Josh Gadhas revealed he was nearly in James Cameron’s Avatar (Picture: Jenny Anderson/Getty Images for Tony Awards Productions) Josh Gad has revealed he missed out on the million-dollar opportunity to be in Avatar due to looking like ‘a tall, overweight Smurf’ in character. The Beauty and the Beast actor revealed the anecdote in his new memoir, In Gad We Trust, published January 14th. Gad said that he missed out on a key role in the highest-gros…

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

Josh Gad was denied the chance to star in 'Avatar' because he resembled a "tall, overweight Smurf" when he digitally turned into one of the blue characters.

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'I looked like a tall, overweight Smurf': Josh Gad missed out on a part in Avatar

Photo Credit: HBO Actor Josh Gad has been working in the industry since he was quite young. He is arguably most known as the voice behind Olaf in the Frozen movie series. The Wolf Like Me star recently published his new memoir, In Gad We Trust: A Tell-Some, in which he revealed that he almost became part of the cast of James Cameron’s 2009 epic sci-fi movie Avatar. Josh Gad reveals he almost joined Avatar cast Josh Gad released his memoir In Gad…

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Josh Gad Says Avatar Role Fell Through Due to His 'Overweight Smurf' Na'vi

Josh Gad apparently looked too much like a different blue creature who lives in a magical forest to be booked for James Cameron’s ‘Avatar’: ‘When I was turned into a digital Avatar I supposedly looked like a tall, overweight Smurf.”

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Josh Gad Looked Too Much Like a ‘Smurf’ to be a Na’vi

Josh Gad was nearly late to his own show Tuesday night at the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts because of Orlando traffic. “They said it would only take half an hour to get here,” he started, eliciting knowing groans from the audience in the downtown arts center’s Pugh Theater. Then with a smile and shrug, he sang the “Orlando…” riff from “The Book of Mormon” — in which he was Tony nominated as Elder Cunningham — to a wave of laughter…

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Josh Gad shows us why he’s so good at being a funny friend

Frozen star Josh Gad has revealed he auditioned for a role in James Cameron's first Avatar film but was turned down because his Na'vi form looked like a "tall, overweight smurf."As reported by Variety, Gad said in his In Gad We Trust memoir that he was asked by Cameron himself to fly to Los Angeles to audition for the role of Jake Sully's best friend and translator to the Na'vi. This role was seemingly picked up by Joel David Moore, who played N…

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Frozen Star Josh Gad Says He Didn't Get a Role in Avatar Because His Na'vi Form Looked Like a 'Tall, Overweight Smurf'

Jack Dunn Josh Gad almost landed a role in the 2009 sci-fi epic “Avatar,” but he didn’t quite have the physical archetype James Cameron was looking for. 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 Came…

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Actor Josh Gad, known for his comedic talent, recently revealed in his book "In Gad We Trust: A Tell-Some" that he was nearly cast in James Cameron's 2009 sci-fi epic Avatar. However, his digital transformation as an Avatar character derailed his chances.

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Could Josh Gad Have Been in Avatar? The Truth Behind His Missed Opportunity

It was a loss for Gad and the entire planet of Pandora.Rob Kim/Getty; everett Josh Gad and a still from 'Avatar'Josh Gad is well known for his role as Olaf in the beloved Disney movie Frozen, but he nearly landed a part in an even more adulated animated classic.Recounting his turbulent experience starring in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee on Broadway in 2006, Gad notes in his new memoir In Gad We Trust (published Jan. 14) that he "be…

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