Neon plans open-source SCP film to face A24 in 2027
Neon is developing an SCP Foundation film as an "open-source horror project" for cinemas next year, directly opposite a rival SCP Foundation film from A24, Deadline reported on 30 September 2026.
Development on Neon's project was already under way before A24 announced its own SCP film, according to the same report. That timing matters. It frames the clash as two parallel bets, not a quick copy.
For anyone new to the name, the SCP Foundation started in 2008 as a collaborative speculative fiction website, Deadline reported. The premise centres on a secret organisation that secures and contains anomalous items and entities. Thousands of contributors have since added reports and tales to the shared universe. No single author controls the whole mythos.
Neon's answer is to keep that spirit on screen. The company plans to release its film and related materials under a Creative Commons CC BY-SA licence, a public licence that lets other people copy, share and adapt the work as long as they give credit and share their versions on the same terms, Deadline reported. Neon has also been in communication with the SCP Wiki team to ensure the cinema distribution fits the community's mission and licensing guidelines. In plain terms, anyone could reuse what Neon makes.
That point touches a nerve. The SCP Wiki Licensing Team has expressed concern about a studio claiming exclusive rights to community-made SCP material with its own licensing requirements, Deadline reported. Wiki staff said they picked Creative Commons so fans could tell their own stories and build on each other's work, in a statement posted on 21 September, SCP Wiki. The licence was built to spread creativity, not to lock it up.
On the other side, A24 acquired its SCP Foundation film from Spooky Pictures and Image Nation Studios, Deadline reported. The producers are behind "V/H/S: SCP," described as a full-length feature based on the online SCP project, Variety reported. A24 has dated its release for cinemas in 2027, Deadline reported on 11 September 2026. Neon's plan for next year points to a straight head-to-head in 2027.
What makes this stand out is the contrast in approach. Horror fans will get two versions of the same sprawling internet lore close together, one framed as shareable and open, the other as a conventional studio property.
For viewers, this means a straight choice. One ticket supports a film built to be copied and remixed. The other supports a film built to be owned. The calendar now has to hold both.
