Josh Gad Talks BOOK OF MORMON Movie, Working on a Broadway Smash Hit & More

Is 2011 Best Musical Tony Award Winner THE BOOK OF MORMON headed for the silver screen? "I can tell you that it will most likely happen one day," Josh Gad, currently starring in the hit show, told The Hollywood Reporter. "I’m sure that one day there will definitely be a movie. I will probably be way too old to be anything other than like the elderly figure that sends the boys on their way."

The movie, Gad explains, most likely won't happen until the stage show has run its course: "Based on nothing other than assumption, I think that Trey and Matt want to allow the show to be the show. They’re obviously planning on opening the tour, and Chicago run, and so that’s going to take up a lot of their time. They just recommitted to South Park for three more years. So, I just don’t know time wise when they would do it."

Despite his busy schedule, Gad has no plans to leave THE BOOK OF MORMON anytime soon. "I’m still having a blast. The producers have been incredibly generous with me and have allowed me to do other work while I’m doing the show," he says. "As long as I feel like I can creatively add something to the show, I’m really, really honored to continue doing it. For me, it’s been the greatest creative experience I’ve ever had. It’s a rare treat to be a part of something so monumental, something so special and something so pop culturally significant. Everybody is clamoring to get tickets, but nobody can seem to get in. I’m having a good time."

THE BOOK OF MORMON features book, music and lyrics by Trey Parker, Robert Lopez and Matt Stone. The production is choreographed by Casey Nicholaw and is directed by Nicholaw and Parker. THE BOOK OF MORMON plays on Broadway at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre (230 West 49th Street).

THE BOOK OF MORMON is the winner of nine Tony Awards, including Best Musical, Best Score (Trey Parker, Robert Lopez, Matt Stone), Best Book (Trey Parker, Robert Lopez, Matt Stone), Best Direction (Casey Nicholaw, Trey Parker), Best Featured Actress (Nikki M. James), Best Scenic Design (Scott Pask), Best Lighting Design (Brian MacDevitt), Best Sound Design (Brian Ronan) and Best Orchestrations (Larry Hochman, Stephen Oremus); the New York Drama Critics Circle Award for Best Musical; five Drama Desk Awards including Best Musical, Best Music (Trey Parker, Robert Lopez, Matt Stone), Best Lyrics (Trey Parker, Robert Lopez, Matt Stone), Best Director (Casey Nicholaw, Trey Parker) and Best Orchestrations (Larry Hochman, Stephen Oremus); four Outer Critics Circle Awards, including Best Musical, Best Score (Trey Parker, Robert Lopez, Matt Stone), Best Actor in a Musical (Josh Gad) and Best Director (Casey Nicholaw, Trey Parker) and the Drama League Award for Best Musical.

Read the Hollywood Reporter article here.