Joel Schumacher, the 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. pic.twitter.com/yv09WIY17V —@RealKiefer Everyone is remembering Joel Schumacher for his Batman films...but, for me personally, he will always be the guy that made vampires and vampire films cool. His garish take on Batman resulted in two of the the franchise's most cartoonish movies in 1995's Batman Forever and 1997's Batman & Robin. Schumacher, at centre, is seen at the Los Angeles premiere of Batman & Robin with, from left, actors Arnold Schwarzenegger, Alicia Silverstone, Chris O'Donnell and George Clooney. Director Joel Schumacher has passed away at age 80.

Source: CBC News June 22, 2020 18:32 UTC