Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Dark Universe (film studio)


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The result was redirect to Universal Classic Monsters. Ad Orientem (talk) 04:08, 11 September 2019 (UTC)

Dark Universe (film studio)

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Not a notable film studio. A discussion was held about the correlation between The Invisible Man (2020 film) and this attempted shared universe at the discussion The Invisible Man (2020 film) and the Dark Universe, with the evidence provided there pretty compelling to illustrate that there was no correlation between the two now. This Variety quote very clearly articulated that the Dark Universe is no longer moving forward: The move is part of a fresh strategy for Universal’s monsters properties, bringing creative directors with distinctive visions to the classic characters and moving on from the interconnected Dark Universe concept.

There is also the fact the studio Dark Universe has only produced one film, that being 2017’s The Mummy. The inclusion of Dracula Untold is incorrect seeing as the Dark Universe didn’t materialize until 2017. So it’s a combination of non notability (so fails WP:GNG), The information within the article being inaccurate, and the article not really being so much about a film studio anyway. All information in this article can easily be accessed at the Remake era section of the Universal Classic Monsters article. Rusted AutoParts 21:44, 3 September 2019 (UTC)
 * I am seeing this article was repurposed from being initially about the entire universe of the Monster Movies going back to the 30s. Rusted AutoParts  21:48, 3 September 2019 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Film-related deletion discussions. Shellwood (talk) 21:50, 3 September 2019 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Companies-related deletion discussions. Shellwood (talk) 21:50, 3 September 2019 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of California-related deletion discussions. Shellwood (talk) 21:50, 3 September 2019 (UTC)


 * Redirect, though I'm undecided where the most appropriate target would be. It could be to Universal Pictures (its parent company), The Mummy (2017 film) (the only movie this subsidiary produced), or Universal_Classic_Monsters (where the information on the aborted attempt at the shared universe is located).  Regardless of the target, I agree with the nomination that it should not be a standalone article.  It only existed long enough to produce one movie, and the sources are all talking about the "Dark Universe" in terms of the planned cinematic universe, and not about the studio subsidiary that this article is supposed to be about.  Rorshacma (talk) 22:28, 3 September 2019 (UTC)
 * Redirect to Universal Classic Monsters where the studio is adequately covered - Epinoia (talk) 17:00, 10 September 2019 (UTC)


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