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Megalopolis (film)

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Megalopolis (film)

Unreleased film that does not satisfy film notability or general notability. Unreleased films are only notable when production itself has been notable. There is a myth that films become notable when a reliable source states that principal photography has begun, but that is a myth, because principal photography is a necessary but not sufficient condition for notability of an upcoming film. Neither the article nor the sources say anything about principal photography except that it was planned to be in Georgia, and that it had begun, and the statements that it would be filmed in Georgia were made before the start of filming. None of the sources are independent secondary coverage. They are the usual pre-announcements that are always made about films that are in the works

Reference Number	Reference	Comments	Independent	Significant	Reliable	Secondary
1	thefilmstage.com	Announcement of cast signings	No	Yes	Yes	No
2	www.gq.com	Long interview in Gentlemen's Quartery with Coppola	No	Yes	Yes	No
3	hollywoodreporter.com	Interview with Coppola	No	Yes	Yes	No
4	deadline.com	Another interview with Coppola	No	Yes	Yes	No
5	hollywoodreporter.com	Announcement that Coppola will make the film	No	No (too short)	Yes	No
6	deadline.com	Another interview with Coppola	No	Yes	Yes	No
7	showbiz411.com	Announcements about casting	No	Yes	Yes	No
8	deadline.com	Interview with Coppola	No	Yes	Yes	No
9	deadline.com	Another discussion of casting	No	Yes	Yes	No
10	hollywoodreporter.com	Another accouncement about casting	No	Yes	Yes	No
11	deadline.com	A story about casting	No	Yes	Yes	No
12	productionlist.com	A database about films	Yes	No	Yes	No
13	ajc.com	Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Article that filming will be in Georgia	Yes	No	Yes	No
14	collider.com	Article that filming is about to start	No	No	Yes	No

This article was one of two drafts about the film, but has been moved into article space. There had been a redirect from the title to Francis Ford Coppola, which the author moved to limbo. The originator has a right to move the article into article space, but the article does not have a right to be in article space. The other draft can be left in draft space to be reviewed when the film is released and becomes notable. Robert McClenon (talk) 04:49, 6 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Film, Florida, and New York. Robert McClenon (talk) 04:49, 6 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Keep. This seems like a pretty open and shut keep. Francis Ford Coppola is a notable and significant filmmaker. The film is currently in production and expected to release. It's a movie with a number of significant American film stars. The article is well sourced, as OP has shown. The page contains information of casting, budget, and production history. This is a notable and well written page for a film that will only increase in relevance as time goes on. Should the film not release in a year and a half or so, then I think the page can be reassessed for deletion, but all of the sources show that this film is in production and headed for a scheduled release.