Beauty and the Beast star Josh Gad, 43, said he nearly landed a role in sci-fi epic movie Avatar back in 2009 - but due to his weight, it didn't quite go to plan

The 'Frozen' star noted that he was told 'Avatar' director James Cameron "was said to be thrilled with my audition" for the original 2009 science-fiction epic

Actor Josh Gad ( Frozen , Beauty and the Beast , Wolf Like Me ) almost landed a role in the 2009 sci-fi epic Avatar , but he didn’t quite have the physical archetype director James Cameron was looking for.

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,

Disney star Josh Gad says he almost landed a role in James Cameron’s 2009 epic Avatar, but the director had to let him go because of his appearance as a Na’vi. "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,

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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