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

Disney+
The World Cup is just a week away. What better way to get families excited than a new animated series with a Soccer-esque game at its core. Dragon Striker, from co-creators Sylvain Dos Santos and Charles Lefebvre, premieres next Wednesday June 10th on Disney+ and Hulu.
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GaGa International
Ryuya Suzuki wrote, directed, edited, composed and hand-drew feature-length animated feature Jinsei in just 18 months.
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Peacock
"Surviving Earth" chronicles the creatures and major changes of the planet over thousands of years — and the impact today. Discussing the show with us are VFX supervisor He Sun and animation supervisor Joe Tarrant.
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Viva Kids
Reza Memari is the director of the new animated feature "The Last Whale Singer", in theaters nationwide next Friday June 5th. Here's our interview.
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Disney+
"Sofia The First: Royal Magic" is the highly anticipated new sequel series to the popular Disney animated program. It premieres Monday May 25 on Disney Jr. Joining me to talk about this revival are creator and EP Craig Gerber and supervising director Kris Wimberly.
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