Brad Pitt received mixed reviews, and many were critical of Pitt's performance. According to Mick LaSalle of the "San Francisco Chronicle", Pitt was unable to "make an audience believe that he knows all the mysteries of death and eternity." Roger Ebert stated "Pitt is a fine actor, but this performance is a miscalculation." In 1999, Pitt portrayed Tyler Durden in "Fight Club", a film adaptation of Chuck Palahniuk's novel of the same name, directed by David Fincher. Pitt prepared for the part with lessons in boxing, taekwondo, and grappling. To look the part, Pitt consented to the removal of pieces of his
Chuck Palahniuk an HBO miniseries. On September 11, 2014, the film version of "Rant" was announced, starring James Franco, with Pamela Romanowsky writing and directing. Beside his various promotional outings, Palahniuk has made several television appearances to discuss cultural issues, including "" exploring his beloved Pacific Northwest in 2007 and the BBC's "Hardtalk Extra" in 2004. The narratives of Palahniuk's books often are structured in medias res, starting at the temporal end, with the protagonist recounting the events that led up to the point at which the book begins. "Lullaby" used a variation of this, alternating between the normal, linear narrative and