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Neon Announces CC BY‑SA SCP Foundation Anthology for 2027

Its pledge to release the film under Creative Commons ShareAlike tests how community‑owned online fiction can fit into theatrical business models.

Overview

  • Neon said Wednesday it will develop and produce an anthology feature based on the community‑run SCP Foundation, has been in contact with the SCP Wiki, and plans a theatrical release in 2027.
  • The SCP Wiki said it is satisfied with Neon's communication and intent to follow CC BY‑SA but clarified that wiki staff are not writing, endorsing, or being paid for the project.
  • The Wiki previously criticized A24’s V/H/S: SCP announcement from Sept. 11 for failing to contact the community and reminded studios that no party can claim exclusive rights to SCP content under the site's license.
  • The CC BY‑SA license requires attribution, share‑alike redistribution, and forbids DRM or exclusive controls, which creates legal and commercial challenges for standard theatrical windows and exclusive distribution deals.
  • With two separate studio projects now targeting 2027, the situation could push new release experiments, change how fan‑created IP is monetized, and give community authors wider control over how their work is reused.