Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/2018 in film

The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. 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.

The result was delete. T. Canens (talk) 00:59, 11 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

2018 in film[edit]

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It is simply too soon for this article BOVINEBOY2008 06:27, 2 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Film-related deletion discussions. czar · · 06:49, 2 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Weak keep ~~Weak delete~~ - yeah... maybe... on the fence a bit with this one. Sure, it's probably too early, but there are a couple of things there and we're going to get more and more announcements of things due for release in 2018. I just wonder if it's worth deleting it now, only to recreate it in a couple of months time. 2-3 more announcements would probably do it. If anyone wants to baby-sit this and keep it updated until it's "ready" for main article space, I wouldn't strongly object to that. Stalwart111 07:20, 2 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Delete Everything is untitled, not sure if ComingSoon.net is a reliable source or not either (not familar with the site). 2017 in film isn't much better either. Lugnuts ^{Dick Laurent is dead} 08:21, 2 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I assume ComingSoon.net is a reliable source, since it seems to be the most common one used to provide references for films on the years in film articles. Alphius (talk) 17:56, 2 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Delete. It is hammer time. WP:Too soon and WP:CRYSTALBALL also apply....William 16:38, 2 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Weak keep. I created this article because I saw that the dates had been announced, and because I had seen other "untitled" films listed on years in film articles before. There is some information here that seems like it would be reasonable to keep, since it does say which studios are involved and what the release dates for the films are. I'm not sure on any specific examples, but I'm pretty sure there have been similar entries kept on years in film articles in the past, though there are usually other titled entries as well (as in the 2017 in film article). This article provides a space that could easily be updated when more information has been released (which seems likely to happen at least relatively soon). It seems like only a matter of time before more films will be announced for this year, and these films will be titled. Likewise, the dates can be updated if they happen to change (but for now, they are still official). However, if the information in this article is not considered to be strong enough to warrant its own article, I guess it can be deleted. If the article is deleted, I still think it would be a good idea to save the information in it somewhere. Alphius (talk) 17:56, 2 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Actually, this seems like it could be part of the reason that years this far in the future had used to be contained in one article, such as "2015 and beyond in film" or something. If it still worked that way (which it apparently doesn't, anymore), then this information would probably be able to stay on that article for sure. Alphius (talk) 18:06, 2 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Delete: There's no real benefit to looking this far ahead on future releases and this page doesn't tell you anything about the films. Praemonitus (talk) 21:16, 2 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Delete. Without specifics, it's pretty useless. Although I am looking forward to seeing Untitled Disney Animation 3D and Untitled Disney Animation 3D with my brother Darryl and my other brother Darryl. Clarityfiend (talk) 23:07, 2 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Delete per Lugnuts. Five years in the future? Come on. Erpert ^{Who is this guy? | Wanna talk about it?} 06:36, 3 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Comment - I've added a couple of things I found in seemingly reliable sources. The fact that I could find more was enough to tip me to the other side of the fine line - from weak delete to weak keep - and I've changed my note above. 5 years is a long way into the future, but obviously large film studios plan multi-million-dollar projects that far in advance. Plenty of other industries do. Stalwart111 07:38, 3 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]
- Vladmir Putin ordering the government to make a film is one thing; whether the government will actually make said film is another. Erpert ^{Who is this guy? | Wanna talk about it?} 06:04, 4 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  - That's fair, though I'm sure there's a horrible story about the last guy who refused to make a movie for Putin! No, you're right, of course, but the article is about 2018 in film, not Films guaranteed to be released in 2018. We could likely say the same about many of the entries at 2014 in film, and certainly about some of the other 2018 entries. Stalwart111 06:26, 4 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]
    - Actually, judging from this, the article could be a borderline hoax. Erpert ^{Who is this guy? | Wanna talk about it?} 08:21, 5 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Yeah, I WP:NAC'd that one. I'm pretty sure it was a list of fake stuff with no references and was created to make a point, as opposed to this which has actual references, though they may not have a lot of detail. Stalwart111 09:49, 5 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]
What does that have to do with this? I've never created a hoax article, and I simply wouldn't do so. Just look up "Disney 2018" on Google and you can find a lot more sources if you want. Alphius (talk) 02:07, 6 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Delete - Way too soon. Five years is too much time given the average production cycle of works. ChrisGualtieri (talk) 01:09, 8 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Call out Stanley Burrell for this one (Delete per WP:HAMMER). Eauhomme (talk) 06:36, 10 June 2013 (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.