Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/The Boogeyman (2013)


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The result was   delete. WP:NYF j⚛e deckertalk 16:46, 28 November 2012 (UTC)

The Boogeyman (2013)

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I discovered this article after investigating the edits of a user currently involved in the AfD for The Wedding (2013). I then discovered this film's entry. At first glance the article has tons of links, but it very very quickly becomes apparent that none of them show notability at all. The sources are 3 IMDb pages for various actors, a page begging for funding, various pages that are all variations of primary sources, and various links to Wikipedia entries. None of these sources show notability in the slightest. It doesn't really matter that the film supposedly has associations with notable persons (Stephen King, an actor from ASoIaF, etc) because notability is not inherited by having notable persons involved in your film at any stage. I did a search for this film and was ultimately unable to find any coverage that was both independent and reliable. Actually, other than primary sources or things created by the people involved with this, there is little to no proof that this film is even really taking place. Even the main actor's website and IMDb entries do not show any evidence of him actually taking part in this film, although as I said above- even if he is, that still doesn't make it notable. Since there's no speedy for this and I'm not 100% convinced it's a hoax (could be real), I'm bringing this to AfD. Tokyogirl79 (talk) 05:38, 20 November 2012 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Film-related deletion discussions. Tokyogirl79 (talk) 05:42, 20 November 2012 (UTC)


 * Delete probable hoax. The linked IMDB pages don't confirm its existence, and it would be odd for it to exist since the same short story was adapted into a movie just a couple years ago.  IF it does exist it's so early in production that it's neither notable or sourcable anyway. Andrew Lenahan -  St ar bli nd  13:39, 20 November 2012 (UTC)
 * Yes and no. King is pretty notorious for allowing people to create "dollar babies" of some of his works. There have been such adaptations of his works before that never got any attention other than an off-hand remarks by King that so and so (usually college students) did a quick and cheap adaptation of one of his stories. However for them to claim to be doing it with an actor that is even slightly well known without any sort of independent coverage does give off the impression of a hoax, I must admit.Tokyogirl79 (talk) 15:39, 21 November 2012 (UTC)


 * Speedy Delete This really does appear to be a hoax. --Sue Rangell ✍ ✉ 20:57, 20 November 2012 (UTC)


 * You may contact me directly for confirmation on Miltos Yerolemou's involvement in this project. The film is not a hoax and begins filming 26/11/2012. In terms of "begging for money" - Indie Go Go is a fundraising platform used by industry professionals. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Lwsriamu (talk • contribs) 19:29, 21 November 2012 (UTC)
 * Despite the various people who might have used the site, fundraising is essentially begging for money. While it's not like the site is begging along the lines of Dustin Diamond's pathetic fundraiser to save his house, it's still begging for donations. Even though the Indie Go Go is infinitely more classy than Diamond's attempt, it would never be usable as a source to show notability. On top of that, I want to repeat that even if the film is not a hoax and Yerolemou is in fact participating in the film, the film's existence and the participation of any notable actors do not make the film automatically notable. Coverage in reliable sources does. Even if Angelina Jolie were to star in the movie, that participation wouldn't make the film notable. It'd just make it more likely that the movie would gain coverage.Tokyogirl79 (talk) 05:48, 22 November 2012 (UTC)


 * Delete There is a website for the company, but it's not yet finished. Anyway, until they've got something that's verifiably notable, it's too soon. We need more than press release stuff from the company, and a release date of next year. I can find very little sign of their first film, and the other in the pipeline work has a release date of 2015 and is at the 'self-shot teaser' stage. While I wish them luck, we can't help them along the road to success and notability. Even the 'star' isn't such a big one - the Game of Thrones thing seems to be his possible breakthrough away from roles like 'Man in Therapy' and 'Spanish policeman 2'. Peridon (talk) 20:48, 22 November 2012 (UTC)
 * Delete as being far TOO SOON. Even if not a hoax, this topic lacks enough coverage in reliable sources to make it an exception to WP:NFF.  NOTE: There is a 2013 short film by this name that is in post-production and whose existance will cause numerous false positives.
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