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Mickey Mouse

Mickey Mouse is an cartoon character co-created in 1928 by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks.

Spider-Ham

Spider-Ham (Peter Porker) is a superhero appearing in Marvel Comics. The character is an anthropomorphic pig and is a parody version of Spider-Man. He was created by Larry Hama, Tom DeFalco, and Mark Armstrong.

KENEDA

Kaneda, the leader of a motorcycle gang in Katsuhiro Otomo’s classic anime feature AKIRA (1988).

Daffy Duck

Daffy Duck was created by Tex Avery for Leon Schlesinger Productions. He has appeared in cartoon series such as Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies, in which he is usually depicted as a foil for either Bugs Bunny, Porky Pig, or Speedy Gonzales.

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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.
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INTERVIEW: Juan Antin on Netflix “Pachamama”

With the June 7 release of 2019 Cesar Award nominee Pachamama, followed by its first global original animated feature, Klaus coming this holiday season, Netflix is clearly establishing itself as a player in the world of film animation. Pachamama, an action-adventure with a strong ecological message, is from writer-director Juan Antin (Mercado the Martian) and […]

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Universal

Talking Voices on “The Secret Life of Pets 2”

The Secret Life of Pets 2 is set to begin taking a major bite out of the summer box office when it opens on June 7th. Recently, I sat down with several members of the star-studded cast to discuss how voice acting has become an important part of their careers. Kevin Hart has the movie […]

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Illumination

INTERVIEW: Director Chris Renaud on “The Secret Life of Pets 2”

Chris Renaud has been with Illumination Entertainment from the very beginning, serving as co-director (with Pierre Coffin) on the studio’s first film, 2010’s Despicable Me. He also directed 2016’s The Secret Life of Pets and is now back with the sequel, which features a superhero storyline that brought Renaud back to his roots. Jackson Murphy: […]

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DreamWorks

INTERVIEW: Dreamworks “Harvey Girls Forever”

The Harvey Girls are back for Season 2 of the popular DreamWorks Animation series, now streaming on Netflix. Executive Producer Brendan Hay and Supervising Producer Aliki Theofilopoulos discuss the bigger, bolder new season, starting with a title change. Jackson Murphy: The show was called Harvey Street Kids for Season 1. Now it’s called Harvey Girls […]

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Independent

INTERVIEW: Inside The “UglyDolls” with Director Kelly Asbury

He may just be the top “Director for Hire” in animation today. Over the past 17 years, Kelly Asbury had made “Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron” and “Shrek 2” for DreamWorks, “Gnomeo & Juliet” for Disney, “Smurfs: The Lost Village” for Sony, and now UglyDolls for newcomer STX. And his latest film is another music-driven […]

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