Hollywood star Josh Gad almost got a role in the 2009 sci-fi blockbuster Avatar, but was denied because he did not have the physical archetype filmmaker James Cameron was looking for. In his new ...

Without a juggernaut like “Avatar,” this year’s visual effects Oscar race is proving a competitive one, with VFX branch members nominating the stellar work in “Alien: Romulus,” “Better Man,” “Dune: ...

best friend and translator to the alien race known as the Na’vi.” The role appeared to be scooped up by Joel David Moore, who plays Norm Spellman in “Avatar,” a close confidant to Jake ...