Steven Spielberg, Ron Howard and more have paid tribute to David Lynch, the 'Twin Peaks' and 'Blue Velvet' director who died at 78 years old.

The visionary filmmaker behind "Mulholland Drive" and "Blue Velvet" was 78 The post David Lynch Remembered by Steven Spielberg, James Gunn, Melanie Lynskey and Others for His ‘Immortal’ Influence, Originality appeared first on TheWrap.

The filmmaker, who died this week, mixed the menacing with the everyday, the banal with the surreal and sublime.

Numerous leaders in entertainment, celebrities, and former collaborators have mourned the death of revolutionary filmmaker David Lynch.

Steven Spielberg, Ron Howard and more pay tribute to auteur - The ‘Eraserhead’ and ‘Elephant Man’ director was described as ‘the first populist surrealist’

Both Steven Spielberg and David Lynch are legendary filmmakers, and the Jaws director admires the Twin Peaks creator greatly. In fact, he cast Lynch as John Ford in The Fabelmans back in 2022. In a statement published Variety, Spielberg noted that role and his relationship with the director, saying:

David Lynch, who died Thursday at age 78, was remembered by his many collaborators, as well as those he inspired, such as "Donnie Darko" director Richard Kelly.

Beloved filmmaker David Lynch died on January 15, and when his family broke the news the next day, Hollywood’s grief mourned the loss of the great director, including the stars of his many films. Isabella Rossellini,

David Lynch revolutionized cinema — and now, Hollywood is paying tribute to the legendary auteur, who died Thursday at the age of 78.

The director of 'Blue Velvet,' 'Twin Peaks' and 'Mulholland Drive' died aged 78. "I loved him so much," said 'Blue Velvet' star Isabella Rossellini.

The filmmaker, a spellbinder with some genuine masterworks to his credit, leaves behind more than mere flourishes. And as he once said about himself, you don’t have to be dark to show