We were grossly unprepared for this,” said Willingham, who thought $3 million was the absolute max they’d be able to raise. “We thought it would be a fraction of what we’ve seen. The CR team is still shocked and amazed by the fan support. “We’re going to make this the best goddamn cartoon anyone has ever seen,” Riegel said.

Travis Willingham, for example, has over 100 credits as the voice of Thor in various games and cartoons for Marvel over the last 15 years.The unexpected level of fundraising means Critical Role will be able to invest more into the production, said Sam Riegel, Critical Role cast member and also an EP on the series. The rest of the cast may be less immediately recognizable, but have all done extensive voice work in animation and video games, compiling over 2000 credits between them. She also played the waitress that Cap saves in The Avengers. Among the cast is Ashley Johnson, who starred in Growing Pains as Chrissy Seaver and currently appears on NBC's Blindspot. On the high-end tier is admission to a private launch party, a free trip to Los Angeles and even a producer credit on the special.Ĭritical Role is a web series in which professional voice actors play the Dungeons & Dragons board game. What was meant to be one 30-minute special will now likely turn into several episodes.īacker rewards include digital downloads, art prints, dice, cards, pins, stickers and even a stuffed Trinket (the group's bear).

New stretch goals have already been established, most notably additional episodes. RELATED: Deborah Ann Woll's New Post-Daredevil Role is a D&D Dungeon Master

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