Jake Gyllenhaal and Josh Gad, 2010
Kevin Winter/Getty Images (AFI)Josh Gad claim Jake Gyllenhaal Far from enthusiastic about the role he was pursuing Book of Mormon.
According to the memoir “We Believe in Gad: A Narrator,” which was released on Tuesday, January 14, Gad, 43, claimed that his Love and other drugs Costa warned him not to take part in the musical comedy production.
“While playing the episode back and forth,” Gad wrote. daily showI also made a movie called Love and other drugs … One day, as Jack and I were driving home from Pittsburgh, I asked him if I could play a demo of a new musical from a workshop I had recently given in New York, hoping to get his advice on how I should pursue it further. . He said, ‘Yeah, turn it on,’ and I played the opening song.
Love and other drugsstarring 44-year-old Gyllenhaal, Anne Hathaway Starring in the title role, principal photography began in September 2009 in Pittsburgh.
Gad said in his book that before Gyllenhaal’s mind changed, he heard the opening song of the acclaimed stage play “Hello!”
“I skipped to another song on the album and his face slowly changed from joyful enthusiasm to abject fear and terror,” Gad wrote. “He stopped the car and said, ‘Man, you can’t do anything. This is going to cause too much controversy. Who the hell wrote this? I paused the music and looked at him. ‘ south park Guys.
Despite Gyllenhaal’s alleged concerns, Gad spent 15 months playing the elder Cunningham in the film. Book of Mormon On Broadway, by south parkof Trey Parker and Matt Stone. Gad’s performance earned him a 2011 Tony Award nomination for Best Actor in a Musical.
gadd told US Weekly After the publication of his memoir, overcoming obstacles in his career path eventually “became the theme of the book.”
“In the face of adversity, how do you overcome obstacles and achieve a dream bigger than you set your mind to? That’s the story of my life,” Gad said us.
The actor also wrote about his father being absent for much of his life, detailing how this affected his own experience with fatherhood. (Gad and his wife have two daughters, Ava, 13, and Isabella, 10 Ida Darwish.)
“I enjoy writing [the book]I hope everyone who reads this book learns something useful and inspires them,” he told us. “At the very least, I hope they have a good laugh.”
