the journalists attending the New York press junket for “St.

Iconic 'Batman' Writer Denny O'Neil Dies at 81Schumacher was born in New York City on August 29, 1939. He first studied at Parsons The New School for Design and the Fashion Institute of Technology, but after working in the fashion industry, he realized he loved filmmaking.

pic.twitter.com/yv09WIY17VRIP Joel Schumacher. Why is his (and Michael Douglas') estimable Falling Down so underseen today?RIP, Joel Schumacher.

Greg Evans Associate Editor/Broadway CriticRefresh for updates The Phantom of the Opera‘s Emmy Rossum and The Lost Boy‘s Corey Feldman were among the actors remembering director Joel Schumacher today, with Feldman writing a stream of tweets recalling how the director attempted, unsuccessfully, to prevent the actor’s “descent” into drugs.Feldman also credits Schumacher with first teaming him with Corey Haim for the 1987 film, and makes clear that Schumacher was not involved in the “corruption”

magazine in 1999 what advice he had for first-time directors, he said, «Be bold, take risks, follow your own instincts.»«Listen to other people only when you really believe in your gut that they're right,» he continued. «Get a great cast.

Joel Schumacher, the flamboyant journeyman director who counted Brat Pack movies and the Batman franchise among his varied output, has died at the age of 80.

Moviemaker Joel Schumacher has died, aged 80.

Moviemaker Joel Schumacher has died, aged 80.The man behind movie hits Batman Forever, Batman & Robin, St. Elmo’s Fire, and A Time to Kill lost his battle with cancer on Monday.Born in New York City, Schumacher made his directorial debut with TV movie Virginia Hill in 1974.

Filmmaker Joel Schumacher passed away Monday in New York at the age of 80.