Chinese authorities have their way, force new ending for 'Fight Club'

The finale of 'Fight Club' had shocked audiences when the film hit theatres in 1999.

New Delhi: More than two decades after its release, cult film 'Fight Club' has been given a very different ending in China -- and this time, the authorities win, CNN reported.

Chinese fans of David Fincher's cult classic were enraged over the weekend when they noticed a version of the movie available on popular Chinese streaming platform Tencent Video completely removing its iconic ending, the report said.

The finale of 'Fight Club' had shocked audiences when the film hit theatres in 1999. In a massive twist, the narrator, played by Edward Norton, realises that Brad Pitt's slick-talking Tyler Durden character is his imaginary alter ego, and kills him off.