Talk:Kenneth Branagh

message: Not a very good photo. Anyone got a better one? Djbrianuk 16:29, 10 Jun 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: Someone should post a photo from Mary Shelley's Frankenstein hehe, he looked good in that :D (tyger 19:15, 21 June 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Photo

message: I removed the comments regarding Branagh playing the new Batman as well as being a canidate for Obi-Wan Kenobi. I am sure of the former, but if anybody can find a source for the latter, feel free to restore it. It appears that the prankster who inserted Batman did not insert the Obi Wan comment, so I suppose it could possibly be true. —Preceding unsigned comment added by User:KMils (talk • contribs) 
: Some time after it was confirmed that the prequel films were going to be made, I remember having heard this. Further to that, I seem to remember hearing that he was considered too old for the part, and that is why he had been ultimately rejected. I don't have any source (nor can I remember the source I originally read it in .. probably some semi-official internet fansite), but I have re-inserted the information under a new trivia section, and I will look for a source. --Mal 19:51, 23 April 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Edits: Validated sources 

message: :Note: This posting from 2006 has been modified in 2015 to remove <ref>-tags that had no meaningful content and were causing layout problems. The changes can be found in this page's history at the timestamp in my signature. --Xover (talk) 05:59, 27 September 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Auto peer review suggestions 

message: Hi, I wonder, why there is no short list of his theatre work? E.g.his 'Hamlet' with the RSC or his 'Richard III' in Sheffield.I think, that his work in the theatre is important enough to be listed here. Anne-theater 23.42 CET 5th, May 2007
I agree, as a biography this gives far too much weight to his film & TV career. There's no mention that he was the youngest ever actor to play Henry V with the RSC.Dimmacil (talk) 11:01, 7 July 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Theatre

message: Is he legit going to direct Thor? There's no source, and I haven't heard anything like it.70.179.98.58 (talk) 23:23, 8 October 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: He is in talks about the possibility of directing it but nothing has been signed or decided. It should not be listed here per WP:CRYSTAL until a final decision is made. MarnetteD | Talk 00:12, 9 October 2008 (UTC)

text: If you can find the sources, by all means please do. Remember it can't just be your own point-of-view though, it needs to be backed up by source material. JonChappleTalk 14:58, 26 July 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: To follow up on JonChapple's recommendation IMO you need to proceed with caution. At the moment you look to be a WP:SPA with a POV ax to grind. If you can provide any sourcing for your assertions I would suggest that it belongs on the article for the film. Per WP:UNDUE it would have limited usefulness on this article. You might also want to investigate any praise for his cultural sensitivity in his portrayal of the Scandinavian character Wallander. MarnetteD | Talk 16:24, 26 July 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Thor 

message: There is a sentence listed in Branagh's film work detailing his work in audio books. This is sentence is obviously misplaced. Any ideas on where to move it or wether to remove it competely? In my opinion it is not notable enough to warrant its own section. TriiipleThreat (talk) 13:27, 27 May 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: There is a significant "discography and audiobooks" list towards the end of the article so it would seem sensible that this aspect is covered in the description of Branagh's career. The sentence you're objecting to is not in a section of its own, but only under a sub-heading. I don't see a problem. Exok (talk) 23:50, 13 June 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Audio Books? 

message: An IP editor keeps adding Irish nationality with three poor references, WP:OR in all cases as the facts arent in them. The three that are given include "Kenneth Branagh is also of Irish descent"- not Irish nationality or citizenship, "Branagh moved to Reading when he was still in primary school, but has credited his Irish background for his love of language" with the ironic point of this interview in accpecting a royal honor which (Bachelor Knight) can be only bestowed on British citizens (if he had dual nationality he would have had to ask the Irish government for premission to recieve) and "I feel more Irish than English. I feel freer than British, more visceral, with a love of language. Shot through with fire in some way. That's why I resist being appropriated as the current repository of Shakespeare on the planet. That would mean I'm part of the English cultural elite, and I am utterly ill-fitted to be", again this is the closest but does not give his nationality or citizenship over ethnic background or does not affirm that he believes himself to be solely Irish either (and I re-emphasize that it is still not clear over nationality/citizenship or etnicity). Murry1975 (talk) 19:00, 24 October 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: Agree, his nationality must be explicitly verified. However this issue can be avoided all together by just simply stating his nation of birth, Northern Ireland.--TriiipleThreat (talk) 19:22, 24 October 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Edits on 24 Oct 

message: Substituted at 21:04, 29 April 2016 (UTC)
thread_title: Assessment comment

message: Collaborations seems a little arbitrary (extending this to other individuals would be arduous and of little value), the table herein could grow significantly to cover all twice-credited actor that gets a mention, surely adding prose to cover the significant and or multiple project co-works would be more beneficial especially if either party had direct hire/recommendation/red line/line in sand authority/investment/pull and these should really be differentiated.121.99.108.78 (talk) 08:39, 10 November 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  Collaborations 

message: Re: new section created by The One I Left -- without any context or specific attachment to facts in the article, this section seems to qualify as trivia. Please reference WP:HTRIVIA. If you can amend this section with further notes on how these films have been cited as influences, it would be worthy of inclusion. Otherwise, I'd recommend deletion of this section. --GimmeChoco44 (talk) 14:00, 24 June 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Favourites Films - new section 

message: Query: Is it known whether his 1st wife, Emma Thompson, and Branagh have been able to sustain a friendship? The article doesn't address this in neither a positive nor negative way. I know that he scuttled his own marriage with his Helena Bonham Carter relationship, but they are both brilliant and it would be a crying shame if they never worked together again. Thank you for your time, Wordreader (talk) 18:15, 8 March 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Relationship with 1st wife? Comment 

message: This is a wider issue for BLP, the "tested positive for Covid". Fortunately, Branagh recovered and is healthy, and is attending this year's Oscars. But is his testing positive briefly for Covid and quickly recovering sufficiently notable for inclusion in an encyclopedia? I am not sure it passes a WP:10YT. Solipsism 101 (talk) 19:02, 27 March 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Covid