Riley Keough, Reese Witherspoon and Sam Claflin.Photo: Vivien Killilea/Getty Images for Prime Video
Reese WitherspoonandSam Claflinare showeringRiley Keoughwith praise for her latest role.
“She utterly transformed for this role,” said Witherspoon, 46. “It was amazing. In real life, I mean, I need to set this distinction — she’s very quiet. She’s a very quiet, reserved person.”
Added theYour Place or Mineactress of Keough, “She’s very funny and lovely, but the way she transforms into Daisy Jones and how Daisy Jones transforms within the 10 episodes is utterly mesmerizing.”
Riley Keough inDaisy Jones & The Six.Lacey Terrell/Prime Video
Witherspoon said she can relate to the hard work of embodying a musician when an actor doesn’t come from that background.
“It’s a complete transformation and to watch her take that on,” theOscarwinner said. “I remember being in the studio very early on and just smiling from ear to ear because I know that feeling from when I didWalk the Lineand I playedJune Carter Cash.”
She added, “Those moments where you rehearse and you work and you’re so hard and you think you can’t do it, but you do it anyway — they stay with you forever.”
Riley Keough and Sam Claflin inDaisy Jones & The Six.Lacey Terrell/Prime Video
Claflin, who costars alongside Keough as co-lead band member Billy Dunne, said they bonded through learning how to play rock stars together.
“She just never carried that pressure with her. You wouldn’t know,” he added. “And honestly, I had to kind of keep reminding myself that her granddad is Elvis Presley. She’s honestly just a joy to work with, like a genuine friend and someone I really care about.”
Keough’s appearance for the seriesmarks her first red carpetsince suffering the loss of her motherLisa Marie Presley, whodiedunexpectedly at age 54 on Jan. 12.
In a December 2022 interview with PEOPLE, Keough opened up about how hercharacter reminded her of her mom.
“My mother is certainly an inspiration to me,” Keough said at the time, calling Lisa Marie a “very strong, smart woman.”
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Daisy Jones & the Sixpremieres March 3 on Amazon Prime Video.
source: people.com
