# A24 SCP Foundation film development and licensing dispute

> Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/a24-scp-foundation-film-development-and-licensing-dispute
> Updated: 2026-09-15T03:09:05.000Z. Sources: 9. Developments: 2.

A24 announced it has acquired worldwide rights to produce a feature film based on the SCP Foundation, a collaborative internet-based horror and science-fiction universe. The project, titled ‘V/H/S: SCP’, is being developed in partnership with Spooky Pictures and Image Nation Studios for a planned 2027 theatrical release.

Following the announcement, SCP International, representing various language wikis of the foundation, issued a statement expressing concern regarding the project’s compliance with the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 (CC BY-SA 3.0) license. The group noted that the involved studios have not contacted the wiki communities and expressed uncertainty regarding how a major commercial film would adhere to open-source requirements.

While A24 described the film as an ‘homage to the community that created this world’ and stated it does not intend to claim exclusive rights to the universe, SCP International argued that the studio has yet to provide a concrete plan to respect existing licensing conditions.

## Timeline

### 2026-09-15: SCP Foundation community raises licensing concerns over A24 film

SCP International has raised concerns over A24’s ‘V/H/S SCP’ film, questioning how its commercial distribution will respect the SCP Foundation’s Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 license.

2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/scp-foundation-community-raises-licensing-concerns-over-a24-film

### 2026-09-11: A24 to distribute SCP Foundation horror film in 2027

A24 is partnering with Spooky Pictures and Image Nation Studios to bring the internet-based SCP Foundation horror universe to theaters in 2027 via a V/H/S series extension.

7 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/a24-to-distribute-scp-foundation-horror-film-in-2027

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