“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.
Among the 35 live-action films receiving tax credits this time around is “Self Help,” an independent feature produced by Will Ferrell.
“We’re honored that ‘Self Help’ has been selected for California’s Film & TV Tax Credit Program,” Ferrell said in a statement. “We’re seeing real momentum again in California, and it’s incredibly meaningful to be part of bringing production home and working with the crews who make this industry so special.”
Also on the list is the Netflix reboot of “13 Going on 30,” which will receive $10.9 million, and an untitled Paramount crime thriller, which will receive $25.9 million.
The full list:
“13 Going on 30,” Netflix, $10.9 million
“A Tall Tale,” Felix Cupla, $6.1 million
“Big Girl Face,” Big Girl Face LLC, $1.2 million
“Black is Blue,” Jingletown Films, $1.3 million
“Breakaway Ray,” Crossroad Productions, $2.5 million
“Charette,” Brigantine Films, $690,000
“Crime After Crime,” STX Productions, $2.8 million
“Dealer’s Daughter,” Duck Pictures LLC, $5.9 million
“Ever After,” We All Fall Down LLC, $1.2 million
“Fault Lines,” Fault Lines Inc., $590,000
“Intimacy Party,” Love & Anarchy LLC, $770,000
“It’s Only a Love Story,” Vanishing Angle, $1.7 million
“Lost Weekend,” elevated, $3.5 million
“No Vacancy,” Lux Angeles Productions LLC, $420,000
“Open Roof,” Saltire Entertainment, $250,000
“Personal Growth,” Gulfstream Pictures, $2.3 million
“Phineas and Ferb,” Walt Disney Pictures, $3.5 million
“Playmates,” High Frequency Entertainment LLC, $3.1 million
“Sea Cliff,” The Gorman Residence LLC, $3 million
“Self Help,” Gloria Sanchez Productions, $2.6 million
“Spring Breakers Salvation Mountain,” Muse Films, $1.5 million
“The Renewal,” AE Ops LLC, $14 million
“The Simpsons Movie 2,” Twentieth Century Studios, $21.9 million
“The Takedown Artist,” Ravencrest Ventures LLC, $510,000
“There’s No Place,” Zumpango Films, $370,000
“They Follow,” They Will Follow Productions LLC, $7 million
“This Is Our Dream,” Street Mob Records Inc., $3 million
“Thrive!” Uppercutmov Productions Ltd. LLC, $320,000
“Tommy & Me,” Stadium Pictures LLC, $9.8 million
“Two Fighters,” Clearback Films, $1.4 million
“Ultra,” End Cue LLC, $1.6 million
Untitled Building 9 Project IV, Building 9 Entertainment, $2.1 million
Untitled Building 9 Project V, Building 9 Entertainment, $1.9 million
Untitled Disney Live Action, Aperture Productions, Inc., $18.2 million
Untitled DreamWorks Animation Feature Film, DreamWorks Animation, $24.7 million
Untitled Paramount Crime Thriller, Paramount, $25.9 million
“Youth Juice,” The Wonder Company, $1.8 million
Source: variety.com
