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 merge & redirect to Akira (manga). henrik•talk 18:54, 29 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Akira (2009 film) (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) (delete) – (View log)

The notability guidelines for future films stipulate that a stand-alone article for a film should not be created until a project enters production. This is for very good, practical reasons. Many factors such as budget issues, scripting issues, and casting issues can interfere with a project well ahead of its intended filming date. This film is merely in development; indeed, it was only announced today that development would be proceeding, and so this is more premature than most. In accordance with the guideline, the article can be recreated when principal photography is confirmed to have begun. Steve ^{T • C} 18:32, 21 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

• Note: This debate has been included in the list of Film-related deletions.

• Merge to Akira (manga), since there are sources to indicate that the film/films is/are in the works. A brief mention is not unreasonable, but I agree that the article is premature. Note, also, that this should not be merged to Akira (film), as it is apparently a new adaptation of the original manga, not the 1988 anime film. UltraExactZZ ^Claims ~ Evidence 18:42, 21 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]
• merge per Ultra. JoshuaZ (talk) 19:06, 21 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]
• Merge per Ultra. This film seems to be a long way from entering production, and as such explicitly fails WP:NFF. PC78 (talk) 19:13, 21 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]
• Merge This got over a thousand diggs!  Xeysz  ☼  00:39, 23 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete per WP:NFF... this was just announced today, and it was too much of a knee-jerk reaction to create it. We just got out of the writers' strike, which was a tougher time for the film industry than usual! We're not going to be back to "normal". The article can be recreated if production begins. Even film adaptation developments of high-profile franchises like these suffer fates like those outlined by the nominator. In the meantime, mention can go on the original manga article as opposed to the existing anime film. —Erik (talk • contrib) - 20:58, 21 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete as attempting to see into the future until such a time as: (1) The cast and major crew... ie director, producer, etc... are all locked into the job, (2) Principal photography is underway, (3) A release date narrowed down to at least a month is made known, and (4) all of these can facts can be verified by reliable sources independant of the cast, crew, and production company. No objection to a redirect to the main Akira article per Ultra. -- saberwyn 21:24, 21 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete, do not redirect. A 2009 film which isn't even in production or have a cast is not the same thing as the manga. Corvus cornix_talk 22:41, 21 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]
• Comment - it should perhaps be noted that the original creator of the article has graciously accepted the article's deletion. He has also transferred over his own text to Akira (manga). Steve ^{T • C} 00:10, 22 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

• Note: This debate has been included in the list of Anime and manga-related deletion discussions. —Quasirandom (talk) 03:07, 22 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

• Merge not notable mainstream yet. No mainstream WP:RS listed as on this article. - 6etonyourfeet ^(talk?) 21:56, 25 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]
• Merge per Ultra. --Dymaxion (talk) 02:04, 27 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  • Please note that any useful information has already been duplicated at the Akira (manga) article by the film article's original creator. Thus, a delete would be more appropriate than a merge. Steve ^{T • C} 08:17, 27 February 2008 (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.