GoKawiilNeon to produce SCP Foundation anthology film under open CC BY-SA license
Neon, distributor of Parasite and Anora, announced an anthology film based on the SCP Foundation's collaborative horror fiction community. Unlike A24's recent V/H/S-branded SCP project, Neon contacted the SCP Wiki admin team beforehand and committed to releasing the film under the required Creative Commons ShareAlike license. The project is expected to hit theaters next year and will feature work from emerging filmmakers within the SCP community, though it won't be an official or compensated SCP production.
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The contrast between Neon's and A24's approaches highlights growing friction between Hollywood and open-source internet fiction communities over licensing and credit. The SCP Wiki's public praise for Neon and criticism of A24 suggests studios may face reputational consequences for ignoring community-built licensing rules when adapting crowd-sourced fiction. This could set a precedent for how future studios negotiate with online creative communities whose work operates under open licenses.
- Neon will produce an SCP Foundation anthology film under the required CC BY-SA open license.
- A24 faced community backlash for announcing an SCP-based film without following licensing rules.
- The SCP Wiki admin team publicly praised Neon's communication while criticizing A24's approach.
Source: engadget.com — Steve Dent, 2026-10-01
Published there as: “Neon will make a truly open-source SCP movie after A24 controversy”
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