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Variety Staff Follow Us on TwitterIn response to Joel Schumacher’s death on Monday, Matthew McConaughey says his career wouldn’t have taken off if the late director hadn’t cast him as the lead in the 1996 film “A Time to Kill.”McConaughey was relatively unknown before starring as Jake Brigance in the courtroom crime drama.

Colin Farrell sits on the ground outside a coffee shop with his longtime friend Shea Whigham on Monday afternoon (June 22) in Los Angeles.

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.

Writer and producer Steve Bing has died after jumping off a Century City building in Los Angeles.

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.

Stars are sharing tributes to Joel Schumacher, who passed away this week.

Joel Schumacher, the director of such films as St. Elmo’s Fire and Batman Forever, has passed away and one of his interviews from last year is going viral on social media.

Batman and its 1992 sequel Batman Returns, both of which were directed by Tim Burton.With Burton then replaced by the late Joel Schumacher, Keaton quit the role during the development of the third entry in the series Batman Forever.

Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorTim Cappello — aka the Sax Man from Joel Schumacher’s 1987 film “The Lost Boys” — only met Joel Schumacher two times. But the musician has fond memories of shooting the boardwalk concert scene with the director, who died Monday.Cappello’s scene in the cult classic movie is just under two minutes long as the muscular, shirtless sax player performs the song, “I Still Believe” to a group of Santa Cruz, Calif.

Klaritza Rico Kiefer Sutherland, Corey Feldman and more celebrities are mourning the death of one of director Joel Schumacher, director of films including “St. Elmo’s Fire,” “The Lost Boys” and “Falling Down,” who died on Monday from a year-long battle with cancer.

who died today (June 22) aged 80.Kiefer Sutherland, who starred in some of Schumacher’s best-known films including The Lost Boys in 1987, Flatliners in 1990, A Time To Kill in 1996 and Phone Booth in 2003, described the late filmmaker as “one of my dearest friends”.pic.twitter.com/yv09WIY17V— Kiefer Sutherland (@RealKiefer) June 22, 2020“His joy, spirit and talent will live on in my heart and memory for the rest of my life.

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.

NEW YORK -- Joel Schumacher, the flamboyant journeyman director who dressed New York department store windows before shepherding the Brat Pack to the big screen in “St. Elmo's Fire” and steering the Batman franchise into its most baroque territory in “Batman Forever” and “Batman & Robin,” has died.

Batman Franchise, St. Elmo’s Fire’ The Lost Boys and Falling Down has died, aged 80.The director died in New York City on Monday (June 22) following a year-long battle with cancer, a spokesperson has confirmed.

Joel Schumacher, costume designer-turned-director of films including “St. Elmo’s Fire,” “The Lost Boys” and “Falling Down,” as well as “Batman” films, died in New York City on Monday morning after a year-long battle with cancer.

Joel Schumacher has sadly passed away at the age of 80.

Also Read: 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.

Carmel Dagan Staff WriterJoel Schumacher, costume designer-turned-director of films including “St. Elmo’s Fire,” “The Lost Boys” and “Falling Down,” as well as “Batman” films, died in New York City on Monday morning after a year-long battle with cancer.

"It just is what it is and I’m sorry. I think we’re all sorry.”

"I wasn't confused. I knew that it was not right to make fun of someone's body shape"

Alicia Silverstone doesn’t look back fondly on “Batman & Robin”.