daisy jones and the six by taylor jenkins reid

“It took a little while to find that person. She says, “I might have written the book for her and not have known it.”īut having the perfect leading lady meant the producers had to find an actor who could be just as mesmerizing in a scene with her. And then Riley showed up and immediately (we were) like, ‘Oh, there she is. “I think we all thought it was going to be really hard to find Daisy Jones because she’s this really larger-than-life character. “Riley came on really early,” she tells. Reid, who is also a writer and producer on series, says that when Keough auditioned for the leading role, there was no doubt she was up for the challenge. To keep viewers invested in the drama and relationships between the band members, the show needed actors capable of resembling authentic 1970s rock stars. Witherspoon says the music, which was sung by the actors, will draw audiences in further and make them yearn for a time and place when artists “could create anything, particularly (albums), where you had to listen to every song in sequence.” Unspooling like a documentary, 'Daisy Jones' reveals the reason behind the band’s fallout through flashbacks. “You got to see people talking about their life in a way that built this mystery.” “It read like a movie or television show with back in time, but also had this great documentary footage angle too,” the 46-year-old actor and producer says. Witherspoon started reading “Daisy Jones & The Six’’ and quickly understood Neustadter’s fascination with the story. The “Your Place or Mine” star says that she was on vacation when her producing partner Lauren Neustadter, who is also an executive producer on the upcoming Prime Video series, called her and said, 'Stop whatever you’re doing and read this book right now.' While on the red carpet event, which was held at the historic TCL Chinese Theatre, Witherspoon tells how the book first got into her hands. In 2019, “Daisy Jones & The Six” landed on the New York Times bestseller list and was selected as one of Witherspoon's picks for her book club. (Michael Buckner / Variety via Getty Images)

Author Taylor Jenkins Reid and Reese Witherspoon posing for a photo at the premiere.

Daisy jones and the six by taylor jenkins reid