New Twin Peaks movie maybe, possibly in the works
Filed under: Noir, Mystery & Suspense, RumorMonger
Way back in the early 90s, after Twin Peaks' ratings dropped (surprisingly enough, in direct correlation to its quality) and ABC cancelled the series, David Lynch planned to continue the saga of Harry S. Truman, Audrey Horne, et al through several films. But after the studio slashed an hour and a half from Lynch's cut of Fire Walk With Me, then (mis)marketed the Twin Peaks prequel as a slasher flick, and all involved watched it bomb, Lynch's plans for multiple films were eventually dropped. Now, according to TP co-creator Mark Frost, the franchise may live on in a new vehicle for Kyle MacLaughlin's character, Agent Dale Cooper. "We've talked a little about [a new project], and it's a possibility down the road," Frost said in an interview with MTV. "I think it would be hard to re-create the world of Twin Peaks at this point, but Kyle is still there and still a terrific actor, and that's a character we could possibly take other places." In the 13 years since FWWM, MacLaughlin has had a hand (and, quite often, other body parts as well) in a number of pop cultural phenomena, from Sex in the City to Showgirls. But I know I'll always associate him with the work he did with/for Lynch, in Twin Peaks but also in Blue Velvet and Dune – let's hope, if the new project does get off the ground, it doesn't do anything to screw up that legacy.
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11-25-2005 @ 11:38AM
Fringe said...
Why they do not plan the season 2 DVD instead of a useless sequel?
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11-25-2005 @ 2:10PM
Nathan said...
I doubt it.
In 2002 The Guardian ran a profile of MacLachlan. 'He hasn't worked with Lynch since Twin Peaks, he says, because "with that character a really dark ink was used and I think it needs to fade out a little more."' I doubt then that MacLachlan, who has always seemed to want to appear independent of Lynch (and appeared in Fire Walk With Me only begrudgingly), would be interested in reprising the character yet again.
Also in 2002, Mark Frost was interviewed by Luke Ford, and he said of Mullholand Drive (which he'd not yet bothered to see), 'I heard it was a mess. I knew that the pilot was a mess.' In general, his remarks on Lynch had a rather McCartney-pissing-on-Lennon air about them.
And this past September www.lynchnet.com ran this story:
'Lynch Denies New Cooper Movies Rumor
'In the chat room on his website, Lynch denied he's making new telemovies featuring Kyle MacLachlan's Dale Cooper character from Twin Peaks:
Sk8AleX1 [12:24 AM PST]: Can you please tell me if the rumors are true that you might make mini movies based on Agent Cooper?
DAVIDLYNCH [12:25 AM PST]: THE RUMORS ARE NOT TRUE'
He wasn't answering a question about a feature film, but his brusqueness may be telling.
I think Frost is just talking up Frost. I'm curious who makes up the "we" he mentions, but I've yet to find the complete interview online.
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