Tim Burton pioneered the comic book blockbuster ... follow-up "Batman Forever": that 1995 film saw Joel Schumacher take over directorial duties and Val Kilmer playing Gotham's caped crusader.

He took over the “Batman” series from Tim Burton and hit it big with the Brat Pack film. (JTA) — Joel Schumacher, who directed such box office hits as “St. Elmo’s Fire” and two ...

I, like most people, was a huge fan of Tim Burton’s Batman and loved ... Forever didn’t exactly deliver like the Burton films, but Joel Schumacher‘s acid trip was memorable nonetheless.