Vale: Joel Schumacher

Hollywood director Joel Schumacher, best known for The Lost Boys, St. Elmo’s Fire and 2 Batman films, has died, aged 80.

He died following a year-long battle with the cancer.

Schumacher broke into Hollywood as a costume designer, on Play It as It Lays, and Sleeper.

He wrote the screenplays for 1976’s Car Wash and 1978’s The Wiz before making his directorial debut with 1981’s Lily Tomlin-starring satire The Incredible Shrinking Woman.

Schumacher showcased the so-called “Brat Pack” group of actors with St. Elmo’s Fire, The Lost Boys and later, Flatliners.

In the ’90s, he became one of Hollywood’s most high profile directors with Falling Down, Batman Forever, A Time to Kill, Batman & Robin, and 8MM. He followed with Tigerland, Phone Booth, The Number 23, Flawless and The Phantom of the Opera.

In television he made his directorial bow on the telemovie, Virginia Hill, followed by Amateur Night at the Dixie Bar and Grill and 2000 Malibu Road. In 2013, he helmed two episodes of House of Cards.

Source: EW.com, Hollywood Reporter