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

Josh Bycel is the EP of the new animated series Solar Opposites, premiering this Friday May 8th on Hulu. Bycel talks about working with the Rick and Morty team on this sci-fi comedy. He also shares his thoughts on being a part of the Trolls and American Dad! families… and his unique connections to Frasier. […]

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Jeffrey Katzenberg has been immersed in the world of animation for much of his career. He helped usher-in some of the most beloved Disney animated films of all-time in the late ’80s and early ’90s. And he was instrumental at DreamWorks Animation for more than two decades. Now Quibi takes center stage. Katzenberg’s streaming service […]

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Netflix

Author N.D. Wilson’s picture book Hello Ninja became an instant success when it was released in 2013. Season 1 of the Netflix animated series adaptation debuted to big ratings in November. Season 2 premieres this Friday, April 24th. Wilson shares details on the new episodes and how (to quote his Twitter bio) he went from […]

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Netflix

Two-time Annie Award nominee Kris Pearn co-directed 2013’s Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 for Sony. Now he’s the director of the new star-studded Netflix animated feature The Willoughbys, debuting this Wednesday April 22nd. Jackson Murphy: Kris, you’re in an interesting position right now. You and everyone who made the movie and everybody at […]

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Just in time for Earth Day, AppleTV+ is debuting a new animated short film on their streaming service today. Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth is a gentle and moving 36-minute CG adaptation of the 2017 book by Oliver Jeffers. It’s about a boy named Finn who discovers all that our planet […]

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