Josh Gad joins 'Thanks for Sharing'

Fresh off a Tony nomination for his performance inside the hit Broadway musical "It of Mormon," Josh Gad is positioned to participate the ensemble cast of Stuart Blumberg's sex addiction pic "Appreciate Talking about."Mark Ruffalo, Gwyneth Paltrow, Tim Robbins and Joely Richardson star inside the dramatic comedy, which follows several unlikely pals simply because they attempt to conquer sex addiction and forge significant associations the first time inside their lives.Gad may have Neil, an unrestrained sex addict getting a powerful appetite. He cheats his way through recovery programs until Ruffalo's character becomes his sponsor helping straighten him out.Blumberg makes his directorial debut while using project, they co-written with Matt Winston. A co-output of Class 5 Films and Olympus Pictures, pic continues to be fully funded by Olympus, and starts production later this month in Gotham.Leslie Urdang, Dean Vanech and Miranda p Pencier will produce for Olympus, while William Migliore and David Koplan will produce for Class 5. Blumberg's Class 5 partner Edward Norton will professional produce.Gad, who stood a breakout year in 2008 with key roles in "The Rocker" and "21," was last seen playing Mike Gyllenhaal's brother in "Love together with other Drugs." Thesp recently wrapped charge inside the indie comedy "Sherrrd Like Me" and may soon be heard voicing figures in "Ice Age: Continental Drift" and MTV's approaching animated series "Good Vibes."Gad is repped by ICM and Brillstein Entertainment Partners. Contact Rob Sneider at rob.sneider@variety.com