China has some of the world's most restrictive censorship rules with authorities only approving a handful of foreign films for release each year - sometimes with major cuts. starring Brad Pitt and Edward Norton.
In the closing scenes of the original, Norton's character The Narrator, kills off his imaginary alter ego Tyler Durden - played by Pitt - and then watches multiple buildings explode, suggesting his character's plan to bring down modern civilisation is underway.
It is not currently clear if government censors ordered the alternative ending or if the original movie's producers made the changes.Hollywood studios often release alternative cuts in the hopes of clearing Beijing's censorship hurdles and getting lucrative access to millions of Chinese consumers. referencing iconic musician Freddie Mercury's sexuality - a pivotal part of his biography - were dropped in its China release.
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