Dark Knight Curse Claims More Victims

Be afraid, be very afraid, Radar warns
By Drew Nelles,  Newser Staff
Posted Aug 10, 2008 7:44 AM CDT

First a technician died on the set of the Dark Knight, then Heath Ledger overdosed. Christian Bale allegedly assaulted his mother recently, and now Morgan Freeman is recovering from a nasty car accident and undergoing a divorce. Folks have started muttering about a Dark Knight curse, and Radar insists the hex is real. What other tragedies plague actors linked to the film?

  1. Aaron Eckhart is doomed to play supporting roles for the rest of his life.

  1. Nobody will ever spell Maggie Gyllenhaal’s name correctly.
  2. Michael Caine just can’t say no to a part.
  3. Gary Oldman has every role negatively compared to his performances as Sid Vicious and Joe Orton.
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