The cast of Twin Peaks have launched a viral campaign to "save" the show's planned comeback series following David Lynch's recent exit.
However, Lynch announced on Sunday (April 5) that he is no longer involved in the new episodes, writing on Facebook: "After 1 year and 4 months of negotiations, I left because not enough money was offered to do the script the way I felt it needed to be done. This weekend I started to call actors to let them know I would not be directing."
Lynch went on to suggest that Twin Peaks' Showtime series could still happen without him, adding: "Twin Peaks may still be very much alive at Showtime. I love the world of Twin Peaks and wish things could have worked out differently."
Just 24 hours after news of Lynch's departure broke, actress Mädchen Amick - who played Shelly Johnson in the original Twin Peaks series - posted a video on her WhoSay page yesterday (April 7) with the caption "Twin Peaks without David Lynch is like…" It features home-made clips of many familiar faces from the original Twin Peaks series explaining that they think the revival will be virtually impossible to make without input from Lynch. However, Agent Dale Cooper actor Kyle MacLachlan is conspicuously absent from the video.
Encouraging fans to make their own video messages, Amick wrote on WhoSay: "'Twin Peaks without David Lynch is like…??' …we want to hear from you #peaksies #SaveTwinPeaks - brought to you with love from the cast of #TwinPeaks."
In a statement released shortly after Lynch pulled out on Sunday (April 5), Showtime's President David Nevins insisted that the door remains open for the director to return. "We continue to hold out hope that we can bring [Twin Peaks] back in all its glory with both of its extraordinary creators, David Lynch and Mark Frost, at its helm," Nevins said.