Lynch got approval from Propaganda to switch projects; however, production was scheduled to begin two months after the rights had been purchased, forcing the director to work fast.
Lynch je dobio odobrenje od Propagande za zamjenu projekata; međutim, budući je početak produkcije bio zakazan već dva mjeseca nakon otkupa prava na knjigu, redatelj je bio prisiljen raditi ubrzanim tempom.