Historically, when we talk about superheroes, Superman appears in the first considerations. the character of DC Comics is the most famous of its kind, without room for discussion and without minimizing the achievements of the rest of the franchises.
His weight in the golden age of comics provided him with the veneer that he shines daily today and continues to shine as one of the most emblematic characters in science fiction.
There was a time when all the children wanted to be Superman, most of them put on a costume of blue tights and a red cape and some even chose the profession of journalist precisely because of the job of Clark Kent; It is not our case, but although it sounds incredible, they do exist.
However, there is one area where Superman has failed to be quite as “super”: the big screen. as you well remember The world, there have been more Man of Steel films that failed than those that achieved stardom; that without counting the number of projects that were filed in the corridors of different Hollywood studios.
Was the role of Superman “cursed”?
It was the urban legend that circulated in the school in the 90s, when Christopher Reeveperhaps the most famous Superman, he had an accident while riding a horse that left him in a wheelchair until his last days.
This American actor joined Kirk Alyn, the first Superman in the cinema who after his role as Kal-L did not return to work in Hollywood in a relevant role and George Reeves, interpreter who after being the Man of Steel was shot dead in the head in a situation that is still confusing.
Everyone was alarmed when Henry Cavill took on the role of the boy from Smallville, but so far, the urban legend doesn’t seem to have worked.
However, the importance of his Superman has remained on the laurels, despite the fact that the film initially accumulated 400 million dollars and had the sequels of Batman vs. Superman, The Justice League and the Snyder Cut.
“The Man of Steel has been unlucky ever since its creators, Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, sold the rights to their character for four bitches and ended up penniless. To all that actor who plays Superman An unfortunate fate awaits him”, says the myth according to FromCine21.
We do not know if it will be a “curse”, spell or a bad organization of DC Comics. The truth is that the animated series and comics have solid successes, but the character’s live actions accumulate more failures than successes, wasting the most iconic character in science fiction.