Director DAVID LYNCH has confirmed he will not direct the sequel to Twin Peaks, citing disagreement over money.

Writing on Twitter, LYNCH said he had not been given enough money "to do the script in the way I felt it needed to be done. This weekend I started to call actors to let them know I would not be directing," he added.

LYNCH's departure casts doubt on the revival, which was commissioned by US network Showtime last October.

The auteur, whose credits include Blue Velvet and Mulholland Drive, created the cult drama with Mark Frost in the 1990s.

Lynch and Frost have already written scripts for the nine episode series, which was due to air in 2016, marking the 25th anniversary of the original finale.

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