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Neon pledges to release its SCP Foundation film under the wiki's ShareAlike license

Neon pledged to release its 2027 SCP Foundation film under CC BY-SA after contacting the wiki's admins first. A24 did neither, and so far the license has moved one studio through public pressure, with a promise that can only be checked at release.

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What happened

  • A24 unveiled a V/H/S film based on the SCP Foundation without contacting the SCP Wiki team or committing to the open license the wiki requires.
  • The A24 announcement drew criticism from the SCP community and a warning about the license's restrictions from the wiki's admin team.
  • Neon's film will not be an official SCP project, since no wiki staff work on it, no compensation is involved, and the wiki's own rules bar it from endorsing the film.
  • According to Engadget, the anthology will platform emerging filmmakers and showcase creators from the SCP community.

Why it matters

  • What it costs cost Choosing SCP material means accepting a ShareAlike release for the finished film, a term The Verge ties to a quick, possibly low-budget production and a harder route to profit.
  • What it sets up precedent Other studios eyeing wiki-built horror now have a public example of what the stewards praise: early communication and a stated commitment to the license.
  • Who's exposed exposure A24 and Spooky Pictures are named in the admins' public offer to find a CC BY-SA route, so releasing their film without the license would mean turning that offer down on the record.

Before a studio announces a film built on SCP Foundation material, the person who clears its rights needs to read the license. The SCP Wiki has been running since 2008 [10], and the Foundation requires adaptations to be released under Creative Commons ShareAlike, or CC BY-SA [2].

Hollywood is increasingly turning to the internet for story ideas, according to Engadget, which cites A24's Backrooms film from web series creator Kane Parsons [9]. The A24 backlash was about a license term, and the people who raised it in public were the wiki's own admins [6].

Neon got public thanks. "The staff of the SCP Foundation Wiki and our community appreciate Neon's excellent communication and commitment to following the requirements of our license as well as the spirit of collaboration at the core of the SCP Foundation project," the SCP Wiki admin team wrote in a statement [5].

Neither report describes legal action against anyone. The admins' stance toward A24 is an invitation. They would "love to sit down with A24, Spooky Pictures, and other involved parties to discuss options for how they could make and distribute a film while complying with CC BY-SA," they wrote [7]. On Neon's side, there is only a pledge until the film reaches theaters in 2027 [3].

The Verge wrote that "Seeing an easy PR win, Neon is cashing in" [12]. I think the motive matters less than where it leaves Neon. The pledge cost little to make. Breaking it would happen in front of the community that thanked the studio by name [5].

Keeping the pledge has a price. The Verge reported that there is almost no information about the film beyond the licensing details. It took the 2027 date as a sign of a quick turnaround and possibly a low budget, given the "challenges of making a profit on a film made under a ShareAlike license" [13]. Neon, the distributor of Parasite and Anora [11], is accepting that model for this project.

For a studio weighing community-built IP, finance should ask one question before anyone drafts a press release: does the project still work if the finished film carries the community's license? If yes, Neon's approach is the template: contact the stewards early and commit publicly to the license [2]. If no, the property does not fit the plan. Announcing anyway gets the A24 result, a public warning followed by an open offer to talk about compliance [6][7].

What to watch

  • Whether A24 and Spooky Pictures take up the SCP admins' offer to discuss a CC BY-SA version of their V/H/S film.
  • Whether Neon's film carries the CC BY-SA terms when it reaches theaters in 2027.
  • Whether Neon names its filmmakers or a budget, which would show what a ShareAlike film costs a studio to make.

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What the record supports and how the coverage leans. The claims behind it follow.

Reality

Evidence75
Adoption15
Hype gap+25
Incentives60
Confidence70

Perspective Coverage

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  1. [1]

    A24 unveiled an SCP Foundation-based V/H/S film without contacting the SCP Wiki team or promising to release it under an open-source license as required.

    Reported SupportedView cited source
  2. [2]

    Neon proactively reached out to the SCP Foundation Wiki team and pledged to release its SCP film under the Creative Commons ShareAlike (CC BY-SA) license, which the SCP Foundation requires.

    Reported SupportedView cited source
  3. [3]

    Neon says the SCP film will be released theatrically in 2027.

    Reported SupportedView cited source
  4. [4]

    Neon's film will not be an official SCP film: none of the wiki's staff are involved in the production, there is no compensation involved, and the SCP will not endorse the film because that would run afoul of its own rules.

    Reported SupportedView cited source
  5. [5]

    "The staff of the SCP Foundation Wiki and our community appreciate Neon's excellent communication and commitment to following the requirements of our license as well as the spirit of collaboration at the core of the SCP Foundation project," the SCP Wiki admin team wrote in a statement.

    Reported Supported Source: SCP Wiki admin team, statementView cited source
  6. [6]

    A24's announcement prompted criticism from the SCP community and a warning about licensing restrictions from the SCP Wiki's admin team.

    Reported SupportedView cited source
  7. [7]

    In a separate post laying out its issues with A24's proposed film, the SCP Wiki admin team said it would "love to sit down with A24, Spooky Pictures, and other involved parties to discuss options for how they could make and distribute a film while complying with CC BY-SA."

    Reported Supported Source: SCP Wiki admin team, separate postView cited source
  8. [8]

    The Neon film will platform emerging filmmakers and showcase the talents of the SCP Foundation's community of creators.

    Reported Supported Source: EngadgetView cited source
  9. [9]

    Hollywood is increasingly turning to the internet for story ideas, one of the latest being A24's Backrooms from web series creator Kane Parsons.

    Reported Supported Source: EngadgetView cited source
  10. [10]

    The SCP Wiki was created in 2008.

    Reported SupportedView cited source
  11. [11]

    Neon is the distributor of Parasite and Anora.

    Reported SupportedView cited source
  12. [12]

    The Verge wrote: "Seeing an easy PR win, Neon is cashing in by announcing it's making its own SCP movie."

    Reported Insufficient Source: The VergeView cited source
  13. [13]

    According to The Verge, other than the licensing details there is almost no information about the film; the 2027 release suggests a quick turnaround, potentially low-budget affair, which is not shocking considering the challenges of making a profit on a film made under a ShareAlike license.

    Reported Insufficient Source: The VergeView cited source

Sources

3 independent publishers whose own reporting we read for this story.

  1. engadget.com

    1 article · October 1, 2026

    Neon will make a truly open-source SCP movie after A24 controversy
  2. gizmodo.com

    1 article · October 1, 2026

    The SCP Foundation Has Formed a New Creative Partnership With Neon
  3. theverge.com

    1 article · September 30, 2026

    Neon sticks it to A24 by announcing a Creative Commons SCP Foundation movie

Topics and entities

Topics

  • Creative Commons licensing
  • Film adaptations of internet fiction

Entities

  • Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike
  • Neon
  • A24