Casting Call (Round 1)

*This article contains **spoilers** for the upcoming pilot episode: **Into the Wild - Part 1**. Please proceed at your own discretion.*

## Casting Call (Round 1)

* Results
* Call

## General information

### Length:

2:17 (*results*)
1:13 (*call*)

## Credit

### Directors:

Jupiter (@flamingjup)
Tune (@showtnecockatoo)

### Additional art directors:

King (@King Cabbage)
Mariah (@mariah.tekulve)
Pomi (@ppomibe)

### Animators:

Zule (@zuledraws)
Outkorp (@Outkorp)
SaraXu (@SaraXu)
Karma (@kristalkarma3)
Banvskye (@banvskye)
Gothfrog (@Gothfrog)
Okami (@Okami Wolven)
Nate (@roaminbison)
Boz (@Bosley Boz)
Serenity (@PaintedSerenity)
Danny (@QuenGren)

## Music

**Casting Call (Round 1)** was the first round of auditions held for *WCAnimated's* pilot episode: *Into the Wild - Part 1*. It gained nearly two thousand auditions willing to lend a voice for the project, even gaining the attention of MacLeod Andrews, the official main series audiobook narrator for the *Warriors* series.

## Casting results

* **Firepaw** — Geoffrey M. Butler
* **Graypaw** — Grant Paulsen
* **Smudge** — MacLeod Andrews
* **Spottedleaf** — Ariana Rosario
* **Lionheart** — Connor Bushoven
* **Bluestar** — Diana Helen Kennedy

## Rules and guidelines

The rules and guidelines of the casting call on Casting Call Club are as follow:

* This round of auditions will close **October 8, 2021**. We do not plan on extending this deadline.
* As per Discord's terms of service, **you must be at least 13 years old to audition. NO EXCEPTIONS.**
* Some roles will require you to provide at least two takes to audition. Take note of your role's description.
* You may audition for (and even be cast in) multiple roles.
* We are looking for clear and quality audio. No fans, chatter, or other background noise please!
* This is a fan project and therefor will work at a different pace than a traditional production. Many of the characters will feature in multiple episodes. Please ensure you are properly committed to the role and project.

## Character lines and descriptions

### Firepaw

#### Description

Rusty is a curious and adventurous housecat who leaves his home to join ThunderClan, a group of wild forest cats. After proving his bravery, he receives the name Firepaw.
Firepaw is kind and brave, with a strong sense of justice. He is driven by his innate curiosity and courage-- and by a prophesied destiny that will change his Clan and the whole forest forever.
*IMPORTANT NOTE: While Firepaw begins as a teenager, he will grow up through the course of the series. Please demonstrate an ability to characterize both a younger and more mature voice. PLEASE DELIVER EACH LINE TWICE.*
#### Lines

Lines
 2 | (Aggressive) You're in ThunderClan's hunting grounds! Go back to where you came from!

### Graypaw

#### Description

A rambunctious ThunderClan apprentice, Graypaw is Firepaw's first and best friend in the Clan. He is fun-loving and a jokester, and more importantly, a dependable friend always there when he's needed most. Graypaw is passionate, easygoing, and proud to be a ThunderClan cat!
*IMPORTANT NOTE: While Graypaw begins as a teenager, he will grow up through the course of the series. Please demonstrate an ability to characterize both a younger and more mature voice. PLEASE DELIVER EACH LINE TWICE.*
#### Lines

Lines
 2 | (Proud, vividly lecturing) You must have heard of the four warrior Clans that hunt around here! I belong to ThunderClan. The other Clans are always trying to steal prey from our territory, especially ShadowClan. They're so fierce, they would have ripped you to shreds, no questions asked. It's the job of ThunderClan warriors to keep them out of our territory. When I've finished my training, I'll be so dangerous, they won't dare come near us!

### Bluestar

#### Description

Bluestar is the wise, selfless leader of ThunderClan. Though she carries herself with an air of authority and grace, she also carries with her an immense burden of grief. She is guarded, commanding, and just, willing to make sacrifices for what she believes is right. This, however, does not stop her from loving deeply and always being ready to protect her Clan and all whom she trusts.
#### Lines

Lines
 2 | (Wise, with importance) Firepaw, you must understand. Conflict is temporary. The Clans, the Warrior Code, StarClan; those are forever. No matter our differences, we are all connected. The forest needs all of us. Do you understand?

### Spottedleaf

#### Description

Spottedleaf is ThunderClan's healer, a sweet and caring cat with a warm sense of humor. She advises Bluestar and is the receiver of StarClan's prophecy: “Fire alone will save our Clan.” She stands up for Firepaw when he first arrives and quickly becomes a friend and guide to him.
#### Lines

Lines
 2 | (Protective, scolding) Stop it, Longtail, he's had enough! You knew how this fight would end the moment it started. This is beneath you.

### Lionheart

#### Description

As one of Bluestar's most trusted warriors, Lionheart is a patient, gentle cat with a fierce love for his Clan. He is Graypaw's mentor and Bluestar's deputy after Redtail. He helps teach Firepaw the ways of Clan life and is highly respected by his clanmates.
#### Lines

Lines
 2 | (Informing) The heart of the Clan is its clanmates. Each cat here serves a purpose, a duty to the Clan. Queens care for kits, kits become apprentices, apprentices care for the elders, warriors mentor the apprentices, the medicine cat cares for the warriors, and the leader and deputy guide the Clan. We all have a place here, as you will soon.

### Smudge

#### Description

Smudge is a sweet, friendly tomkit who lives next door to Rusty. Though well-meaning, he is very cautious and gullible, believing all the fantastical stories from the neighborhood cats. As Rusty's best friend, he never holds back from giving his opinion— even if Rusty is more than determined to ignore it.
#### Lines

Lines
 2 | (Pleading) Please don't go, Rusty.

## Trivia

### Interesting facts

* This first round of auditions was first released on Patreon as a tier three patron post on September 7, 2021.
* The results for this casting call were first showcased on Patreon as a tier three patron post on January 25, 2022.
* Although Chris Stuff was originally picked to voice Graypaw and even appeared in the results announcement, he was later re-cast to Grant Paulsen for unknown reasons.

## Gallery

### Animations

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Spottedleaf's casting call animationLionheart's casting call animationBluestar's casting call animation

### Icons

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Spottedleaf's casting call iconLionheart's casting call iconSmudge's casting call icon

### Result illustrations

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Smudge's cast resultSpottedleaf's cast resultLionheart's cast resultBluestar's cast result

## External links

* *WCAnimated* - *Warriors: Into the Wild* Casting Call [CLOSED] on YouTube (backup link)
* Casting Calls on YouTube (backup link)
* Casting Call for *WCAnimated* - *Warriors: Into the Wild* (Round 1) on Casting Call Club (backup link)
* *WCAnimated* Casting Call RESULTS - *Warriors: Into the Wild* on YouTube (backup link)
* Casting Results on YouTube (backup link)

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Revealed on youtube.com (backup link)
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Revealed on youtube.com (backup link)
3. ↑ Revealed on amazon.com (backup link)
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 Revealed on castingcall.club (backup link)
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Revealed on patreon.com (backup link)
6. ↑ Revealed in the **first casting call**
7. ↑ Revealed on twitter.com (backup link) (screenshot)