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China gives 'Fight Club' new ending where authorities win

BEIJING - The first rule of Fight Club in China? Don't mention the original ending. The second rule of Fight Club in China? Change it so the police win.

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BEIJING - The first rule of Fight Club in China? Don’t mention the original ending. The second rule of Fight Club in China? Change it so the police win.

Summary

  • China gives ‘Fight Club’ new ending where authorities winChina has some of the world’s most restrictive censorship rules with authorities only approving a handful of foreign films for release each yearBEIJING - The first rule of Fight Club in China?
  • Don’t mention the original ending.
  • The second rule of Fight Club in China?
  • Among the latest movies to undergo such treatment is David Fincher’s 1999 cult classic “Fight Club” starring Brad Pitt and Edward Norton.
  • “‘Fight Club’ on Tencent Video tells us that they don’t just delete scenes, but add to the plot too,” a user wrote on the Twitter-like Weibo platform.