'The Lost Boys' Stage Musical Is "Nearly Done"; Listen To The Soundtrack Here
The Lost Boys musical, which will serve as a prequel to Joel Schumacher's 1987 vampire film, is "nearly done," according to its creator.
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'Batman Forever' Had A "Much Darker, More Serious" 170-Minute Cut From Joel Schumacher
Joel Schumacher once put together a Batman Forever extended cut that ran around 170-minutes, which is roughly 40 minutes longer than the theatrical cut.
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Joel Schumacher, Director Of 'Batman Forever', 'The Lost Boys', And More, Dead At 80
Joel Schumacher, the filmmaker behind Batman Forever, Batman & Robin, Flatliners, The Lost Boys, and more, has died at the age of 80.
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'Batman & Robin' Director Joel Schumacher Wanted To Make An 'Arkham Asylum' Movie
Joel Schumacher, the director of Batman Forever and Batman & Robin, wanted to direct an Arkham Asylum movie packed with the villains of Gotham City.
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Joel Schumacher Apologizes For 'Batman And Robin,' Explains The Bat Nipples
Director Joe Schumacher apologized for his reviled 'Batman & Robin' 20 years later, and explained the decision that went into the infamous bat nipples.
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Coolio Says He Almost Played Scarecrow In A Third Joel Schumacher 'Batman' Movie
According to Coolio (yes, the rapper), he almost played the Scarecrow in a third Joel Schumacher Batman movie.
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Screenwriter Andrew Kevin Walker Wants A '8MM' Remake
Director Joel Schumacher (Tigerland) turned Andrew Kevin Walker's hot spec script into a so-so thriller. Walker, personally, wouldn't mind a 8MM remake.
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A 'Batman And Robin' Sequel Is Coming In Comic Book Form [UPDATED]
A Batman and Robin sequel is coming from director Joel Schumacher... in comic book form. It'll be based on his never-made trilogy capper Batman Triumphant.
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Netflix Now Offers Director Commentary On 'House Of Cards' First Season
Briefly: Some of the best director commentaries out there are from David Fincher, whose discussions about each of his films are super-detailed and free of the "you had to be there" stories that make some commentaries little more than a genial hangout session with the filmmakers. Hanging out is great, but if you want a…
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'The Machinist' Director Brad Anderson Taking Over 'The Hive' From Joel Schumacher
Joel Schumacher's career continues to stutter. His 2009 Blood Creek was dumped to dollar theaters and DVD; his film Twelve was called one of the worst in 2010 and barely saw release. His latest movie, Trespass, with Nicholas Cage and Nicole Kidman, hit a very few theaters and is already available to stream on Netflix.…
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Casting Bits: Halle Berry In 'The Hive', Elisabeth Shue & Abigail Spencer In 'Of Men And Mavericks', 50 Cent In 'The Pursuit'
Joel Schumacher has confirmed in an interview that Halle Berry is in talks to take the lead in the tentatively titled The Hive, about "a female emergency line operator who, in trying to help a young girl, comes up against a killer from her own past." While nothing is official at this point, the director said,…
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Superhero Bits: R.I.P.D., Nicolas Cage, Watchmen, Ghost Rider 2, Dark Knight Rises, Mark Millar
Who did Joel Schumacher want to play the Scarecrow in the canned fifth Batman film, Batman Triumphant? Why are Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen dressed at Batman and Catwoman? Which actor was in the running to play Rorschach in Watchmen? Will Gambit be appearing in The Wolverine or any other upcoming X-Men movies? Has someone…
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'Trespass' Trailer: Threatened, Nicolas Cage And Nicole Kidman Turn The Tables On Their Attackers
We've wondered what the story really is with Joel Schumacher's Trespass, in which Nicolas Cage, Nicole Kidman and Liana Liberato play a family held in their home by invading criminals Ben Mendelsohn and Cam Gigandet. Do the invaders want money? Diamonds? Secrets? And does Trespass really turn into an all-out violent morass at the end?…
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Early Buzz: 'The Thing' Prequel And Joel Schumacher's 'Trespass'
We've got advance word today on two films. One, the prequel to The Thing, is an object of great curiosity to many fans of John Carpenter's 1982 film, which stands as a benchmark for practical creature effects. The other, Joel Schumacher's home invasion movie Trespass, which stars Nicole Kidman and Nicolas Cage, just seems like…
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'Trespass' Poster Debuts; Film Almost But Not Quite Going Direct To DVD
I had hoped that Joel Schumacher's new film, Trespass, would be an example of the rare form he displays every few years. The cast seemed promising: Nicolas Cage and Nicole Kidman play a couple taken hostage in their own home by Ben Mendelsohn, Cam Gigandet and Liana Liberato. My hopes may have been in vain.…
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Joel Schumacher Directing 'The Hive'
