Editing David Lynch (section)

=== 2010–2019: Return to television ===
In 2010, Lynch began making guest appearances on the ''[[Family Guy]]'' spin-off ''[[The Cleveland Show]]'' as [[List of characters in the Family Guy franchise#Stoolbend residents|Gus the Bartender]]. He had been convinced to appear in the show by its lead actor, [[Mike Henry (voice actor)|Mike Henry]], a fan of Lynch who felt that his life had changed after he saw ''Wild at Heart''.<ref>{{cite web | last = Faye | first = Denis | url = http://www.wga.org/content/default.aspx?id=3802 | title = A Kinder, Gentler Family Guy | publisher = Writers Guild of America, West | access-date = November 29, 2010 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20101130153215/http://wga.org/content/default.aspx?id=3802 | archive-date = November 30, 2010 | df = mdy-all }}</ref> ''[[Lady Blue Shanghai]]'' is a 16-minute promotional film written, directed and edited by Lynch for [[Dior]]. It was released on the Internet in May 2010.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Copping|first1=Nicola|date=May 14, 2010|title=David Lynch's new film for Christian Dior|url=https://www.ft.com/content/38daed66-5ecc-11df-af86-00144feab49a?mhq5j=e1|website=[[Financial Times]]|access-date=July 8, 2017}}</ref>

Lynch directed a concert by English [[new wave music|new wave]] band [[Duran Duran]] on March 23, 2011. The concert was [[Streaming media|streamed live]] on YouTube from the [[Mayan Theater]] in Los Angeles as the kickoff to the second season of ''[[Unstaged|Unstaged: An Original Series from American Express]]''. "The idea is to try and create on the fly, layers of images permeating Duran Duran on the stage", Lynch said. "A world of experimentation and hopefully some happy accidents".<ref>{{cite web | last = Lewis | first = Dave | url = http://www.hitfix.com/articles/duran-duran-david-lynch-team-for-unstaged-streaming-concert | title = Watch: David Lynch, Duran Duran team for 'Unstaged' streaming concert | website = HitFix.com | access-date = March 22, 2011 | archive-date = March 20, 2011 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110320044849/http://www.hitfix.com/articles/duran-duran-david-lynch-team-for-unstaged-streaming-concert | url-status = live }}</ref> The animated short ''I Touch a Red Button Man'', a collaboration between Lynch and the band [[Interpol (band)|Interpol]], played in the background during Interpol's concert at the [[Coachella|Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival]] in April 2011. The short, which features Interpol's song "Lights", was later made available online.<ref name="redbutton">{{cite news |title=David Lynch/Interpol Collaboration, 'I Touch A Red Button Man' (EXCLUSIVE) |first=Gazelle |last=Emami |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/07/13/david-lynch-interpol_n_893149.html |newspaper=[[HuffPost]] |date=July 13, 2011 |access-date=October 30, 2011 |archive-date=October 28, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111028220832/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/07/13/david-lynch-interpol_n_893149.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

