Ted Sarandos, CEO of Netflix revealed that David Lynch was engaged on a restricted sequence for the streaming platform earlier than passing away on the age of 78 on Jan. 15.
Ted shared a heartfelt tribute to the late filmmaker on Instagram, revealing an intriguing piece of the visionary filmmaker’s current historical past with the streaming large.
He recounted that years after their first encounter, throughout which Lynch screened an early lower of Mulholland Drive for him, Lynch pitched a restricted sequence to Netflix.
“It was a David Lynch manufacturing, so stuffed with thriller and dangers, however we needed to go on this artistic journey with this genius. First Covid, then some well being uncertainties result in this mission by no means being produced, however we made it clear that as quickly as he was ready, we had been all in,” Ted wrote.
Reflecting on Lynch’s in depth profession, Sarandos described his physique of labor as “exceptional, visionary, daring and clever.”
He expressed his lingering curiosity about what Lynch had envisioned for what would have been his final mission. “I’ll at all times marvel about what he had in thoughts for us,” he admitted.
Sarandos’ admiration for Lynch was evident as he shared their first assembly story, when Netflix, nonetheless within the DVD rental section, secured a deal to bulk purchase Eraserhead.
This early connection ultimately led to Lynch directing the brief movie What Did Jack Do? for Netflix.
“David Lynch was an unapologetic genius. He didn’t need you to know his work. He knew that was inconceivable and it was a part of the journey collectively,” Ted concluded, emphasizing the distinctive nature of Lynch’s creative imaginative and prescient.
