‘Fight Club’ Original Ending Is Restored on Chinese Streaming Video Site

Clive Myrie, 57, has successfully left Ukraine after being stationed there to report on Russia’s invasion. Clive revealed on Sunday that he had crossed the border into Moldova before driving across the country to reach Romania.He documented his journey on Twitter first with a snap of his BBC colleague, Ian Jonas.

Kimberly Wyatt is currently wowing us with her skating on ITV’s Dancing on Ice alongside her professional partner Mark Hanretty.But before she laced up her skates, the happily married mother-of-three shot to fame as a member of red-hot girl group the Pussycat Dolls.The raunchy burlesque-style of the pop group sent shockwaves through the music world as Kimberly and her five bandmates, Nicole Scherzinger, Ashley Roberts, Jessica Sutta and Carmit Bacha, were regularly seen performing in sexy, revealing outfits and making headlines for their racy dance moves.The group went on to sell 55 million records worldwide, making them one of the best-selling girl groups of all time.Let’s take a look back at some of Kimberly’s sexiest moments…Ten years after the Pussycat Dolls split, super fans waited with anticipated for a possible comeback.

Oscar winner Colin Firth embraced Oscar nominee Toni Collette in front of a Christmas tree in the first image of HBO Max's eight-episode crime drama The Staircase, which premieres this spring.The 61-year-old Englishman portrays crime novelist Michael Peterson, who was convicted of murdering his second wife Kathleen and staging it to look like a fall down the stairs at their North Carolina home in 2001.In the second released image, the married couple sit at a dining table with their blended brood of five children (Olivia DeJonge, Dane DeHaan, Patrick Schwarzenegger, Odessa Young, and Sophie Turner). Premieres this spring! Oscar winner Colin Firth embraced Oscar nominee Toni Collette in front of a Christmas tree in the first image of HBO Max's eight-episode crime drama The Staircase $1.5M life insurance policy:The 61-year-old Englishman portrays crime novelist Michael Peterson (L), who was convicted of murdering his second wife Kathleen (R) and staging it to look like a fall down the stairs at their North Carolina home in 2001Kathleen had daughter Caitlin Atwater from her first marriage to Fred Atwater, while Michael had two sons Clayton and Todd as well as two adopted daughters Margaret and Martha.Antonio Campos and Maggie Cohn's limited series also features Rosemarie DeWitt, Juliette Binoche, and Parker Posey in the ensemble.'I didn't communicate with Michael Peterson,' Colin told Deadline on Tuesday during The Staircase's CTAM presentation.

The first look at HBO Max’s The Staircase eight-episode series just debuted online!

Fight Club.Back in January, the 1999 film hit headlines after it emerged that its final scenes had been altered on streaming platform Tencent Video, replacing The Narrator (Edward Norton) killing off imaginary alter ego Tyler Durden (Brad Pitt) and watching buildings collapse.Instead, a blank slate reads: “The police rapidly figured out the whole plan and arrested all criminals, successfully preventing the bomb from exploding. After the trial, Tyler was sent to a lunatic asylum receiving psychological treatment.”Now, in a new interview with Empire, Fincher has spoken out about the edit.“It’s funny to me that the people who wrote the Band-Aid [ending] in China must have read the book, because it adheres pretty closely,” he said, referring to the fact that in Chuck Palahniuk’s novel on which the film is based, ‘Jack’ is in an institution at the end.When asked about the ending, he replied: “Here’s what we know.

A couple of weeks ago, it was revealed that “Fight Club” was added to a Chinese streaming platform recently, but with a brand-new ending. Instead of the ending where buildings are blown up and Project Mayhem wins the day, a new, more government-friendly ending was added, where the film shows a title card explaining how the bad guys lost.

Zack Sharf David Fincher has finally weighed in on China’s “Fight Club” censorship. As reported by Variety last month, Fincher’s “Fight Club” was uploaded to Tencent Video, China’s largest video streamer, with an entirely new ending that was the exact opposite of the director’s finale.

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Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefThe impact of COVID-19 was ingrained throughout the annual financial results of CJ ENM, the most diversified entertainment company in South Korea. Music gained ground, while film was lossmaking. Similarly, the group’s streaming business rapidly grew its top line, but its heavy investment costs kept the unit in the red.For the year to end of December 2021, CJ ENM recorded a 5% increase in sales, to KRW3.55 trillion ($2.97 billion), and a 9% increase in operating profit, at KRW297 billion ($248 million), it sais in a regulatory filing on Thursday.

