“A lot of my overseas publishers have edited the novel so the novel ends the way the movie ends,” he said. He also said that having his work revised in ways he can’t control is nothing new to him. But it’s only an issue once China changes the end of a movie? I’ve been putting up with book banning for a long time.” A lot of public schools and most private schools refuse to carry my books. “The Texas prison system refuses to carry my books in their libraries. “What I find really interesting is that my books are heavily banned throughout the U.S.,” he said. The author also said that he saw the irony in many Americans’ angry response to China’s actions, given that his books are banned in many locations across the U.S. “So in a way, the Chinese brought the movie back to the book a little bit.” “The irony is that the way the Chinese have changed it is they’ve aligned the ending almost exactly with the ending of the book, as opposed to Fincher’s ending, which was the more spectacular visual ending,” he said. The narrator then shoots himself in the head and wakes up in a mental hospital, thinking that he’s made it to heaven. In Palahniuk’s novel, the narrator’s scheme also fails - not because of the wisdom and competence of the authorities, but simply due to his bomb malfunctioning.

The author later gave an interview to TMZ in which he pointed out that the altered Chinese ending is actually somewhat closer to how his book concluded.

He was tried and sentenced to a mental asylum. In his newsletter, Palahniuk wrote: “Tyler and the gang were all arrested.

The author tweeted a link to his Substack newsletter where he discusses the episode, writing: “Have You Seen This Sh*t? This is SUPER wonderful! Everyone gets a happy ending in China!” Now, Palahniuk, originator of the characters and story, has weighed in with his own response. News of the alterations sparked outcry on Chinese social media among local film fans who had seen pirate copies of the original cut - not to mention among moviegoers elsewhere in the world where Fight Club is a cult classic. Cannes: New Zealand Historical Maori Action Drama 'Ka Whawhai Tonu' Unveiled (Exclusive)

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