Washington: Superman Returns actor Brandon Routh may not believe that The Man of Steel is jinxed, but director Bryan Singer firmly believes that there is enough evidence in the past to suggest that a curse surrounds the character.
Routh has laughed off suggestions that he is destined for personal tragedy, because a "curse" has befallen the stars of previous movies based on the superhero.
Theorists have drawn up evidence of a Superman curse after the riding accident, which paralysed late screen icon and former Superman Christopher Reeve.
And previous TV Men Of Steel, George Reeves and Kirk Alyn, lived forever in the shadow of their TV careers as Superman, unable to find work and driven to early graves by alcoholism.
Now, Singer warns the jinx lived on during filming of the latest Superman adventure, claiming one crew member was mugged, another fell and a third went through a window during the shooting.
"My crew absorbed the curse," he was quoted by Contactmusic, as saying.
The Superman curse refers to a series of misfortunes that have plagued creative people involved in adaptations of Superman in various mediums, particularly actors who have played the role of Superman on film and television.
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