History Main / TheProductionCurse

** ''Film/ManOfSteel'' was the third attempt to reboot Superman onscreen, with Creator/HenryCavill starring in the lead role. Similar to ''Superman Returns'', it scored middling reviews and box office numbers, which caused the studio to panic and rush the franchise. This resulted in the critically maligned ''Film/BatmanVSupermanDawnOfJustice'' and the TroubledProduction of ''Film/JusticeLeague2017'', which ended up being Cavill's last time playing the character onscreen in a major role. His cameo in ''Film/BlackAdam2022'' ended up going nowhere, as he was fired from the role a month later, and Creator/JamesGunn was announced to reboot the whole universe with Creator/DavidCorenswet taking the reins for the lead role. Whether or not the curse will affect this upcoming reboot remains to be seen, with dedicated fans hoping that this will be the stroke of luck that will finally push the Last Son of Krypton to the big screen.

* ''Film/{{Titanic|1943}}'', the 1943 anti-British UsefulNotes/NaziGermany propaganda film about the sinking of the UsefulNotes/RMSTitanic seems to have been haunted by bad luck from the start.

** Another one of the film's leads, [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirsten_Heiberg Kirsten Heiberg]], a popular actress and singer of the time period, fled Germany to her native Norway right before the Nazis surrendered to the Allies in order to avoid reprisals. Unlike Sybille Schmitz, Heiberg openly endorsed the Third Reich and flaunted her association with high-ranking Nazi officials, such as Joseph Goebbels. Upon her return to Oslo, she faced backlash and derision from her artistic colleagues and was essentially boycotted. Kristin Heiberg moved back to Germany once the dust settled and attempted a CareerResurrection, but after a few sporadic acting roles, she bitterly realized her stardom went down with the ''Titanic'' (and the Third Reich with it).

* Three of the four main actors of the original ''Film/FunnyGames'' are already dead. Actor Ulrich Mühe died in 2007 at the age of 54 and his wife Susanne Lothar in 2012 at the age of 51. Frank Giering, the actor for Peter, died in 2010 at the age of 38.

** Film/ManofSteel was the third attempt to reboot Superman onscreen, with Creator/HenryCavill starring in the lead role. Similar to ''Superman Returns'', it scored middling reviews and box office numbers, which caused the studio to panic and rush the franchise. This resulted in the critically maligned ''Film/BatmanVSupermanDawnOfJustice'' and the TroubledProduction of ''Film/JusticeLeague2017'', which ended up being Cavill's last time playing the character onscreen in a major role. His cameo in ''Film/BlackAdam2022'' ended up going nowhere, as he was fired from the role a month later, and Creator/JamesGunn was announced to reboot the whole universe with Creator/DavidCorenswet taking the reins for the lead role. Whether or not the curse will affect this upcoming reboot remains to be seen, with dedicated fans hoping that this will be the stroke of luck that will finally push the Last Son of Krypton to the big screen.

* [[SelfFulfillingProphecy It may be just]] [[TypeCasting typecasting]], but characters played by seiyuu Creator/EriKitamura tend to be unlucky in love [[spoiler: and/or [[Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica get turned]] [[Anime/MadeInAbyss into monsters]] ]]. On top of that, in 2012 she was MisBlamed for the scandal surrounding the anime ''Anime/KokoroConnect'' (she was rumored to be dating the show's {{Jerkass}} producer, which was never confirmed) and spammed with explicit images via Twitter.
* [[SelfFulfillingProphecy Another possible case of]] seiyuu [[TypeCasting typecasting]]: Characters played by Creator/NaoTouyama always seem to lose in {{LoveTriangle}}s (with the sole exception of Chitoge Kirisaki from ''Anime/Nisekoi'', and even then, as of 2024, the anime of that manga [[VaporWare seems to have been abandoned]]), something that even "[[FanNickname Naobou]]" herself [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_OXyZXyqEv0 has remarked on]].

** A ''really'' tenuous link, but worth noting: Website/TheOtherWiki says "In 1963 UsefulNotes/JohnFKennedy's staff approved of a Superman story in which the hero touts the president's physical fitness initiatives, scheduled to be published with an April 1964 cover date. On November 22, Kennedy was shot and killed." Yes, Superman has been implied to be the ''other'' gunman in Dallas.
** Creator/GeorgeReeves, the original TV incarnation of the Man of Steel in ''Series/TheAdventuresOfSuperman'', was found dead in suspicious circumstances, shot in the head with a loaded pistol near his hand. This was put down to suicide but it has been pointed out that the corpse must have remained alive for just long enough to clean any fingerprints off the weapon (a recently-oiled Luger with checkered grips, [[OccamsRazor which would not retain prints that 50s-era CSI could detect]]).

