David Lynch was planning return to work before death, says Naomi Watts
nme.comNaomi Watts has talked about her final meeting with David Lynch, prior to his death in January, aged 78. She revealed that the late director was still planning future projects.The director, famous for visionary films like The Elephant Man and Eraserhead, passed away at his daughter’s home in Los Angeles after being evacuated during the city’s wild fires.
In a statement on Facebook, the family shared: “There’s a big hole in the world now that he’s no longer with us. But, as he would say, “Keep your eye on the donut and not on the hole”.Australian star Watts received her Hollywood breakthrough from Lynch, winning acclaim thanks to her performance in 2001’s Mulholland Drive.
The pair remained friends, and would work together again in 2002 short film Rabbits, 2006 film Inland Empire, and 2017 series Twin Peaks: The Return.
The latter would be Lynch’s final project.In an interview with The Los Angeles Times, the actor would reveal she last saw the filmmaker in later November of last year, meeting Lynch at his house with fellow collaborator Laura Dern. “We had a beautiful lunch at his house,” she recalled.“I knew he’d been unwell but he was in great spirits.
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