A24 Boards SCP Foundation Film Set For 2027 Theatrical Release
A24 is betting that internet-born folklore can carry a theatrical horror release again, after Backrooms turned the same kind of source material into a $394 million worldwide gross.
Reporting from 2 sources: KAI-YOU, Denfaminicogamer.
A24 will produce a film based on the SCP Foundation, positioned as the latest entry in the found-footage horror V/H/S series and aiming for a 2027 theatrical release. Spooky Pictures, led by Roy Lee and Steven Schneider, co-produces, with Josh Goldbloom and Michael Schreiber, who worked on V/H/S/94 and V/H/S/99, also involved. Image Nation Studios CEO Ben Ross is among the executive producers. Story details are being kept under wraps.
Story details are being kept under wraps, but the production lineup is not. Roy Lee and Steven Schneider lead Spooky Pictures on co-production, with Josh Goldbloom and Michael Schreiber, both veterans of V/H/S/94 and V/H/S/99, also taking part. Image Nation Studios CEO Ben Ross and others are executive producers.
Ross and Lee commented jointly that internet folklore is rapidly emerging as a source of stories for horror, and described A24 as an ideal partner, pointing to the studio's handling of internet-born material.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 2 cited sources below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.