Chuck Palahniuk agent, Edward Hibbert, Hibbert eventually guided and brokered the deal that took "Fight Club" to the big screen. In 1999, three years after the novel's publication, the film adaptation by director David Fincher was released. The film was a box office disappointment (although it was #1 at the U.S. box office in its first weekend) and critical reaction was mixed, but a cult following soon emerged as the DVD of the film became popular upon release. Three editions of the novel have been published in paperback, in 1999, in 2004 (with a new introduction by the author about the success
Brad Pitt filmography biopic sports drama "Moneyball"—both of which were nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture. He also garnered a Best Actor nomination for the latter. His biggest commercial success came with the apocalyptic film "World War Z" (2013), which has grossed a total of $540 million worldwide. Pitt produced the period drama "12 Years a Slave" (2013), for which he won the Academy Award for Best Picture. In 2014, he starred in the war film "Fury" which received positive reviews from critics and proved to be successful at the box office. Brad Pitt filmography Brad Pitt is an American actor