Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Thor (2011 film)
The |notability guideline for future films recommends that a stand-alone article for a film should not be created until a project enters production. The reasons are very good, practical ones, as many issues can interfere with a project well ahead of its intended filming date. Many are announced that then fail to materialise, so directed use of the guideline is the best way of ensuring that Wikipedia doesn't get clogged with stubby articles about films that were never made and would therefore ultimately fail the |general notability guideline; all that would remain is an article based on a OT#NEWS|short burst of news stories that appeared when it was announced. It should not be assumed that because a film is likely to be reasonably high-profile, with major stars attached, that it will be immune to the usual pitfalls that can affect productions, especially in the current climate. Projects are put on hold at the last minute while a director tackles another film (e.g. Spielberg's ''Lincoln (film)|Lincoln''); others can be postponed, even shelved indefinitely, because of strikes (e.g. ''Pinkville'' and ''Justice League (film)|Justice League''). Erik has given some excellent examples of films of ''Thor''{{'}}s ilk that had protracted development periods. Other films still in development hell include ''Jurassic Park IV'' (many would consider this a no-brainer for a speedy greenlight; in fact, it was originally supposed to be ''released'' in 2005), and ''White Jazz (film)|White Jazz''. The recent film ''State of Play (film)|State of Play'', which had Brad Pitt and Edward Norton mere weeks away from filming in November 2007, was a hair's breadth away from being abandoned after Pitt jumped ship. The development of this film has itself already been pushed back a full year. In accordance with the guideline, the article can be recreated without prejudice if and when principal photography is finally confirmed to have begun. For now, the best place for the ''Thor'' film adaptation information is in the parent article, where that wider context will best serve the general reader
— User:Steve, 20:23, 21 May 2009 (UTC)
Stance: delete
Cited policy: WP:NFF||WP:N||WP:NOT (Wikipedia:Notability)