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

The role appeared to be scooped up by Joel David Moore, who plays Norm Spellman in “Avatar,” a close confidant to Jake Sully and an expert on the Na’vi language.

Frozen actor Josh Gad was fat-shamed out of a role in Avatar, he writes in his memoir, because “I supposedly looked like a tall, overweight Smurf” when digitally transformed into one of the film’s blue characters.

"One of the first things I went out for was a new James Cameron movie called Avatar," Gad continued, explaining that he auditioned "to play the role of Jake Sully’s best 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,

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,