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Showtime has revealed that it will air David Lynch’s 1992 film Fire Walk With Me right before the premiere of its brand new Twin Peaks reboot on May 21 at 9PM. The film was also created by Lynch and served to answer questions that the ABC series failed to address.
According to Deadline, the film premiered at Cannes Film Festival was released by New Line in late August 1992 and centered around the seven days leading up to Laura Palmer’s (Sheryl Lee) murder in the show’s secluded Northwest town. The feature will also be available to stream via Showtime Anytime and Showtime on Demand, in addition to the first two seasons of the series which are currently available.
In other news…
Amazon’s Suspiria remake will reportedly make its way to the European Film Market next week in Berlin with FilmNation tackling international sales. The classic horror remake from Italian creator Luca Guadagnino stars Tilda Swinton and Dakota Johnson among others and centers on a young American ballet dancer who finds trouble abroad. [Deadline]
Co-showrunner Mike Royce of Netflix’s One Day at a Time reboot, spoke to one outlet about the benefits of working with a streaming platform vs. a broadcast network. “13 episodes where you know they’re gonna air in order — because they’re not airing, they’re streaming — is a much easier thing to wrap your arms around,” states Royce. [Vulture]
El Rey Network’s popular wrestling series Lucha Underground will officially debut on Netflix later this month. Court Bauer revealed the news on his latest podcast on MLW Radio, claiming that the first two seasons of the series will become available on February 15 with the ability for extra seasons to be added later on. [Yahoo!]
The creators of HBO’s Girls spoke to one outlet about a particularly lewd scene that pushed the boundaries so far that the network even refused to allow it. We’ll give you a hint: Judd Apatow referred to the scene as a “conclusion shot.” [Business Insider]
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