How old was Brad Pitt in Fight Club

Brad Pitt has long been a leading man in Hollywood, but when he appeared in Fight Clubhe was still in the early stages of his career. Brad Pitt began his acting career in 1987, when he got some minor roles in films and on television. However, it was not until 1991 that he played JD in Thelma and Louisethat he got his first big break in Hollywood. By then, Pitt had managed to appear in 20 different projects in just five years and established himself as a hard-working and dedicated actor.

He managed to land bigger roles, including some as a leading man, and established himself as a Hollywood heartthrob. However, Pitt was also a formidable action star, capable of delivering high-intensity roles that made him stand out to all demographics. In 1999, he had another big role, the He continued his career with an appearance in Fight Club opposite rising star Edward Norton.

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Brad Pitt was 35 years old when he filmed Fight Club

And still in the best shape of his life

Brad Pitt was born on December 18, 1963. Fight Club was filmed from July to December 1998, about a year before its release in theaters. This means that at the time of the film’s shooting Brad Pitt was 35 years oldThis makes him one of the oldest and most experienced actors on the film’s set, but thanks to his incredible dedication to training and physically preparing for the role, he is also the one in the best shape.

The actor managed to stick to a strict workout regimen and diet to achieve his incredible physique (via GQ) and embodies the role of Tyler Durden, a fearless and anarchistic part of the narrator and one half of the main character of the film. Although 35 is usually an age when one has difficulty maintaining muscle mass and losing weight, Pitt showed tremendous dedication and it paid off, make the character of Tyler Durden An even greater contrast to the physically smaller narrator, played by Norton.

How old was Brad Pitt compared to Edward Norton?

Tyler Durden and the narrator

Pitt’s co-star Edward Norton, on the other hand, had the advantage of being born several years later, in 1969. Norton was 29 years oldand he celebrated his 30th birthday during filming Fight Club. However, Norton was also just finishing filming American History Xwhere the actor got in shape and gained 30 pounds of muscle. As a narrator, he was not supposed to be muscular or impressive, as the character was supposed to be rather plain and unassuming.

Both actors showed a lot of dedication and commitment to their roles and ultimately created a story where a man is lost in his thoughts and fed up with his mundane life until he meets an exciting and dangerous person who takes him on an adventure from which there is no turning back. Together they managed to create something incredibly special, and at a time when both were still at the beginning of their careers. Since then, both actors have appeared in dozens of other films and have received Oscar nominations and even a few awards for Brad Pitt, but Fight Club was a crucial step on this journey.

Fight Club

Fight Club, David Fincher’s 1999 thriller starring Brad Pitt, Edward Norton and Helena Bonham Carter, is the film adaptation of Chuck Palahniuk’s 1996 novel of the same name. In it, ruthless soapmaker Tyler Durden helps the desolate narrator find meaning in his monotonous life by founding an underground fight club where downtrodden men vent their frustrations in the form of fistfights.

Release date

15 October 1999

Studio(s)

20th century

Sales Partner

20th century

Authors

Jim Uhls

Duration

139 minutes

Franchise(s)

Fight Club

budget

63 million US dollars

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