"The Simpsons Movie 2" to Receive $22 Million as California Starts Funding Animation

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The Simpsons Movie 2 to Receive $22 Million as California Starts Funding Animation
by Gene Maddaus
April 23, 2026


The Simpsons Movie 2 will be among the first animated films to receive funding from the state of California, getting $21.9 million from the state’s expanded production incentive program.

The sequel is among 38 films — eight studio projects and 30 independents — that will receive a collective $193 million in tax credits from the California Film Commission. Two other animated features — Phineas and Ferb and an as-yet-untitled project from DreamWorks Animation — will get state subsidies of $3.5 million and $24.7 million respectively.

The Legislature voted last year to include animated projects in the program for the first time, as it more than doubled the overall expenditure to $750 million per year.




The Simpsons Movie 2 will receive a credit worth 35% of its qualified California expenditures, with a cast of 22 actors and a crew of 195.

Disney announced the sequel last fall, with a release date of July 23, 2027, some 20 years after the original film hit theaters.

https://variety.com/2026/film/news/s...es-1236728276/