Few American auteurs inspire quite the same level of excitement among devoted fans as renaissance man David Lynch — he of the many landmark films and Twin Peaks, certainly, but also a dazzling variety of paintings, music, and, yes, daily weather reports. So social media was understandably abuzz over rumors, and then some actual reporting, indicating that David Lynch might premiere a new film at the upcoming 75th annual Cannes Film Festival, taking place May 17-28, 2022.

During a conversation Tuesday with me about the theatrical re-release of a remastered version of Inland Empire, for a Q&A that will run later this week, Lynch discussed the possible debut of his next feature — which would be his first since 2006 (that is, if you don’t count Twin Peaks: The Return, which he has described as an 18-hour film).

“I have no film at Cannes, no,” said Lynch. “In fact, no one has ever even asked me that. You’re the first person that’s actually asked me, ‘David, do you have a film at Cannes?’ I say no, I don’t have a film at Cannes.” For the full write-up on this (non-)news, over at the A.V. Club, click here.