{
  "id": 12649319,
  "title": "‘Michael’ Sequel to Get $31 Million in California Tax Credits",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/michael-sequel-to-get-31-million-in-california-tax-credits",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-07T15:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Variety",
    "slug": "variety",
    "url": "https://variety.com/2026/film/news/michael-2-california-tax-credits-1236903912/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "California taxpayers will help underwrite the “Michael” sequel from Lionsgate, with $30.8 million in state tax incentives going toward the production. “Michael 2” is one of 35 films that will receive $226 million tax incentives in total in the latest round of approvals from the California Film Commission. The original “Michael” also received state support, […]",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}