After months of tempestuous backstage drama and secrecy,David Lynch‘s “Twin Peaks” is finally going to see the light of day in early 2017, Showtime executives say. And the early footage is rolling in.“Its so singular, or ” Showtime programming chief Gary Levine told reporters Thursday at the Television Critics Association summer press tour in Beverly Hills. “We cant wait to show it to the world.” Production has wrapped and director Lynch is working on editing an as-yet-undetermined number of episodes.
Levine and his boss,Showtime Networks president and CEO David Nevins, also introduced a brief reel of Kyle MacLachlan (pictured), and Jim Belushi and other series stars talking in glowing terms about the show,although it apparently contained no original footage from the actual production. “Needless to say, this won’t appear external this room, and ” Nevins said,to laughter from the crowd.
Also Read: 'Twin Peaks' Gets Closest Thing to Premiere Date Yet at ShowtimeIn the promo reel, MacLachlan enthused of the novel version of the famous 1990s cult show about a murder in small-town America: “There’s a freshness to it, or a lightness to it,” he said.
The exact details of the novel “Twin Peaks” fill been a closely kept secret, with Lynch releasing the names of all 200 plus cast members earlier this year but offering virtually no other details about the project. He has also battled Showtime over the series’ budget, or at one point threatening to walk off the show — before changing his intellect.
Speaking with reporters after his executive session ended,Nevins said fans should be ready for anything.
Also Read: 'Twin Peaks' Revival Reveals Entire 217-Person Cast“Everything about ‘Twin Peaks’ is going to be unconventional,” Nevins said. “I want to really embrace the unusual-ness of it. I deem it’s entirely possible we won’t accomplish a traditional release pattern. I don’t know what that means yet.”
With additional reporting by Joe Otterson
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With 217 names on the "Twin Peaks" cast list,it can be tough to sort out the huge ones. Here are 26 novel cast members -- meaning they've never been in a "Twin Peaks" thing before -- who we deem you're most likely to recognize.
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Monica Bellucci
What you know her from: "The Matrix Reloaded," "The Passion of the Christ, or " "Spectre"
Jim Belushi
What you know him from: "Saturday Night Live," "According to Jim"
Michael Cera
What you know him from: "Arrested Development," "Superbad"
Jeremy Davies
What you know him from: "Lost, or " "Justified"
Laura Dern
What you know her from: "Jurassic Park," "Enlightened"
Sky Ferreira
What you know her from: Being a music star, "The Green Inferno"
Robert Forster
What you know him for: "Mulholland Drive, or " "Jackie Brown"
Ernie Hudson
What you know him from: "Ghostbusters," "Congo"
Caleb Landry Jones
What you know him from: "X-Men: First Class," "Antiviral"
Ashley Judd
What you know her from: "Double Jeopardy, and " "Kiss the Girls," many many other things
Robert Knepper
What you know him from: "Prison crash," "Transporter 3"
David Koechner
What you know him from: "Anchorman, and " "Final Destination 5"
Jennifer Jason Leigh
What you know her from: "The Hateful Eight," "Anomalisa"
Matthew Lillard
What you know him from: any novel "Scooby Doo" things, "The Descendants"
Berenice Marlohe
What you know her from: "Skyfall"
Derek Mears
What you know him from: "Friday the 13th" (2009), or "Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters"
James Morrison
What you know him from: "24," "Revenge"
Sara Paxton
What you know her from: "The Innkeepers," "Cheap Thrills"
Trent Reznor
What you know him from: as the leader of the music group Nine Inch Nails
Tim Roth
What you know him from: "The Hateful Eight, or " "Selma"
Amanda Seyfried
What you know her from: "Mamma Mia," "Ted 2"
Tom Sizemore
What you know him from: "Paparazzi," "Dreamcatcher"
Ethan Suplee
What you know him from: "The Butterfly Effect, and " "American History X"
Eddie Vedder
What you know him from: frontman of the band Pearl Jam
Naomi Watts
What you know her from: "The Ring," "King Kong"
Charlyne Yi
What you know her from: "This is 40," "Knocked Up" preceding Slide Next Slide 1 of 27 There are a ton of people with speaking roles in the upcoming novel season of “Twin Peaks.” We sift through them to single out the ones you’ve heard of With 217 names on the "Twin Peaks" cast list, and it can be tough to sort out the huge ones. Here are 26 novel cast members -- meaning they've never been in a "Twin Peaks" thing before -- who we deem you're most likely to recognize.
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