Courtney Love opens up about being fired from FightClub, saying she lost the part of Marla after insulting Brad Pitt. 'I went nuclear. I don’t do Faust. Who the f--k do you think are?'
Fight Club's original Marla actor reveals she was fired after insulting star Brad Pitt. Released in 1999, director David Fincher's Fight Club follows an unnamed protagonist as he struggles to cure his debilitating insomnia. After his doctor refuses to help, he finds increasingly destructive ways to cure his ailment, including faking terminal illnesses to release his emotions at support groups.
SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY As it turns out, the original actor slated to play Marla was fired from Fight Club after insulting Brad Pitt, per Variety. Opening up in a new interview, actress and singer Courtney Love reveals she was hired by Fincher to play Pitt's love interest Marla. However, she was let go after a debacle with the prolific actor, who wanted to play Love's late husband and musical legend, Kurt Cobain, in a new film.
Courtney Love & Brad Pitt's Fight Club History Explained Love, who was romantic partners with Norton at the time, went on to explain what went down between her and Pitt. According to the singer, after being hired for Fight Club, Pitt and director Gus Van Sant approached her to make a film about Kurt Cobain. Love and Cobain had an infamous relationship throughout the '90s, and were married at the time of his tragic death in 1994 at the age of 27.
After rejecting her co-star's pitch, Love was fired from Fight Club. Although Van Sant ultimately made his Cobain-inspired film Last Days starring Michael Pitt, Love claims this was not the same idea he and Brad had together. Norton had to break the news to Love, though she says he was "sobbing" at the time and complained of having no control over the decision. Fincher called her up and confirmed the news, with Bonham Carter stepping in to take over the role opposite Pitt.
It's difficult to imagine Fight Club without Bonham Carter, who embodied so well the role of the strong-willed yet careless prostitute, Marla. While Fincher has yet to confirm Love's story, and if her firing solely resulted from the conversation with Pitt, it's worth noting Bonham Carter's effortless performance could have been part of the creative pivot.
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