Josh Gad Says He Was Denied a Role in ‘Avatar’ Because He Looked Like a ‘Tall Overweight Smurf’ As a Na’vi

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1. >In his new memoir, “In Gad We Trust,” the “Frozen” actor recalls while desperate to find a reprieve from starring in “The 25th Annual Putman County Spelling Bee” on Broadway, he went out to audition for other TV and film roles. And “one of the first things” he tried out for was a “new James Cameron movie called ‘Avatar.’”

   >“I put myself on tape and shortly thereafter got a call that Cameron wanted to fly me to Los Angeles for a final callback at his Lightstorm production offices,” he said. If cast, Gad would’ve played “the role of Jake Sully’s (Sam Worthington) best friend and translator to the alien race known as the Na’vi.”

   >Gad continued, “I apparently did not get [the role] because, while James Cameron was said to be thrilled with my audition, when I was turned into a digital Avatar I supposedly looked like a tall, overweight Smurf.”

2. I’ve never seen him in anything “serious”.. I know he’s extremely talented but I wonder how that would’ve gone

3. I’m not sure how he got any role.

4. The only rolls he deserves are the ones with butter

5. Oh my god I MUST see that

6. #RELEASE THE GAD CUT

7. Were there any non cut na’vi?

8. well, that’s a good reason to not hire him then

9. Why would his appearance matter? Is Jake Sully really 10 feet tall?

   They are cgi people

10. lol kinda the truth

11. Would loooove to see a thick Na’vi

12. As much as I love this story, I think someone has lied somewhere. In performance capture, a large actor can portray a slim character; that’s kind of the point. For example, we’ve seen a large Ray Winstone play thin & muscular Beowulf…

    Sounds to me like James Cameron was desperate to join in on the ‘Dances With Smurfs’ joke

13. There are no fat Na’vi

14. Including this guy would make that movie even more unwatchable.

15. To be fair, I’d happily watch Mecha-Gargamel burn down that bloody tree of theirs.

16. I mean that’ll do it

17. Not to mention he’s a terrible actor!

18. The American James Corden

19. Wasn’t there an episode of the People’s Court about this?

20. It’s all CGI. The fuck are they talking about?

21. Josh Gad is tall? 🤔

22. Idk man they made Sigourney Weaver look like a teenager, I’m pretty sure they could have shaved off a few pounds if that was the problem.

23. Sure. OK. Ummmmmm. I can see it in my head.

24. So don’t have his character become a Na’vi

25. Good – “actor is too fat to be cast in billion dollar movie” the world is healing

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