Jackson Murphy

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Jackson Murphy is an Emmy-winning film critic, content producer, and author, who has also served as Animation Scoop reporter since 2016. He is the creator of the website Lights-Camera-Jackson.com, and has made numerous appearances on television and radio over the past 20 years.

Articles By Jackson Murphy

Adult Swim
Adult Swim's new animated series Rooster Fighter premieres this Saturday March 14th at Midnight. It's adapted from creator Shu Sakuratani's manga about Keiji, a rooster defending the planet from evil Demons. Get ready for quite a ride!
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Universal

Seth MacFarlane’s Ted event series returns for Season 2, with all eight episodes premiering this Thursday March 5th on Peacock. The iconic bear and the Bennett family are once again caught-up in hilarious ’90s-set hijinks… that are even more outrageous this time. Max Burkholder, who plays John (the younger version of Mark Wahlberg’s character in the movies), […]

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Viva Kids
The Pout-Pout Fish, adapted from Deborah Diesen's popular book series, is a new animated feature in theaters nationwide on March 20th. Here is the Animation Scoop Q&A with director Ricard CussĂł and writer Elise Allen.
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Laika
ParaNorman: The Thrifting, a seven-minute short starring characters from the Oscar nominated 2012 stop-motion horror comedy — and some new ones — is LAIKA's first venture into CG animation. Director Thibault Leclercq joins me for this Animation Scoop Q&A.
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Nickelodeon
We talk to Aton Soumach, the producer of new family animated series "Mr. Crocodile", premiering Monday Feb. 23 at 10:30am.
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INTERVIEW: Shu Sakuratani On “Rooster Fighter” Series

Adult Swim's new animated series Rooster Fighter premieres this Saturday March 14th at Midnight. It's adapted from creator Shu Sakuratani's manga about Keiji, a rooster defending the planet from evil Demons. Get ready for quite a ride!