‘Daisy Jones’ Producers ‘Not Giving Up’ on Live Concert and Season 2: ‘There’s a Lot of Life Left to Live’
12.08.2023 - 16:47
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Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large Making “Daisy Jones & the Six” was more than just another show for Scott Neustadter and Lauren Neustadter: It was a family affair. Scott and his writing partner, Michael Weber (both Oscar nominated via their screenplay for the film “The Disaster Artist”), received an early copy of the “Daisy Jones” manuscript, written by author Taylor Jenkins Reid, before it even found a publisher. Neustadter, a music junkie, immediately fell in love with the script, and knew the perfect home for it: Reese Witherspoon’s company Hello Sunshine — where his wife, Lauren, had just joined as president of film and television.
As the Neustadters both set out on their own paths to make “Daisy Jones” a reality, a collaboration was inevitable. The couple, who have been together for nearly 16 years, first met after Lauren — then a film development exec — had read the script to “(500) Days of Summer,” and wanted to meet the writers. Six months later, at a back-to-school party thrown by Jason Reitman, the duo ran into each other.
“I was not in my work. Mode, and I was like, he’s so handsome! And the rest is history,” she says. Scott and Lauren Neustadter married in October 2010, and although they continued on parallel career paths, both became each other’s most valuable consultant.
“Anytime I finished any script, Lauren was always the first person to read it,” Scott says. “And If ever we had a project and we were looking for a producer, this is who we would want to have producing our stuff.” When Scott was given that early unpublished copy of “Daisy Jones,” by page 100 he knew he had to tell Lauren about it. “I texted Lauren and I said ‘I’m sure you know about this, but what do you think of it? This Daisy
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