"The Dark Knight" Curse?

Gawker, an online source, addresses the concerns about The Dark Knight, the recent Batman film, and how it may be cursed. The movie was made and directed by Chris Nolan and had a few popular cast members known as Morgan Freeman, Heath Ledger, and Christian Bale. All three of these members were somehow sick or worse after the movie was shot. The movie was released July 18, 2008 but the incidents happened before it came out. The film was made mainly in Chicago but some parts in the U.S. and took place in Gotham City in the movie. The media asks why and how this happened and: was it just a case of bad superstition or cursed? “Other movies were supposedly cursed like the Exorcist etc. and now maybe the Dark Knight will join those ranks.” Some say that there is no such thing as curses; “it was a fluke accident that swiftly stopped his sure to be fame in its tracks.” Gawker also mentions that Christian could have controlled his accident. “He is said to have had a troubled childhood, that’s what might have led him to his outburst.

Over the years superstition has surrounded many movies, but The Dark Knight is one of them. Morgan Freeman broke his arm and his elbow in a car accident most recently out of the three. Heath Ledger died on drug overdose in his house in January, and the last incident is how Christian Bale got arrested for going insane on his mom and sister leading to his arrest. These could have been controlled, and Freeman’s accident was just bad luck. Some people think that this has to do with a curse that other movies had too, and it can be in the same group. Even after the article there is no proof that there is a curse and it was most likely just bad luck.