Proposed future films guideline

Important things to remember

  1. I studio expressing opinion that they want to, or will make a movie does not satisfy the policy on crystal balling. Regardless of what some believe, saying something is not proof of action. This isn't to say that the information on the proposal to make a film should be ignore/removed/deleted, just that it would not be best served as its own article.
  2. Hiring a director, writer, or cast are not definitive of production. All positions are easily replaceable, especially in early stages of development, and sometimes even during the production itself.
  3. Production start dates are key to satisfying the argument of crystal balling, but, vague dates are not. For example, a studio saying that a film will begin production in Fall 2008 is vague, and subject to change between the current date, and the supposed "start" date. Dates that are more specific, like April 2008, are better for determining that a film WILL be made. But use judgement; citing a production start date of April 2009, when the current year is 2007 is hardly a concrete start date.
  4. Articles that do not satisfy these requirements should be remanded to the subject's article (e.g. the novel of the adaptation, the character of a comic book series, ...).
    1. It may be wise to keep all information leading up to the start date on the main subjects article, and only create the actual film article when the start date has actually arrived. Not creating the article immediately will not hinder the information, or the future status of the film article.

Halted projects

Here are examples of films that were "definitely" going to come out, but have since been put aside for various reasons. Further proof that articles should not be created until films are actually in production.

AfDs of future projects

Reliability of Internet Movie Database

Plot detail

Proposed guideline for film references

Novelization vs. film

Many times novelizations of films will be released before the films themselves. These are not reliable sources in the way of determining what will happen in the plot of the film. There are many examples of novelizations deviating from their source material (i.e. the script for the film):

Film trailers

Also, film trailers can be misleading. Often times editors like to add plot information, based on information attained in a trailer. What happens in a film trailer does not always equate to what happens in the film. What you see and hear do not always match up. Examples of misleading trailers include:

  1. ^ Dan Snierson (2007-04-27). "Inside 'The Simpsons Movie'". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2007-05-05. ((cite news)): Check date values in: |date= (help)
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