Deadwing's Unmade Movie: Porcupine Tree's Lost Script

0:00On March 24th, Porcupine trees deadwing album pulls inspiration from an unmade movie script co-written by Stephen Wilson and filmmaker Mike Benion. The story follows the film editor, who fled a religious cult just before a mass suicide, only to spot eerie visions while cutting footage. Wilson and Benion connected back in 1989 through shared friends in the indie music world. Benion, starting out in graphic design and TV ads, tapped Wilson to compose music for commercials he directed, including spots for Lego and Kellogg's. Over several years in the late 1990s, they refined the script and dreamed of casting Jake Gyllenhaal in the lead role. But Hollywood showed zero interest. No agents were touched, leaving the project stalled. A few elements from the script made their way into deadwing tracks, giving fans a glimpse of the full tale. Then in 2020, Benion released a four-minute teaser trailer under the new title and no bird sing, complete with a cameo from Wilson as a street sleeper.

1:03The script lingers in limbo, but Benion remains optimistic. It could still find life on screen someday. Stay tuned with music news today, AI-powered updates. I'm Corey with the story.