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Josh Gad Says Jake Gyllenhaal Advised Against Doing 'The Book of Mormon'


Josh Gad revealed Jake Gyllenhaal’s alleged initial thoughts on ‘The Book of Mormon’ after playing him its music during a car ride

Gad wrote, “While bouncing back and forth to do episodes of The Daily Show, I was also filming a movie called Love & Other Drugs … One day as Jake and I were driving home from set in Pittsburgh, I asked him if I could play a demo of a new musical that I had recently done a workshop for in New York, hoping to get his advice as to whether or not I should pursue it further. Gad played a supporting role in the story, which followed pharmaceutical salesman Jamie embarking on a relationship with Maggie, a woman suffering from early onset Parkinson’s disease. Despite Gyllenhaal’s alleged concerns, Gad spent 15 months portraying Elder Cunningham in The Book of Mormon on Broadway, created by South Park ’s Trey Parker and Matt Stone.

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