Published 2 years ago

'Fight Club' author praises China's censored ending

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Chuck Palahniuk, the author of the novel on which David Fincher’s 1999 film “Fight Club” was based, has responded to China’s censored cut of the movie, calling the edit “SUPER wonderful” and more in line with his original ending.

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The Guardian

Fight Club author praises Chinese cut of film: ‘Super wonderful!’

Chuck Palahniuk described the plot change, which involves police foiling an anarchist conspiracy, as aligning more closely to his original novel than David Fincher’s film

2 years ago·London, United Kingdom

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The Independent

Fight Club author sarcastically praises China’s amended version of the film’s ending

Cult classic has been altered for Chinese audiences to remove the film’s explosive ending

2 years ago·London, United Kingdom

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South China Morning Post

China’s altered ‘Fight Club’ ending closer to original book, says author

Chuck Palahniuk’s comments came amid online outrage after fans noticed that a streaming version of the cult film had lost its explosive finale, with police winning the day instead.

2 years ago·Hong Kong

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The Hill

'Fight Club' author praises China's censored ending

“The irony is that … they’ve aligned the ending almost exactly with the ending of the book,” said Chuck Palahniuk, the author of the novel on which David Fincher’s 1999 film “Fight Club” was based.

2 years ago·Washington, United States

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Variety

‘Fight Club’ Author: China’s Censored Ending Hits Closer to My Original Vision Than Fincher Did

“Fight Club” author Chuck Palahniuk has shared a surprising reaction to this week’s news that China censored the ending of David Fincher’s 1999 movie, which is based on Palahniuk’s 1996 novel of the same name. As reported by Variety, “Fight Club” was uploaded to Tencent Video, China’s largest video streamer, with an entirely new ending that is the exact opposite of Fincher’s finale.In the 1999 original, Edward Norton’s narrator character kills o…

2 years ago·Los Angeles, United States

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