Following the recent casting of Zach Woods (Silicon Valley), Deadline reports that Beauty and the Beast star Josh Gad has been tapped to join the cast of HBO’s forthcoming space comedy Avenue 5.
Gad is best known for his role as LeFou in Disney’s live-action Beauty and the Beast.
The pilot is written and executive produced by creator Armando Iannucci (Veep).
Gad is set to portray the role of billionaire Herman Judd, who is the owner of Avenue 5 and the whole Judd brand that includes chains of hotels, fitness clubs and space tourism.