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David Lynch Can No Longer Direct in Person Due to Emphysema

David Lynch says he can no longer direct in person due to his emphysema diagnosis — read full statement and health update here.

Twin Peaks maestro David Lynch says he is no longer able to direct projects in person due to his suffering from emphysema. The director also said that he recently pitched an animated project to Netflix called Snootworld, but the streamer wound up passing. The cast featured the return of several actors from the original series (including Kyle MacLachlan, Sherilyn Fenn, Madchen Amick, Sheryl Lee and David Duchovny) as well as a staggering amount of new faces (including Enlightened ‘s Laura Dern, Arrested Development ‘s Michael Cera, The Thorn Birds ‘ Richard Chamberlain, Nine Inch Nails frontman Trent Reznor and Gossip Girl ‘s Jessica Szohr).

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