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

INTERVIEWS: “Ted” Cast On Season 2 And Voice Acting

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), […]

INTERVIEW: A Chipper Chat About “The Pout-Pout Fish”

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 Cussó and writer Elise Allen.

INTERVIEW: Exploring “ParaNorman: The Thrifting”

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.