By Dana Kasser
He was obviously joking, right? Joel David Moore compared the "Avatar blues" to the likes of Old Saint Nick, being that the two worlds of Pandora and the North Pole are in fact fantasies (sorry kiddies). Needless to say, it stirred up some laughs in the studio when Moore stopped by to chat with MTV News to talk about what is now the most successful movie of all time. I'm not going to lie: I was a little depressed not the seven-feet-tall Na'vi version of Moore walk in.
In the world of Pandora, I will be the first to say that archeologist Norm Spellman (Moore) was not my favorite character. But back in the real world Moore just may be my favorite person of the week.
You would think that being one of the stars in the biggest movie of all time right now might go to a person's head, but Moore was totally down to earth (no pun intended). He cracked jokes with everyone in the room, and when talking about "Avatar," Moore stated he felt "blessed to be apart of it."
While watching him, I couldn't help but think about some of his older hits such as "Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story" and "Grandma's Boy." He isn't given much opportunity to be funny in "Avatar," but he has carved out a career being quite the character, and he livened up the room with his unique energy and humor.
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