Not so long ago, Twin Peaks mastermind David Lynch sent film geeks everywhere into a tailspin when he said that Inland Empire would be his final film. Why the early retirement? Well, here's what he said at the time, as quoted by The Playlist:

“Things changed a lot. So many films were not doing well at the box office even though they might have been great films and the things that were doing well at the box office weren’t the things that I would want to do.” When pressed if that means Inland Empire is his last movie, Lynch replies “yes, it is.”

Much wailing and gnashing of teeth ensued when this quote started making the rounds. Was the future cinematic landscape really gonna be completely Lynch-free? Would Showtime's 18 hours worth of Lynch-directed Twin Peaks episodes really mark the end of his work as a filmmaker? It seemed hard to believe.

Which brings us to Lynch's latest thoughts on the matter, which he shared shortly after blowing Cannes away with a screening of Twin Peaks Season Three's first two episodes:

“My remarks have been misrepresented. I did not say I quit cinema. Simply that nobody knows what the future holds.”

So, there you have it. Everything's back to the way it was, with David Lynch still considering himself an un-retired filmmaker and most of Hollywood unwilling to give him the money to do anything about it. Let's hope that the ongoing success of New Twin Peaks will go a ways towards helping him find funding for his next project.

Speaking of which, here's a fun game: if you could get David Lynch to direct one franchise movie, what would it be? Go bananas in your responses, but please: no Star Wars. We all know the thing about Lynch almost directing Return Of The Jedi.