It has been nearly twenty years since Homer drove a motorcycle inside a glass sphere above a stadium full of screaming Springfield residents, and California just made sure the sequel is coming home. The California Film Commission confirmed on Thursday that The Simpsons Movie 2 will receive $21.86 million in tax credits as part of its latest funding round, making it one of the first animated features in the program’s history to qualify for state subsidies.
The Simpsons Movie 2 will receive $21.9 million in tax credits
The Legislature voted last year to include animated productions in the scheme for the first time, and 20th Century Studios wasted absolutely no time taking advantage of it.
The sequel is among 38 films awarded credits in this round, collectively covering over 1,000 shooting days and expected to generate nearly $800 million in economic activity across California.
The Simpsons Movie 2 will shoot with a crew of 195 and a cast of 22 actors, and will receive a credit worth 35% of its qualified California expenditures.
It came in third on the funding leaderboard, behind an untitled Paramount crime thriller at $25.9 million and an untitled DreamWorks Animation project at $24.7 million.
The news lands as welcome confirmation for fans who have been waiting on solid production details since Disney announced the sequel last fall with a release date of July 23, 2027.
The original film, released in 2007, grossed over $500 million worldwide and remains one of the most beloved animated theatrical releases of the last two decades, so the bar is not exactly low.
Governor Gavin Newsom was predictably enthusiastic, saying, “California remains the entertainment capital of the world, and we’re making sure it stays that way.”
The expanded program already doubled the state’s annual cap to $750 million, a move that has made California genuinely competitive again after years of watching major productions leave for cheaper locations.
The Simpsons Movie 2 joins Phineas and Ferb and an untitled DreamWorks feature as the three inaugural animated films to benefit from the expanded program.
Those three projects alone are expected to employ 484 cast and crew and deliver $144 million in qualified expenditures. The sequel arrives in theaters July 23, 2027.
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