Ed Norton attended the World Cup and everybody made the identical ‘Battle Membership’ joke

Ed Norton attended the World Cup and everybody made the identical ‘Battle Membership’ joke


The World Cup has seen its fair proportion of movie star visitors, however Ed Norton’s presence throughout Thursday’s USA vs. Turkey sport actually acquired the web speaking.

The actor attended the sport alongside another large names, together with Colin Farrell and — crucially — his former Battle Membership co-star Brad Pitt.

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You possibly can in all probability already guess what joke individuals had been making.

Admittedly that will not make a lot sense except you have seen Battle Membership, David Fincher’s 1999 psychological thriller about two males beginning an underground bareknuckle battle membership collectively.

The twist (and a 27-year-old spoiler warning)? Pitt’s character is rarely actually there — he is only a figment of Norton’s character’s broken psyche.

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