Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/The Book of Eli
The reasons that the |notability guideline for future films recommends that a stand-alone article for a film should not be created until a project enters production are very good, practical ones. Budget issues, scripting issues, and casting issues can interfere with a project well ahead of its intended filming date. So many projects are announced and then fail to materialise that directed use of the guideline is the only way of ensuring that Wikipedia doesn't get clogged with stubby articles about films which were never made and thus would 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 also never 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 which can affect these productions, especially in the current climate. Projects can be put on hold at the last minute while a director tackles another film (e.g. Spielberg's ''Lincoln (film)|Lincoln''). There's the potential actors' strike coming up too; look at how many productions were postponed, even shelved indefinitely, because of the 2007-2008 Writers Guild of America strike (e.g. ''Pinkville'', ''Justice League (film)|Justice League''). Projects unrelated to the strikes, but which are still in development hell, include ''Jurassic Park IV'' (many would consider this a no-brainer for a speedy greenlight; indeed, it was actually supposed to be ''released'' in 2005), and ''White Jazz (film)|White Jazz''. ''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. In accordance with the guideline, the article can be recreated without prejudice if and when principal photography is finally confirmed to have begun
— User:Steve, 14:59, 1 December 2008 (UTC)
Stance: delete
Cited policy: WP:NFF||WP:N||WP:NOT (Wikipedia:Notability)