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

Sony

Dougal Wilson takes over for Paul King as director of the latest, highly anticipated Paddington film installment. Following great success overseas, Paddington in Peru opens in theaters in North America on Feb. 14. Wilson, who makes his feature directorial debut, discusses what went into this major, complex production. (This Animation Scoop Q&A was edited for […]

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Nickelodeon

New animated series Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, starring the voice actors from last summer’s hit movie Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem, premieres next Friday August 9th on Paramount+. Co-Showrunners Chris Yost and Alan Wan share insights on this fresh chapter in the ‘heroes in a half shell’ saga. (This Animation Scoop […]

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Netflix

Sandy and SpongeBob head to The Lone Star State in the live-action/CG feature Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie. It premieres Friday August 2nd on Netflix. Executive Producers Vincent Waller and Marc Ceccarelli celebrate 25 years of SpongeBob with a deep dive into the beloved characters and the wild new film. (This Animation Scoop […]

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Disney+

Jeff Trammell, Emmy and Annie nominated writer on Craig of the Creek, is the creator (as well as EP and writer) of the new Marvel animated series Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man. The first two episodes premiere tomorrow, Wednesday January 29th, on Disney+. The remaining eight episodes debut over the next three Wednesdays. Trammell shares insights […]

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Sony

At Blue Sky Studios, Carlos Saldanha co-directed Ice Age and Robots and was main director on the second and third Ice Age films, as well as both Rio installments and Ferdinand, which earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Animated Feature. Now Saldanha is the director of a live-action family film featuring some hand-drawn […]

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