[[File:David Lynch and Kyle MacLachlan at the Twin Peaks Premiere 2017.jpg|thumb|Lynch (left) with [[Kyle MacLachlan]] at the 2017 premiere of [[Twin Peaks season 3|''Twin Peaks''{{'}}s third season]]]]
It was believed that Lynch was going to retire from the film industry; according to [[Abel Ferrara]], Lynch "doesn't even want to make films any more. I've talked to him about it, OK? I can tell when he talks about it."<ref>{{cite news|last=Leigh|first=Danny|title=Has David Lynch retired, or is it just a bad dream?|date=August 19, 2011|newspaper=[[The Guardian]]|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/filmblog/2011/aug/19/has-david-lynch-retired|access-date=September 7, 2015|archive-date=September 23, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923145537/http://www.theguardian.com/film/filmblog/2011/aug/19/has-david-lynch-retired|url-status=live}}</ref> But in a June 2012 interview, Lynch said he lacked the inspiration to start a new movie project, but "If I got an idea that I fell in love with, I'd go to work tomorrow".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/moviesnow/la-et-mn-david-lynch-has-no-ideas-for-a-new-film-20120622,0,3728502.story|title=David Lynch says he doesn't have any ideas for a new film|last=Zeitchik|first=Steven|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=June 22, 2012|url-status=live|archive-date=July 9, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120709000918/http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/moviesnow/la-et-mn-david-lynch-has-no-ideas-for-a-new-film-20120622,0,3728502.story}}</ref> In September 2012, he appeared in the three-part "Late Show" arc on FX's ''[[Louie (American TV series)|Louie]]'' as Jack Dahl. In November 2012, Lynch hinted at plans for a new film while attending [[Camerimage|Plus Camerimage]] in [[Bydgoszcz]], Poland, saying, "something is coming up. It will happen but I don't know exactly when".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.screendaily.com/home/blogs/david-lynch-hints-at-new-film/5049373.article?blocktitle=Diary-Blog&contentID=2048|title=David Lynch hints at new film &#124; Diary Blog|work=[[Screen International]]|publisher=[[Ascential|Top Right Group]]|last=Rosser|first=Michael|date=November 26, 2012|access-date=November 26, 2012|archive-date=March 19, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130319003723/http://www.screendaily.com/home/blogs/david-lynch-hints-at-new-film/5049373.article?blocktitle=Diary-Blog&contentID=2048|url-status=live}}</ref> At Plus Camerimage, Lynch received a lifetime achievement award and the [[Freedom of the City#Key to the city|Key to the City]] from Bydgoszcz's mayor, [[Rafał Bruski]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.screendaily.com/festivals/-david-lynch-and-keanu-reeves-open-plus-camerimage/5049367.article|title=David Lynch and Keanu Reeves open Plus Camerimage |work=[[Screen International]]|publisher=[[Ascential|Top Right Group]]|last=Rosser|first=Michael|date=November 25, 2012|access-date=November 26, 2012|archive-date=November 28, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121128064536/http://www.screendaily.com/festivals/-david-lynch-and-keanu-reeves-open-plus-camerimage/5049367.article|url-status=live}}</ref> In a January 2013 interview, Laura Dern confirmed that she and Lynch were planning a new project,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/showtracker/la-et-st-0115-laura-dern-20130115,0,1823315.story|title=Laura Dern's Enlightened approach|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|last=Blake|first=Meredith|date=January 15, 2013|access-date=January 17, 2013|archive-date=January 16, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130116133845/http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/showtracker/la-et-st-0115-laura-dern-20130115,0,1823315.story|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.blackbookmag.com/movies/david-lynch-and-laura-dern-have-a-mysterious-project-in-the-works-1.57069|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130213135727/http://www.blackbookmag.com/movies/david-lynch-and-laura-dern-have-a-mysterious-project-in-the-works-1.57069|archive-date=February 13, 2013|title=David Lynch and Laura Dern Have a Mysterious Project in the Works – Movies|work=[[BlackBook]]|last=Weston|first=Hilary|date=January 16, 2013|access-date=January 17, 2013}}</ref> and ''[[The New York Times]]'' later reported that Lynch was working on the script.<ref name=":0">{{cite news |last1=Hoffman |first1=Claire |date=February 22, 2013 |title=David Lynch Is Back … as a Guru of Transcendental Meditation |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/24/magazine/david-lynch-transcendental-meditation.html |url-access=registration |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130222211638/http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/24/magazine/david-lynch-transcendental-meditation.html |archive-date=February 22, 2013 |access-date=November 22, 2020 |newspaper=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref> ''[[Idem Paris]]'', a short documentary film about the lithographic process, was released online in February 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.slashfilm.com/david-lynch-short-film-idem-paris-recalls-the-industrial-tone-of-his-debut|title=David Lynch Short Film Idem Paris Recalls the Industrial Tone of His Debut|work=[[/Film]]|last=Fischer|first=Russ|date=February 12, 2013|access-date=February 25, 2013|archive-date=February 15, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130215052729/http://www.slashfilm.com/david-lynch-short-film-idem-paris-recalls-the-industrial-tone-of-his-debut/|url-status=live}}</ref> On June 28, 2013, a video Lynch directed for the [[Nine Inch Nails]] song "[[Came Back Haunted]]" was released.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/nine-inch-nails-photos-preview-came-back-haunted-clip-20130627|title=Nine Inch Nails Photos Preview 'Came Back Haunted' Clip|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|first=Jon|last=Blistein|date=June 27, 2013|access-date=August 26, 2017|archive-date=June 29, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130629011231/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/nine-inch-nails-photos-preview-came-back-haunted-clip-20130627|url-status=live}}</ref> He also did photography for the [[Dumb Numbers]]'s self-titled album released in August 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://dumbnumbers.bandcamp.com/|title=Dumb Numbers II, by Dumb Numbers|website=Dumbnumbers.bandcamp.com|access-date=July 31, 2015|archive-date=March 7, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160307040254/http://dumbnumbers.bandcamp.com/|url-status=live}}</ref>

