Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/The Collected (film)

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The result was merge to The Collection (film)#Sequel. Missvain (talk) 23:05, 27 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

The Collected (film)

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Article about an unreleased film, not making or sourcing any strong claim to passing our notability criteria for films. The problem here isn't just that the film is still in the production pipeline -- it's that the production completely shut down within eight days and has never resumed since, such that "very little of the film was shot" (article's own words), and as of today there is no verifiable evidence that this film will ever be completed or released at all. But the notability test for films requires hard evidence that the film has been or will be released, and does not just indiscriminately keep an article about every single film that enters the production pipeline. Most of the sources here, further, are unreliable horror movie fan forums -- and while there are a few citations to more acceptable sources like Bloody Disgusting or Dread Central, there aren't enough of those to waive the "evidence that the film will actually be released" requirement.
So no prejudice against recreation in the future if the film ever actually does resume production and get completed and released, but nothing here suggests a reason why this film would already be "inherently" notable enough to pass the ten year test for enduring significance even if it never restarts or gets released. Bearcat (talk) 17:43, 20 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Film-related deletion discussions. Bearcat (talk) 17:43, 20 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Comment: I'll see what I can do, but offhand I'm leaning towards a merge and redirect with history to The_Collection_(film)#Sequel. ReaderofthePack(formerly Tokyogirl79) (｡◕‿◕｡) 17:58, 20 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Looking at the sources on the article, they look like they should be generally usable - JoBlo.com is OK enough as a source for horror. ScreenGeek is probably OK but I'd need to look into it some more. SlashFilm is OK, as is Daily Dead. The main ones I'd question would be the Dark Universe Horror DB and Addicted to Horror Movies. The latter looks to be a nn blog and the former has an unclear advertising page and no info on the about page. The big issue is the ten year test and honestly, most films fail this. Even Superman Lives doesn't have its own article and that's one of the most famous unmade films I'm aware of. ReaderofthePack(formerly Tokyogirl79) (｡◕‿◕｡) 18:09, 20 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Merge with The_Collection_(film)#Sequel, as per WP norms for unreleased films. Angryapathy (talk) 18:25, 20 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Merge and redirect. I can't really find anything else. I've merged/copied the production info into the second article and I think that this will do for now. We don't really have much at this point in time. The production could find a new wind and get completed in the next year or two, or it could be ten years. Or it could just not be made at all. If it does end up getting made we can always restore, but in the meantime we have what's important in The Collected's article. ReaderofthePack(formerly Tokyogirl79) (｡◕‿◕｡) 15:40, 21 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Merge It can be recreated at a later time if production restarts but as of right now it's not notable enough for it's own article. Suonii180 (talk) 14:50, 27 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.