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Josh Gad claims he was rejected from Avatar role for being ‘overweight’ 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-grossing movie of all time due to his physique not matching what director James Cameron had in mind for the Na’vi people. The 43-year-old reminisced about the incident in his…

WWE and AEW star Saraya ‘splits from Ronnie Radke’ after six years Wrestling star Saraya and singer Ronnie Radke have reportedly broken up after six years together. The 32-year-old British wrestler, who currently works for AEW and was best known as Paige in WWE, is said to have split from the Falling In Reverse frontman. According to TMZ, the couple recently called time on their romance after more than half a decade, although no reason has been given for the apparent split. It’s noted that she didn’t give him a public shout-out for his birthday on December 15. Neither…

For the pop and the horror huns, the trailer for Opus has arrived – and fans of the genre are well and truly gassed. A24 have released the trailer for its latest horror instalment, Opus, starring The Bear’s Ayo Edebiri, who plays a young writer who goes on a trip that takes a sinister turn. In a story that whistles in a similar tune to the likes of The Menu and Midsommar, Emmy winner Ayo’s character is invited to the remote home of a huge pop star – and guess what? Things get weird. Then some floorboards creek. Then they…

The Rolling Stones set to perform first UK shows in 3 years in massive comeback tour The Rolling Stones will reportedly play four UK dates at Tottenham Hotspurs Stadium as part of a European tour this summer. The iconic rock band last played in the UK in 2022 when they played two Hyde Park concerts to sold out crowds of thousands. According to the Daily Mail, they’re set to announce a massive European tour in the coming weeks that will include four shows at Tottenham Hotspurs Stadium in 2025. An insider told the publication: ‘Mick, Keith, and Ronnie can’t…

Kim Kardashian’s relationship with the Trumps explained after cryptic post about Melania Fans are wildly speculating about Kim Kardashian’s politics after she posted a picture of Melania Trump to Instagram yesterday following Donald Trump’s inauguration. The picture, which didn’t include any commentary, showed Melania in her viral wide-brimmed hat that she donned to attend her husband’s official confirmation as President of the United States. It’s long been known that Kim is friends with the President’s daughter Ivanka Trump, but she has rarely made her political leanings public. Many assumed that Kim is anti-Trump, given that in 2016, she endorsed…

The 8 3DS games that deserve a Nintendo Switch 2 remaster We’ve seen plenty of Wii U ports for the Nintendo Switch so maybe it’s time for some classic 3DS games to make the jump to the Switch and its successor. While most of the Wii U’s first party exclusives have long since been ported to Nintendo Switch (with probably the final one – Xenoblade Chronicles X – arriving in a couple of months), the same can’t be said for the Nintendo 3DS. The shutdown of the 3DS eShop in 2023 means its digital library is now inaccessible and tracking…

Assassin’s Creed Shadows – a guaranteed hit? (Ubisoft) Fan bubbleSo, it’s a pretty busy February this year, with a lot of big titles, and one of them is Assassin’s Creed Shadows. There’s been a lot of talk of Ubisoft being in trouble so they’re going to have a lot riding on this. My question is, will it be a success? On one hand you’d probably say not, because of all the stuff with it not being historically accurate and whatever. But normal people aren’t going to have heard about all that. Assassin’s Creed is one of the biggest franchises…

Mohamed Salah scored his 50th European goal for Liverpool on Tuesday as they qualified for the last 16 of the Champions League after a 2-1 victory over Lille at Anfield. Barcelona beat Benfica 5-4 in a dramatic nine-goal Champions League match. Champions League: Liverpool make it to last-16, Barcelona beat Benfica

The Tanzanian party for Democracy and Progress, commonly known as Chadema, has a long and storied history. It was founded in 1992, shortly after Tanzania adopted a multiparty system of democracy. Despite its efforts, Chadema has yet to secure an electoral victory over the ruling CCM (Chama Cha Mapinduzi) party, which has ruled the nation since it became a united republic in 1964. This year, in October, Chadema will get another opportunity when Tanzanian voters go to the polls to elect their president and members of parliament. Party chairman Freeman Mbowe has been rallying his members to forge a united front. Addressing those gathered at…

Driver crashes £100,000 Range Rover into knitting shop on London high street A Range Rover driver crashed into a sewing shop in west London leaving a trail of destruction behind. Pictures from the scene show the front of the Sewing Machine Centre on Hounslow High Street completely smashed up following the crash. The car, which are sold new for around £100,000, crashed into the front of the shop at 3.17am this morning, witnesses told Metro. Footage, obtained by Metro, shows the car speeding along the road before veering off moments later towards the shop. The moment of impact is not…