American filmmaker David Lynch, a master of surrealist cinema, best known for Mulholland Drive, Blue Velvet and Twin Peaks, has passed away. He was 78. As per reports, David Lynch

David Lynch, the iconic legendary director, has passed away at the age of 78. Per The Guardian, Lynch was afflicted with emphysema, though the exact cause of death remains unknown.

Isabella Rossellini has paid tribute to her former partner and collaborator David Lynch, saying she “loved him so much”. The death of the US filmmaker, whose work included surrealist TV series Twin Peaks and films such as The Elephant Man, Mulholland Drive and Blue Velvet, at the age of 78 was announced on Thursday.

Twin Peaks star Kyle Maclachlan has paid his respects to the iconic filmmaker David Lynch, following his death at the age of 78. On Thursday evening, Kyle shared a series of snaps of himself and the director – with whom he worked on the films Dune and Blue Velvet,

Mulholland Drive star Watts said Lynch “put me on the map” with her 2001 break-out film about the dark side of Hollywood, which earned him the award for best director at the 2001 Cannes Film Festival alongside an Oscar nod. “My heart is broken. My Buddy Dave… The world will not be the same without him,” Watts wrote on Instagram.

Kyle MacLachlan posted a tribute to his friend David Lynch after his death on Jan. 16. He wrote that he will remain "forever changed" by Lynch's imagination and caring friendship.

Steven Spielberg, James Gunn, Kumail Nanjiani, Melanie Lynskey and more creatives in Hollywood reacted in mourning and admiration to the death of iconic filmmaker David Lynch, who died Thursday at 78.