Fox voice actor in StarFox: The Battle Begins had no idea what character he'd be playing

A portion of a Nintendo Life interview with Joe Zieja, voice actor for Fox McCloud...

NL: When did the opportunity first come up to play the role of Fox McCloud in The Battle Begins?

JZ: It's actually not that dramatic. I auditioned for a code-named project and had absolutely no idea what it was. I didn't even know it was anything big. The specs just described what they were looking for and asked that only talent in the LA area audition, so I did. I didn't hear about it for weeks (and I do so many auditions a day that my mental health demands I fire-and-forget). Then one Saturday I get an NDA from Nintendo, and I think "oh, cool. I probably got Shopkeeper #5 in something or other." Then the next email came with Fox's picture on it and I lost my mind.