Talk:Paul Mescal

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Better sources needed for some credits[edit]

The "acting credits" section lists the short film Happyish and the television project Bump, but the sources available to support these credits suggest that they're not suitable for inclusion. The short, directed by Juanita Wilson, is only verifiable via the Rough Magic Theatre Company website, a primary source. Given that Wilson is notable in her own right, with her own Wikipedia article, you would think that the short would be more easily verifiable, but no secondary source has verified its legitimacy, including when it was released, and yet this article lists 2017 as its release year. The television project is verifiable via his profile on his agency's website and Variety; no secondary source has verified the character's name, and the latter source called the project a comedy series [...] that's never been released, and yet this article lists 2019 as its release year. Per WP:PSTS and WP:NOTINDISCRIMINATE, these credits should not be included. KyleJoan^talk 14:37, 7 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Speaks Irish[edit]

While there's a headline in The Independent saying he has "fluent Irish", the accompanying story doesn't make that claim at all. I don't think the interviewer's compliment counts for much.

However his doing the interview and managing to get by in Irish is worthy of note, I think. Here are noteworthy bits from a world away:^[1]

"The two-minute interaction, posted on Twitter, has been viewed one million times and set off a conversation across Ireland about the state of one of Europe’s most endangered languages."
"“I’m sorry about my Irish — it was much better when I was in school,” Mescal said in Irish during the interview. “It’s slightly lost on me now.”" [speaks the Irish language?]
Irish author said Eithne Shortall: "...seeing Mescal himself being hesitant to speak was encouraging" and “The whole country is bursting proud of Paul Mescal.”
Director Colm Bairéad: "it takes a certain level of commitment. And when you see people like Paul being willing to do that, that’s inspiring for people.”"

Rutsq (talk) 01:03, 27 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

References

^ Fahy, Claire (24 February 2023). "'Bursting Proud': Ireland Cheers Paul Mescal for Embracing Irish Language". New York Times. Retrieved 27 February 2023.

Rutsq (talk) 01:03, 27 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Future Projects[edit]

I was about to begin typing up a snippet of information about The History of Sound when I noticed the hidden message! Learned something new. So I gather that we do not include upcoming films until the productions are underway and/or a page is created for them? (Unsure if the latter is required.) O'Connor and Mescal still attached, and A24 met demands of strike, so perhaps they might film that soon. But I just wanted to clarify that this is the proper policy across the board for all articles? Or just this article's choice? Thanks. --Cinemaniac⁸⁶_{Dane_Cook_Hater_Extraordinaire} 01:30, 9 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I think it's about understanding that Wiki is not an indiscriminate depository of information. Films are announced, and often never get made, or remain in development hell for years. We should thus be more prudent about which ones we mention, instead of having a project mentioned for years and years and it eventually never getting made. Krimuk2.0 (talk) 06:55, 10 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

[1] Fahy, Claire (24 February 2023). "'Bursting Proud': Ireland Cheers Paul Mescal for Embracing Irish Language". New York Times. Retrieved 27 February 2023.

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