** ''Superman Lives'' was billed as a comeback for the franchise in the early 90s, with it being directed by Creator/TimBurton and starring Creator/NicolasCage in the lead role, yet ended up being canceled due to executive meddling and budget constraints. However, Cage finally got to play his role as a cameo in Film/TheFlash, which ended up being the biggest box office bomb of all time.

** Film/ManofSteel was the third attempt to reboot Superman onscreen, with Creator/HenryCavill starring in the lead role. Similar to ''Superman Returns'', it scored middling reviews and box office numbers, which caused the studio to panic and rush the franchise. This resulted in the critically maligned ''Film/BatmanVSupermanDawnOfJustice'' and the TroubledProduction of ''Film/JusticeLeague2017'', which ended up being Cavill's last time playing the character onscreen in a major role. His cameo in ''Film/BlackAdam'' ended up going nowhere, as he was fired from the role a month later, and Creator/JamesGunn was announced to reboot the whole universe with Creator/DavidCorenswet taking the reigns for the lead role. Whether or not the curse will affect this upcoming reboot remains to be seen, with dedicated fans hoping that this will be the stroke of luck that will finally push the Last Son of Krypton to the big screen.
** ''WebAnimation/DeathBattle'': The penultimate episode of Season 10 (which premiered on Website/YouTube in December 2023) is [[Franchise/DragonBall Goku]] vs. Superman 3 [[spoiler:where Superman wins for the third time]]. Three months later, Creator/WarnerBros shut down Creator/RoosterTeeth.

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* [[SelfFulfillingProphecy Another possible case of]] seiyuu [[TypeCasting typecasting]]: Characters played by Creator/NaoTouyama always seems to lose in {{LoveTriangle}}s, something that even "[[FanNickname Naobou]]" herself [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_OXyZXyqEv0 has remarked on]].

* [[SelfFulfillingProphecy It may be just]] [[TypeCasting typecasting]], but characters played by seiyuu Creator/EriKitamura tend to be unlucky in love [[spoiler: and/or [[Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica get turned]] [[Anime/MadeInAbyss into monsters]]. On top of that, in 2012 she was MisBlamed for the scandal surrounding the anime ''Anime/KokoroConnect'' (she was rumored to be dating the show's {{Jerkass}} producer, which was never confirmed) and spammed with explicit images via Twitter.

* [[SelfFulfillingProphecy Another possible case of]] seiyuu [[TypeCasting typecasting]]: Characters played by Creator/NaoToyama always seems to lose in LoveTriangles, something that even "Naobou" herself [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_OXyZXyqEv0 has remarked on]].

* Creator/BrandonLee's fatal freak accident on the set of ''Film/TheCrow'' was only one of several events that led to a widespread belief that the film was cursed. When the filmmakers first showed up, it was to find that someone had left a voicemail stating that bad things would happen if they made the movie--and on the ''first day'' of the shoot, an electrician had to have both his ears amputated after an electrocution left him with second- and third-degree burns. It only got more bizarre from there: a hurricane destroyed several sets, one of the equipment trucks burst into flames--and prior to Lee's death, he'd cut his hand on a piece of breakaway glass (which, for those not in the know, isn't supposed to be sharp at all). Things got so bad that one of the studio's neighboring productions started taking bets on the next mishap to take place--until some of ''their'' sets got destroyed by a fire!

** Creator/EllenBurstyn suffered a lifelong, crippling, spinal injury when a special effects stunt went inexplicably wrong - the wire she was on to simulate her possessed daughter throwing her across a room pulled with ten times the expected force, badly injuring her back.

** The entire English dub managed was [[MissingEpisode nearly lost]] ''twice''. Originally it only aired briefly in Melbourne, Australia, with only [[https://lostmediawiki.com/The_Magical_World_of_Gigi_(partially_found_Harmony_Gold_English_dub_of_anime_series;_1984) one man]] managing to save bits and pieces. In 2015, the current owners William Winckler Productions attempted to broadcast it on Creator/{{Amazon}} Prime but it was never actually uploaded to the service.

