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

INTERVIEW: From Blue Sky To “Purple Crayon”

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 […]

INTERVIEW: “Primos” Is For The Whole Family

Natasha Kline is the talented creator of the new Disney animated series Primos, which is inspired by her childhood growing up in Los Angeles. Tater, who’s about to turn 10, has a memorable summer at home with her 12 cousins. Primos premieres this Thursday July 25th at 8pm on Disney Channel and Friday July 26th […]

INTERVIEW: The Next Life Of “Exploding Kittens”

Phenomenon card game Exploding Kittens is now an adult animated comedy series, premiering this Friday July 12th on Netflix. This Animation Scoop Q&A is with showrunners and creators Matthew Inman and Shane Kosakowski. (The interview was edited for length and clarity.) Jackson Murphy: Matt, you co-created the card game and now, about a decade later, […]

INTERVIEW: The Dish On “Sausage Party: Foodtopia”

This Thursday July 4th, you might have some hamburgers and hot dogs to celebrate Independence Day. And then next Thursday July 11th, you can watch them come alive on Prime Video in Sausage Party: Foodtopia, the adult animated comedy series follow-up to the hit 2016 movie. Stars Seth Rogen, Kristen Wiig, Michael Cera and Edward […]

INTERVIEW: Believe In “The Imaginary”

Studio Ponoc’s latest feature, The Imaginary, debuts next Friday July 5th on Netflix. It’s based on A.F. Harrold’s novel about Rudger, the imaginary friend of Amanda, who must find a way to save her life and not disappear forever. Here’s my Animation Scoop Q&A with writer and producer Yoshiaki Nishimura, two-time Academy Award nominee for […]

Jackson Murphy

Editor

Articles By Jackson Murphy

INTERVIEW: From Blue Sky To “Purple Crayon”

INTERVIEW: “Primos” Is For The Whole Family

INTERVIEW: The Next Life Of “Exploding Kittens”

INTERVIEW: The Dish On “Sausage Party: Foodtopia”

INTERVIEW: Believe In “The Imaginary”

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