Following the August 2008 car accident of Morgan Freeman, speculation began about the possibility of a curse on the blockbuster film The Dark Knight. Bloggers and Twitterers observed that the crash was only the latest in a string of misfortunes to befall members of the film's cast in 2008—the other two being the January death of Heath Ledger and the July arrest of Christian Bale.

Rebel Without a Cause (1955)

• The "Rebel Curse" refers to the untimely deaths of three of this classic film's lead actors: James Dean (car accident, 1955), Sal Mineo (stabbed in mugging, 1976) and Natalie Wood (drowning accident, 1981).Entertainment Weekly: 'Rebel' Rousers—Secrets of Rebel Without a Cause

Poltergeist (1982), Poltergeist II (1983), and Poltergeist III (1988)

• Among the central cast members of the 1982 horror film and its sequels, four died within a span of six years. Most notably, the films' star—child actress Heather O'Rourke—died in 1988 of a septic infectionEighty-Eightynine: The Poltergeist Movie Curse

Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983)

• In July 1982, during the filming of a war scene, a helicopter struck and killed actor Vic Morrow and Vietnamese child actors Renee Chen and Myca Dinh Le.TIME: Twilight Zone: the Trial (September 15, 1986)

Quantum of Solace (2008)

• This James Bond production was rumored to be cursed after three stunt-car accidents—one of them almost fatal—occurred on the set in April 2008.Times Online: James Bond production halted amid fears of a curse (April 24, 2008)