** The entire English dub managed to become [[MissingEpisode lost media]] ''twice''. Originally it only aired briefly in Melbourne, Australia, with only [[https://lostmediawiki.com/The_Magical_World_of_Gigi_(partially_found_Harmony_Gold_English_dub_of_anime_series;_1984) one man]] managing to save bits and pieces. In 2015, the current owners William Winckler Productions attempted to broadcast it on Creator/{{Amazon}} Prime but it was never actually uploaded to the service.

* ''VideoGame/YandereSimulator'' officially began development on AprilFoolsDay 2014. Quite a few have rumored it to have been cursed as a result, with its arduously long development having been plagued by issues such as a hard drive failure, getting banned from Platform/{{Twitch}} for its violent and sexual content, [[GameBreakingBug updates frequently releasing with severe glitches]], and several allegations of financial, emotional and sexual misconduct against developer [=YandereDev=].

* Many has noticed how a significant number of Main/GachaGames ended their services after having collaboration(s) with ''VideoGame/Persona5'' (usually a year after the collaboration), with this occurrence being called as the [[https://twitter.com/ScrambledFaz/status/1749629339853795731 "Persona 5 curse"]] in social media, citing the end of services of titles such as ''VideoGame/StarOceanAnamnesis'', ''VideoGame/DragaliaLost'', ''VideoGame/SwordArtOnline: Memory Defrag'', ''VideoGame/LoveLiveSchoolIdolFestival2MiracleLive'', and ''VideoGame/NierReincarnation'' as proof. However, the fact that there are some titles that had ''Persona 5'' collaborations that are still up such as ''VideoGame/PuzzleAndDragons'', ''VideoGame/GranblueFantasy'', ''VideoGame/IdentityV'', ''VideoGame/AnotherEden'', and ''VideoGame/WarOfTheVisionsFinalFantasyBraveExvius'' quickly disproves this observation.

* Many has noticed how a significant number of Main/GachaGames ended their service after having collaboration(s) with ''VideoGame/Persona5'' (usually a year after the collaboration), with this occurrence being called as the [[https://twitter.com/ScrambledFaz/status/1749629339853795731 "Persona 5 curse"]] in social media, citing the end of services of titles such as ''VideoGame/StarOceanAnamnesis'', ''VideoGame/DragaliaLost'', ''VideoGame/SwordArtOnline: Memory Defrag'', ''VideoGame/LoveLiveSchoolIdolFestival2MiracleLive'', and ''VideoGame/NierReincarnation'' as proof. However, the fact that there are some titles that had ''Persona 5'' collaborations that are still up such as ''VideoGame/PuzzleAndDragons'', ''VideoGame/GranblueFantasy'', ''VideoGame/IdentityV'', ''VideoGame/AnotherEden'', and ''VideoGame/WarOfTheVisionsFinalFantasyBraveExvius'' quickly disproves this observation.

* Many has noticed how a significant number of Main/GachaGames ended their service after having collaboration(s) with ''VideoGame/Persona5'', with this occurrence being called as the "[[https://twitter.com/ScrambledFaz/status/1749629339853795731 Persona 5 curse]]" in social media, citing the end of service for titles such as ''VideoGame/StarOceanAnamnesis'', ''VideoGame/DragaliaLost'', ''VideoGame/SwordArtOnline: Memory Defrag'', ''VideoGame/LoveLiveSchoolIdolFestival2MiracleLive'', and ''VideoGame/NierReincarnation'' as proof. However, the fact that there are some titles that had ''Persona 5'' collaborations that are still up such as ''VideoGame/PuzzleAndDragons'', ''VideoGame/GranblueFantasy'', ''VideoGame/IdentityV'', ''VideoGame/AnotherEden'', and ''VideoGame/WarOfTheVisionsFinalFantasyBraveExvius'' quickly disproves this observation.

* Many has noticed how a significant number of Main/GachaGames ended their service after having collaboration(s) with ''VideoGame/Persona5'', with this occurrence being called as the "''Persona 5'' curse" in social media, citing the end of service for titles such as ''VideoGame/StarOceanAnamnesis'', ''VideoGame/DragaliaLost'', ''VideoGame/SwordArtOnline: Memory Defrag'', ''VideoGame/LoveLiveSchoolIdolFestival2MiracleLive'', and ''VideoGame/NierReincarnation'' as proof. However, the fact that there are some titles that had ''Persona 5'' collaborations that are still up such as ''VideoGame/PuzzleAndDragons'', ''VideoGame/GranblueFantasy'', ''VideoGame/AnotherEden'', and ''VideoGame/WarOfTheVisionsFinalFantasyBraveExvius'' quickly disproves this observation.