It's been a rough few years for Joel Schumacher -- rougher than most for the director who is often lambasted for his Batman films, regardless of the fact that he's made a couple of solid pictures since then. He bombed with the Jim Carrey film The Number 23 in 2007, then saw Blood Creek dumped…
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First Look: Nicolas Cage And Nicole Kidman In 'Trespass'
Joel Schumacher's new film Trespass struggled a bit to get to the starting line. Nicholas Cage waffled between a couple different roles, making the casting process seem more complicated than normal at the outset. But the film, which co-stars Nicole Kidman, is filming now in Shreveport, Louisiana. And there's a first still of Cage and…
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Casting Notes: Teresa Palmer And Joel Edgarton In 'Say Nothing'; Ben Mendelsohn In 'Trespass'; Chris Rock In '2 Days In New York'
Looks like Teresa Palmer and Joel Edgerton will star in Kieran Darcy-Smith's directorial debut, a psychological thriller called Say Nothing. All three have been part of Blue Tongue Films, the loose organization that turned out The Square (by Nash Edgarton, brother of Joel) and Animal Kingdom. Kieran Darcy-Smith wrote the script with Felicity Price, and…
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Joel Schumacher's 'Trespass' Delayed Due To Departure Of Nicolas Cage
Briefly: This is a quick update to a story from yesterday about Nicolas Cage skipping out on the Joel Schumacher film Trespass. Shooting was scheduled to start within a couple of weeks on the picture, but Cage abruptly left, which put the production into the position of scrambling for a replacement. The male lead was…
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Nicolas Cage Bails Out Of Joel Schumacher's 'Trespass'
So I guess someone gave Nicolas Cage a copy of Joel Schumacher's recent film Twelve. The actor was set to co-star (with Nicole Kidman) in Schumacher's film Trespass, which had been planning to shoot later this month. But with only weeks to go until principal photography, Cage left the film, went on vacation, and (supposedly)…
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Casting Notes: Paul Giamatti To Play Nikita Khrushchev; Russell Brand In 'Hawkwood'; Jordana Spiro In 'Trespass'
Paul Giamatti is moving from one historical television project (John Adams) to another: he'll play former Soviet Union premier Nikita Khrushchev in K Blows Top. The odd name of the HBO film might be your first clue that this won't be an ordinary revisitation of the cold war. The film will be based on Peter…
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Casting Notes: Danny McBride In Bullies, Sam Worthington Offered This Means War; Nicole Kidman And Nicolas Cage In Trespass; Clive Owen And Nicole Kidman In Hemingway & Gellhorn
I love seeing Danny McBride break out as a legit talent -- The Foot Fist Way, Tropic Thunder and Pineapple Express got him in front of audiences, but the HBO show Eastbound and Down really made his name. Now, as the second season of that show prepares to air, there's word that McBride will get…
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Twelve Movie Trailer: Joel Schumacher Is Back With...Something
It's a great day for bad trailers. We had the Step Up 3-D trailer earlier today, and now here's a clip showing off Joel Schumacher's Twelve, a film that didn't actually set audiences on fire at Sundance. (Here's Peter's review.) And yet it did get a quick distro deal, from movie newbie Hanover House. Now…
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Sundance Video Blog Review: Joel Schumacher's Twelve
Earlier today I saw a screening of Joel Schumacher's Twelve, which stars Chace Crawford, Emma Roberts, 50 Cent, Ellen Barkin and Rory Culkin. Twelve takes place in a similar world as Gossip Girl, focusing mostly on super rich upper east side New Yorkers. "A new drama chronicling of the highs and lows of privileged kids…
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This Week In Trailers: What's Up Lovely, Blood Creek, Seven Days (Les 7 Jours De Talion), Obselidia, ALiCE
Trailers are an under-appreciated art form insofar that many times they’re seen as vehicles for showing footage, explaining films away, or showing their hand about what moviegoers can expect. Foreign, domestic, independent, big budget: I celebrate all levels of trailers and hopefully this column will satisfactorily give you a baseline of what beta wave I’m…
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Sundance Photo Preview: Joel Schumacher's Twelve
As Sundance Twentyten approaches, we'll be posting mini-previews with photos from some of the films we're looking forward to over the next month and a half. Last week we posted the first photos from Hesher, I Love Sarah Jane director Spencer Susser’s Feature Debut. Today I bring you the first photos from Joel Schumacher's Twelve,…
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Lionsgate Dumps Another Movie...This Time It's Joel Schumacher's
To go from directing major tentpole films and discovering real new talent to having your movie unceremoniously dumped in dollar theatres isn't a fate I would wish on many filmmakers. Joel Schumacher might be an exception. For some reason I watched about ten minutes of Batman and Robin the other night, which served to remind…
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