On October 6, 2014, Lynch confirmed via Twitter that he and Frost would start shooting a new, nine-episode season of ''[[Twin Peaks season 3|Twin Peaks]]'' in 2015, with the episodes expected to air in 2016 on [[Showtime (TV network)|Showtime]].<ref name="revival">{{cite web |title=Twin Peaks Revival to Air on Showtime in 2016 |url=https://variety.com/2014/tv/news/twin-peaks-revival-to-air-on-showtime-in-2016-1201322329 |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |first=Cynthia |last=Littleton |date=October 6, 2014 |access-date=October 6, 2014 |archive-date=December 14, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171214070105/http://variety.com/2014/tv/news/twin-peaks-revival-to-air-on-showtime-in-2016-1201322329/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Lynch and Frost wrote all the episodes. On April 5, 2015, Lynch announced via Twitter that the project was still alive, but he was no longer going to direct because the budget was too low for what he wanted to do.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2015/tv/news/twin-peaks-david-lych-leaves-as-director-1201466709/|title=David Lynch Says He Won't Direct the 'Twin Peaks' Revival|date=April 5, 2015|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|last=Stedman|first=Alex|url-status=live|archive-date=October 2, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171002105739/http://variety.com/2015/tv/news/twin-peaks-david-lych-leaves-as-director-1201466709/}}</ref> On May 15, 2015, he said via Twitter that he would return to the revival, having sorted out his issues with Showtime.<ref>{{cite web|last1=McCown|first1=Alex|title=David Lynch just announced he's rejoined Showtime's ''Twin Peaks''|url=https://www.avclub.com/article/david-lynch-just-announced-hes-rejoined-showtimes--219531|website=[[The A.V. Club]]|access-date=August 3, 2016|date=May 15, 2015|archive-date=August 1, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160801062110/http://www.avclub.com/article/david-lynch-just-announced-hes-rejoined-showtimes--219531|url-status=live}}</ref> Showtime CEO David Nevins confirmed this, announcing that Lynch would direct every episode of the revival and that the original nine episodes had been extended to 18.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Yaniz|first1=Robert Jr.|title='Twin Peaks' Revival To Resolve Questions From Previous Seasons|url=https://screenrant.com/twin-peaks-season-3-revival-showtime/|website=[[Screen Rant]]|access-date=August 3, 2016|date=August 12, 2015|archive-date=August 4, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160804211103/http://screenrant.com/twin-peaks-season-3-revival-showtime/|url-status=live}}</ref> Filming was completed by April 2016.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Andreeva|first1=Nellie|title='Twin Peaks' Update: Premiere Set For Early 2017, David Lynch Halfway Done|url=https://deadline.com/2016/01/twin-peaks-update-premiere-date-early-2017-david-lynch-1201681533/|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|access-date=August 3, 2016|date=January 12, 2016|archive-date=August 3, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160803073417/http://deadline.com/2016/01/twin-peaks-update-premiere-date-early-2017-david-lynch-1201681533/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Andreeva|first1=Nellie|title='Twin Peaks': Here Is the Full Cast Of David Lynch's Showtime Reboot|url=https://deadline.com/2016/04/twin-peaks-full-cast-david-lynch-showtime-series-1201743122/|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|access-date=August 3, 2016|date=April 25, 2016|archive-date=April 25, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160425232427/http://deadline.com/2016/04/twin-peaks-full-cast-david-lynch-showtime-series-1201743122/|url-status=live}}</ref> The two-episode premiere aired on May 21, 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.businessinsider.com/twin-peaks-season-3-david-lynch-2017-2|title='Twin Peaks' is coming back after 25 years – here's everything you need to know about it|last=Snyder|first=Chris|website=[[Business Insider]]|date=February 10, 2017|access-date=February 17, 2017|archive-date=February 18, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170218143404/http://www.businessinsider.com/twin-peaks-season-3-david-lynch-2017-2|url-status=live}}</ref>

[[File:David Lynch Cannes 2017.jpg|thumb|right|upright=0.7|Lynch attending the [[2017 Cannes Film Festival]]]]
While doing press for ''Twin Peaks'', Lynch was again asked if he had retired from film and seemed to confirm that he had made his last feature film, responding, "Things changed a lot&nbsp;... 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".<ref name="never">{{cite web |url=https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/tv-and-radio/david-lynch-on-the-return-of-twin-peaks-and-why-he-will-never-make-another-film-20170416-gvlr60.html |title=David Lynch on the Return of ''Twin Peaks'' and Why He Will Never Make Another Film |last=Idato |first=Michael |date=May 5, 2017 |work=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]] |access-date=April 16, 2020 |archive-date=May 28, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200528063853/https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/tv-and-radio/david-lynch-on-the-return-of-twin-peaks-and-why-he-will-never-make-another-film-20170416-gvlr60.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Lynch later said that this statement had been misconstrued: "I did not say I quit cinema, simply that nobody knows what the future holds."<ref name="never-2">{{cite web |url=https://www.indiewire.com/2017/05/david-lynch-retirement-filmmaking-1201832700/ |title=David Lynch Is Not Retiring From Filmmaking After All, But His Future Still Remains Unclear |last=Sharf |first=Zack |date=May 26, 2017 |work=[[IndieWire]] |access-date=April 16, 2020 |archive-date=August 18, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200818024728/https://www.indiewire.com/2017/05/david-lynch-retirement-filmmaking-1201832700/ |url-status=live }}</ref>