Josh Gad says Jake Gyllenhaal did not approve of the Book of Mormon

Josh Gad claimed Jake Gyllenhaal was far from enthusiastic about his role The Book of Mormon.

According to his memoirsIn “In Gad We Trust: A Tell-Some,” released Tuesday, Jan. 14, Gad, 43, claimed that she Love and other drugs The costar warned her not to want to be in a musical comedy production.

Gad wrote: “Jumping back and forth to do episodes Daily showI also acted in a movie called Love and other drugs … One day, as Jake and I were driving home from a shoot in Pittsburgh, I asked him if I could play a demo of a new musical I had recently attended a workshop for in New York, hoping to get his advice. I should get on with it. He said, “Yeah, turn it on,” and I played the opening number.

Love and other drugswhich stars Gyllenhaal, 44, and Anne Hathaway starring, began principal photography in Pittsburgh in September 2009. Gad played a supporting role in the story, which followed Jamie, a pharmaceutical salesman, who begins a relationship with Maggie, a woman suffering from early stage Parkinson's disease.

Gad said in his book that Gyllenhaal “laughed” while listening to the critically acclaimed stage production's opening number, “Hello!”, before Gyllenhaal's thoughts developed.

“I cut to another track on the album and his face slowly changed from happy enthusiasm to one of cruel fear and terror,” Gad wrote. “He stopped the car and said, 'Dude, you can't do whatever it is.' It will be too controversial. Who the hell wrote that anyway? I stopped the music and looked at him. ' South Park guys.''

Despite Gyllenhaal's possible misgivings, Gad spent 15 months portraying Elder Cunningham The Book of Mormon On Broadway, created by South Parks Trey Parker and Matt Stone. The performance of the year in 2011 earned him a Tony Award nomination for Best Actor in a Musical.

The year told Us Weekly after the release of his memoir, that overcoming obstacles in his career eventually “became the subject of the book.”

“In the face of adversity, how do you overcome obstacles to achieve bigger dreams than you could have imagined? It's been the story of my life,” Gad said We.

The actor also wrote about having a father who was absent for most of his life, detailing how it affected his own father's experience. (Gaad and his wife have two daughters — Ava (13) and Izabella (10). Ida Darvish.)

“I enjoyed writing (the book) and I hope that anyone who reads it will take away something useful and inspired,” he told us. “I hope they at least have a good laugh.”