David Fincher 'not responsible' for incels co-opting 'Fight Club': 'We didn't make it for them'
Director David Fincher didn't make "Fight Club" for incels, but that hasn't stopped them from co-opting the 1999 psychological thriller. The acclaimed director spoke with the Guardian for a profile published Friday, and the sexually frustrated radical right's affinity for "Fight Club" came up. "I'm not responsible for how people interpret things," Fincher said, adding that the film is viewed ...
by Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times
Oct 31, 2023
2 minutes
Director David Fincher didn't make "Fight Club" for incels, but that hasn't stopped them from co-opting the 1999 psychological thriller.
The acclaimed director spoke with the Guardian for a profile published Friday, and the sexually frustrated radical right's affinity for "Fight Club" came up. "I'm not responsible for how people interpret things," Fincher said, adding that the film is viewed differently when watched through a
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