Judge Giant wrote:How about Naomi as Diane...
Diane Selwyn...
I had wondered whether any characters from other Lynch material might show up, such as Fred Madison. Unlikely, but who knows?
Diane Selwyn being that Diane would require Mulholland Dr to have been set some years earlier than we assume in order for Coop to have the implied strong relationship with Diane.
As you say, unlikely, but something fun to theorise about. I've always been fascinated by the recurring motifs (both visual and narrative) in certain Lynch films. Then there's Lynch stating that Lost Highway could take place in the same universe as Twin Peaks, and of course the unforgettable Club Silencio scene in Mulholland Drive. Lost Highway, Mulholland Drive and Inland Empire all have aspects that apply to this train of thought.
Now we have Balthazar Getty, Naomi Watts and Laura Dern all set to appear, alongside several other cast members from previous films - especially Mulholland Drive.
*takes tin foil hat off* Again, I'd put my house on there being nothing in this, and it being nothing more than Lynch liking particular motifs/actors and using them numerous times. But still - I find the concept intriguing.
This was a vision, fresh and clear as a mountain stream. The mind revealing itself to itself.
You’re also working on another TV project: Twin Peaks! What can you tease?
I’ve been sworn to secrecy! I can tell you that I just did a photo shoot with Kyle MacLachlan, so I’m definitely in Twin Peaks. I’m thrilled that I got another experience on set with David Lynch. It’s not like I’m holding secrets here; I don’t have a huge amount of information to tell you because, even on set, we were working with just pages, and sometimes on those pages, other people’s lines were blacked out. Like, if you entered a scene and people were talking before you, those lines were blacked out. I worked for about three weeks. Whether or not he put that all in one episode or spread it out over time, I have no idea!
That must have been so challenging for the actors to work with pages of just their dialogue! Imagine only knowing your lines and no one else's.. you'd have to really take some leaps of faith to try and form what you think the story is so you can build the performance. Wow .. this show is going to be something else.
musicaddict wrote:So Naomi's role can't be that big if she only worked for 3 weeks?
It depends on how much she filmed. 3 full weeks could easily make up a decent amount of screentime.
Do you think? I mean it was around 7 months of filming, it just seems really short in comparison. Hopefully you are correct and these scenes are spread out across the season.
musicaddict wrote:So Naomi's role can't be that big if she only worked for 3 weeks?
It depends on how much she filmed. 3 full weeks could easily make up a decent amount of screentime.
Do you think? I mean it was around 7 months of filming, it just seems really short in comparison. Hopefully you are correct and these scenes are spread out across the season.
Well, filming may have lasted 7 months but they filmed only 140 days, which is less than 5. We can't really know for sure how that translates on screentime, it depends also on how much was left on the cutting room floor.
Soolsma wrote:For me, the amount of screen time doesn't really affect how powerful or important a role is.
For instance, the Log Lady! This is also particularly true of characters who are more like figurants, such as the lodge spirits.
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Mistertom wrote:That must have been so challenging for the actors to work with pages of just their dialogue! Imagine only knowing your lines and no one else's.. you'd have to really take some leaps of faith to try and form what you think the story is so you can build the performance. Wow .. this show is going to be something else.
Not unusual for Lynch, he's done a number of very unconventional things like this before. During Inland Empire he'd regularly just feed actors lines while shooting (i.e. he'd say them, the actors would remember it, then say it)
