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Director of 'The Lost Boys' And 'Batman' films, Joel Schumacher, passes away at 80

Hollywood director Joel Schumacher passed away on Monday in New York City after battling cancer for almost a year. He was 80. Schumacher was known for directing St. Elmo’s FireThe Lost BoysFalling Down and two Batman films. Schumacher also directed films Flatliners (1990), A Time to Kill (1996), Phone Booth (2002), The Phantom of the Opera (2004) and Trespass (2011), among many others. 

The news about the demise of Joel Schumacher was brought forth by Star Trek writer and producer Bryan Fuller and director Kevin Smith. The two artists paid their tribute to the late director and said good things about the now deceased. Both Fuller and Smith admitted that they were inspired by his work and did look up to him in some way. Kiefer Sutherland posted a written note on Twitter expressing his condolences and grief for losing a friend. Kiefer was the actor who starred in Joel Schumacher’s famous The Lost Boys. Sutherland wrote that his joy and spirit is something that will continue to live on in his heart as a memory for the rest of his life. Further on, Kiefer added that Joel Schumacher had given him several life lessons in terms of films and everything related to it. He expressed that he will miss him dearly.

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Joel was known for his big-budget films during the 1980s and 1990s. 

(Source: Twitter)

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