He was suffering from cancer.
Hollywood filmmaker Joel Schumacher died on Monday in New York City at the age of 80. He had been suffering from cancer for the past year, according to reports. His long list of credits include Batman Forever, Batman & Robin, Falling Down, The Client, A Time to Kill, and Phone Booth.
Schumacher most recently directed two episodes of the Netflix series House of Cards in 2013. He started out in the 1970s as a costume and production designer. He also wrote screenplays during this period. His turned director with television films in the early ’80s. His first feature was the sci-fi comedy The Incredible Shrinking Woman in 1981.
Among Schumacher’s well-known films in the ’80s and ’90s were St. Elmo’s Fire (1985) and Flatliners (1990).