Arnold Schwarzenegger's lookalike son Joseph Baena is opening up about his relationship with his father and following in his footsteps with acting and bodybuilding inthe Men's HealthMarch issue cover story.The24-year-old frequently hits the gym with his dad and showcased his chiseled physique for the magazine.He got candid about the day news broke that he was the Terminator star's illegitimate son - born from an affair with his mom had been the Schwarzenegger's housekeeper. Fitness:Arnold Schwarzenegger's lookalike son Joseph Baena is opening up about his relationship with his father and following in his footsteps with acting and bodybuilding in the Men's Health March issue cover storyIn 2011, Baena was not yet in high school when it was revealed publicly that his dad was Austrian superstar and California Governor, Arnold Schwarzenegger who fathered the boy out of wedlock.'I remember the day very vividly. I was in the eighth grade.

Fight Club has been restored in China after the odd alternative sparked backlash (warning - spoilers ahead). Last month Chinese streaming giant Tencent censored the ending of the 1999 film, cutting out action scenes and fighting and replacing them with a message onscreen explaining that the authorities won.Now roughly 11 minutes of the original ending have been restored, although scenes involving nudity still remain cut.The cult classic, directed by David Fincher and starring Edward Norton and Brad Pitt, ends with Norton's character killing his imaginary alter ego (played by Pitt) before a subversive plot sees buildings blown up in an attempt to reorder society.In China's version, the message explains how that plot is foiled by police, with criminals arrested and Pitt's character ending up in a "lunatic asylum".The message reads: "Through the clue provided by Tyler [Pitt's character], the police rapidly figured out the whole plan and arrested all criminals, successfully preventing the bomb from exploding."Not only was the change ridiculed online, it also raised more serious concerns about Chinese censorship.It was widely condemned by Chinese viewers who had seen the original, as well as human rights groups.Another person who mocked the change was Chuck Palahniuk, the author of 1996 novel Flight Club from which the film was adapted.He joked on Twitter: "This is SUPER wonderful! Everyone gets a happy ending in China!"He later added on Substack: "How amazing.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefProduction in Australia’s Victoria state has begun on “Savage River,” a six-part crime thriller being directed by Jocelyn Moorhouse for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation and the U.S. distributor Dynamic Television.The show, about a female ex-con who is accused of a fresh murder in her small-town home, stars Katherine Langford (“Thirteen Reasons Why,” “Knives Out”).

Director Roland Emmerich says it’s a lot harder for filmmakers to develop and release original ideas thanks to the prevalence of Marvel movies and “Star Wars” spin-offs.

Fight Club‘s original ending has been restored on Chinese streaming service Tencent Video following cuts to its conclusion.Last month, the 1999 film hit headlines after it emerged that its final scenes had been altered on the platform, replacing The Narrator (Edward Norton) killing of imaginary alter ego Tyler Durden (Brad Pitt) and watching buildings collapse.Instead, a blank slate reads: “The police rapidly figured out the whole plan and arrested all criminals, successfully preventing the bomb from exploding. After the trial, Tyler was sent to a lunatic asylum receiving psychological treatment.”Following a backlash, however, Tencent has now reportedly restored 11 of the 12 minutes cut in its version, only keeping a sex scene between Durden and Marla Singer (Helena Bonham Carter) out.China has strict rules on censorship, which may have explained the original cut ending, though it is unclear if the backlash has led to the restoration.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefAfter a flurry that lasted only for the duration of the recent Lunar New Year holidays, theatrical box office in South Korea slumped again over the latest weekend. Nationwide, Korean cinemas earned just $3.22 million between Friday and Sunday. That was the lowest scoring weekend so far in 2022 and followed a disappointing holiday period.The Lunar New Year holidays – if measured from the previous Saturday until Wednesday (Jan 29- Feb.

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Rainbow baby! Michelle Branch gave birth to her third child, her second with husband Patrick Carney.

And just like that, the Sex and the City cast is spilling all! After ten highly anticipated episodes of HBO Max’s And Just Like That, Carrie Bradshaw and her SATC cohorts have ushered in a new era of their New York-based lives as postmenopausal women — and are reflecting on season 1.