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Watts occurring in ‘Twin Peaks’

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As an avid movie journalist you tend to get excited by certain pieces of news. But every so often a titbit comes along that blows your head off, and for me one of those moments has just landed, as Deadline reveals Naomi Watts has signed up for Twin Peaks.

David Lynch, the director who puts the key into wacky, has teamed up with former collaborator Mark Frost to get the sinister soap back on the road. Details of Watts’ character are under wraps and producers Showtime have as ever remained tight-lipped.

Cast news has been the source of heavy speculation. Of the returning thesps, Kyle MacLachlan is definitely in, with all other names up for debate. Michael Horse, who appears in the teaser trailer, mentioned that Kimmy Robertson and Harry Goaz were back as lovestruck idiots Lucy and Andy, also unconfirmed. Even Lynch is rumoured to be reviving his hearing-impaired FBI Chief Gordon Cole.

As for the fresh crop of visitors to the small town TV history never forgot, we’ve heard about Amanda Seyfried, Jennifer Jason Leigh and Laura Dern arriving on set. Watts is the highest profile new recruit to date, and is said to be accompanied by Heat star Tom Sizemore.

Now if you’ll excuse me, I’m off to share my enthusiasm with the owls and trees! Twin Peaks hits Showtime and Sky Atlantic in 2017.

Steve is a journalist and comedian who enjoys American movies of the 70s, Amicus horror compendiums, Doctor Who, Twin Peaks, Naomi Watts and sitting down. His short fiction has been published as part of the Iris Wildthyme range from Obverse Books.

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