We’ve learned the sad news today that legendary filmmaker Joel Schumacher, best known to horror fans as the director of 1987’s vampire classic The Lost Boys, has passed away.
Schumacher died at the age of 80 after a year-long battle with cancer, Variety reports.
Born in New York City, Joel Schumacher began his career as a costume designer before making his directorial debut with the 1974 TV movie Virginia Hill. He subsequently directed an impressive array of films across multiple genres including The Incredible Shrinking Woman, St. Elmo’s Fire, Cousins, Flatliners, Dying Young, Falling Down, The Client, Batman Forever, A Time to Kill, Batman & Robin, 8MM, Tigerland, Phone Booth, Veronica Guerin, The Phantom of the Opera (2004), The Number 23, Blood Creek, and most recently, 2011 thriller Trespass.
The Lost Boys actor Alex Winter paid tribute on Twitter this afternoon, writing: “Joel was a creative genius; a master at clothing design, costuming, writing and of course directing. Joel saw something in me as an actor I didn’t see and gave me the confidence and space to pursue it. Unfairly savaged by critics his entire career, his great work will live on.”
We couldn’t have said it any better ourselves. Rest in Peace to one of the greats.
source https://bloody-disgusting.com/news/3620911/r-p-lost-boys-director-joel-schumacher-passed-away/
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