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

Independent

The latest feature from Cartoon Saloon, Wolfwalkers, is opening in select theaters this Friday November 13th and will be available on AppleTV+ December 11th. It’s the magical, powerful story of two girls destined to share in each other’s lives. Two-time Oscar nominated director Tomm Moore (The Secret of Kells, Song of the Sea) and co-director […]

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A new My Little Pony series has galloped onto the Discovery Family Channel. New episodes of Pony Life air Saturdays at 11:30amET. Emily Thompson, Vice President of Global Brand Management at Hasbro shares her thoughts on the latest installment in the long-running franchise. (This interview was conducted as an Email Q&A.) Jackson Murphy: What were […]

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DreamWorks

“You can never out-weird nature. There’s so much cool stuff going on down there once you look.” That’s how co-creator Sunil Hall teases the new DreamWorks animated series The Mighty Ones, which debuts this Monday November 9th on Hulu and Peacock. Hall co-created this comedy with Lynne Naylor. It’s about four tiny talking nature creatures, […]

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Netflix

Max Keane is the creator of Netflix’s new family friendly animated program Trash Truck, which premieres this Tuesday November 10th. Keane, son of Oscar winner Glen Keane (Dear Basketball, Over The Moon), is excited for audiences to experience this sweet, personal show and read the companion book. Jackson Murphy: My cousin’s two and a half […]

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SyFy Channel

SYFY’s TZGZ lineup just got hotter with Season 2 of the adult animated series Hell Den. It premieres this Saturday November 7th at Midnight. Showrunner Neil Garguilo and the show’s fellow EPs, writers and voice actors Justin Ware and Sean Cowhig (all from the Dr. God comedy troupe) preview what to expect. (This interview was […]

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