Eight years after David Lynch acquired the band again collectively for Twin Peaks: The Return, two of the long-lasting sequence’ major stars are reuniting for a brand new psychological thriller.
The Good Darkish is about to characteristic Audrey Horne actor Sherilyn Fenn alongside Leland Palmer actor Ray Clever (by way of Bloody Disgusting). The movie started manufacturing this week with Hunter Lee Hughes directing, and It Follows government producer Alan Pao serving in that very same capability. Hughes stated in an announcement:
Bringing Sherilyn and Ray collectively is a dream come true. Sherilyn’s innate curiosity, genuine feelings and formidable appearing expertise, together with Ray’s intense vitality and simple charisma will make them an prompt cinematic energy couple.
Simon Lööf (Within the Misplaced Lands) and Rex Lee (Entourage) can even star in The Good Darkish. Hughes stated of them:
We’re additionally thrilled that Rex and Simon are becoming a member of us. Rex is an in depth buddy and we’re excited to spotlight his logic, mind and world-weariness, whereas Simon is that uncommon mixture of film star, true artist and piercing eyes that made somebody like Paul Newman so particular.
Lee and Hughes beforehand labored collectively on the drama Guys Studying Poems. Gabe Armentano (Magnolia Flowers), Christopher Quartuccio (Anastasia: As soon as Upon a Time), and Rebekah Brandes (Nothing Left to Worry) spherical out the Good Darkish forged.
The film’s synopsis reads as follows:
The movie follows world-famous psychic Sue Penth and her husband Edward after he’s skilled a medical setback. Needing to repay hospital payments, they concoct a plan to deceive Sue’s profitable consumer base — a choice that results in tragedy.
The Good Darkish stars Fenn and Clever aren’t any strangers to exploring darkly psychological materials, having each been there when Twin Peaks kicked off in 1990, its blackly humorous mix of cleaning soap opera and surrealism happening to revolutionize tv.
Fenn performed the seductive Audrey Horne, recognized for her saddle footwear and dreamy dance strikes. Clever famously portrayed the daddy of the slain Laura Palmer (Sheryl Lee), with Leland being revealed in season 2 as a part of the reply to the query on everybody’s lips in 1991: “Who killed Laura Palmer?”
The malevolent entity BOB (Frank Silva), who took possession of Leland, was the opposite a part of the reply.
Clever performed Leland once more within the spinoff film Twin Peaks: Hearth Stroll With Me, which additional explored the possessed father’s relationship with tortured daughter Laura. Fenn famously was not introduced again for that spinoff film, however Lynch did wish to carry Audrey again in a distinct challenge exploring her desires of changing into a Hollywood actor.
By the point Lynch made his film about Audrey going to Hollywood, the character was not Audrey Horne, the actor taking part in her was Naomi Watts, and the film was Mulholland Dr..
Audrey did lastly get to return again when Twin Peaks: The Return premiered in 2017, in a mysterious storyline which will have all taken place in her comatose thoughts.
Clever was on board for The Return as nicely, however performed solely a restricted function. Rumors that Twin Peaks may make one final comeback percolated proper up till Lynch’s passing earlier in 2025 on the age of 78.
Although Clever and Fenn have been each main gamers in Twin Peaks, their characters seldom shared the display. The Return revealed that Audrey, who was left comatose after the financial institution explosion within the Twin Peaks season 2 finale, was impregnated by Evil Cooper (Kyle MacLachlan) and later gave start to the vile Richard Horne (Eamon Farren).