{"id":1311,"date":"2026-11-10T01:09:54","date_gmt":"2026-11-10T01:09:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adsandthings.com\/winews\/2026\/11\/10\/jessica-chastain-says-shes-done-with-singing-on-screen-exclusive\/"},"modified":"2026-11-10T01:09:54","modified_gmt":"2026-11-10T01:09:54","slug":"jessica-chastain-says-shes-done-with-singing-on-screen-exclusive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adsandthings.com\/winews\/2026\/11\/10\/jessica-chastain-says-shes-done-with-singing-on-screen-exclusive\/","title":{"rendered":"Jessica Chastain Says She\u2019s \u2018Done\u2019 with Singing On-Screen (Exclusive)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Oscar winner tells PEOPLE why her new film \u2018Heartland\u2019 was worth breaking her own no-singing rule<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/people.com\/thmb\/FcKn0E2CCoZgUic66m_IEwzsi7Y=\/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():format(jpeg)\/jessica-chastain-1-41ec737460524aaea2a11f53ba647f7e.jpg\" alt=\"Jessica Chastain as Misty Jones in \u2018Heartland\u2019Credit: Netflix\" title=\"Jessica Chastain as Misty Jones in Heartland\" \/><figcaption><i>Jessica Chastain as Misty Jones in \u2018Heartland\u2019<br \/>Credit: Netflix<\/i><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3>NEED TO KNOW<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Jessica Chastain sings a duet with Jennifer Nettles in the upcoming thriller <em>Heartland, <\/em>crediting Nettles for helping build her confidence during filming<\/li>\n<li>Chastain tells PEOPLE that while she previously vowed to never sing on-screen, she made an exception after being drawn to screenwriter Shauna Feste\u2019s character Misty Jones<\/li>\n<li><em>Heartland<\/em> follows a former country star searching for her missing niece and premieres Nov. 13 on Netflix<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tag\/jessica-chastain\/\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\">Jessica Chastain<\/a> may have said goodbye to singing on-screen, but she isn\u2019t ruling out a return just yet.<\/p>\n<p>At a special screening of her new film <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/jessica-chastain-heartland-first-look-exclusive-12066748\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\"><em>Heartland<\/em><\/a> on Nov. 5, the 49-year-old actress tells PEOPLE that while <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/movies\/jessica-chastain-jokes-shed-rather-do-full-nudity-than-sing\/\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"2\">she previously declared she would never sing<\/a> in another role after starring in <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/country\/tammy-wynette-george-jones-relationship-timeline\/\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"3\"><em>George &amp; Tammy<\/em><\/a>, she made an exception for her latest film.<\/p>\n<p>In <em>Heartland<\/em>, Chastain plays Misty Jones, a former country music megastar who emerges from 20 years of seclusion when her 22-year-old niece, rising country musician Charlie Heart (Carter Faith), goes missing in Nashville. As Misty sets out to find her, she gets pulled into the dark and dangerous underbelly of the city\u2019s music scene, uncovering secrets along the way and confronting her own past.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShauna Feste changed me,\u201d Chastain says of the film\u2019s screenwriter. \u201cShe wrote a beautiful script. She wrote an amazing character, Misty Jones.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/people.com\/thmb\/_bUXx9UKDnsPOwc7GKsma6GvmQc=\/fit-in\/1280x960\/jessica-chastain-3-6e67a785e8d64132bf26bb3a38016ebd.jpg\" alt=\"From left: Garrett Hedlund as Roy Combs and Jessica Chastain as Misty Jones in \u2018Heartland\u2019Credit: Netflix\" title=\"Garrett Hedlund as Roy Combs and Jessica Chastain as Misty Jones in Heartland\" \/><figcaption><i>From left: Garrett Hedlund as Roy Combs and Jessica Chastain as Misty Jones in \u2018Heartland\u2019<br \/>Credit: Netflix<\/i><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>She adds, \u201cI felt like <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/all-about-john-wayne-kids-8639043\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\">John Wayne<\/a> in this movie. And every person, male or female, should get to feel a little bit like John Wayne at some point in their life.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The film also explores themes of independence and the power of knowing when to walk away, something <em>The Help<\/em> star says she particularly connected with.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think we all have that skill. Are you kidding me? Every woman who walks out of their house every day tackles the world, tackles bad guys, tackles some kind of obstruction,\u201d she says. \u201cSo that was an easy thing for me to imagine.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s something that is never out of style: saying no,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n<p>She adds that one of the things she loves about the film is how it explores \u201ca woman\u2019s choice to walk away\u201d and \u201cto be able to say no.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Chastain also had some musical support along the way, including from her costar <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tag\/jennifer-nettles\/\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\">Jennifer Nettles<\/a>, with whom she sings a duet in the film. The actress was quick to praise the 52-year-old country star\u2019s vocals, noting that \u201cher voice is of the angels.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe\u2019s such a professional,\u201d Chastain says. \u201cI mean, she was just like really supportive and helped me build my confidence, but nobody sounds like Jennifer Nettles.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/people.com\/thmb\/w6p1wWLEuNHkcsFY2gLPcMXv6Yg=\/fit-in\/1280x960\/jessica-chastain-2-163662577cfe4792b9ce944f6daed014.jpg\" alt=\"From left: Jessica Chastain as Misty Jones and Jennifer Nettles as Winnie Jo Lean in \u2018Heartland\u2019Credit: Netflix\" title=\"Jessica Chastain as Misty Jones and Jennifer Nettles as Winnie Jo Lean in Heartland\" \/><figcaption><i>From left: Jessica Chastain as Misty Jones and Jennifer Nettles as Winnie Jo Lean in \u2018Heartland\u2019<br \/>Credit: Netflix<\/i><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Chastain was prepared for her moment and says she studied and practiced the songs before even arriving in Nashville or Atlanta to film.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe will probably at some point see a lot of BTS footage of me sitting in my trailer playing the piano and singing because I do it on set and I do it in seats,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n<p>But don\u2019t expect Chastain to start auditioning for musicals anytime soon.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m done,\u201d she says with a laugh when asked if she\u2019d consider singing on-screen again. \u201cI mean, I don\u2019t know. I think I\u2019m done. But this, this was a good time. <em>George and Tammy<\/em> was a good time too, but it was a lot of music on that one. It was a lot of live on set. So, I believe I\u2019m done, but who knows? You never know.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Never miss a story \u2014 sign up for <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/people-news-daily-newsletter-sign-up-8692701\">PEOPLE\u2019s free daily newsletter<\/a> to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.<\/p>\n<p>Playing the piano is another skill the <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/other-mommy-everything-to-know-12024297\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\"><em>Other Mommy<\/em><\/a> actress has picked up for various movie roles. Despite taking a few lessons as a child, she never actually learned how to play \u2014 but that hasn\u2019t stopped filmmakers from putting her behind the keys.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI took piano lessons when I was a little kid briefly, but I didn\u2019t learn how to play,\u201d she says. \u201cAnd then for some reason in movies, I get asked to play the piano.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Chastain previously played Chopin in 2015\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/4560288612001-crimson-peak-and-other-horrifying-haunted-house-films\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\"><em>Crimson Peak<\/em><\/a> and 2017\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/movies\/true-story-behind-the-zookeepers-wife\/\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"2\"><em>The Zookeeper\u2019s Wife<\/em><\/a>. This time around, however, she found the music a little easier to tackle.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI play a ton of piano in <em>The Zookeeper\u2019s Wife<\/em>,\u201d she continues, before adding that <em>Heartland<\/em> \u201cwasn\u2019t classical music, so it was an easier thing for me to learn.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>Heartland<\/em> releases Nov. 13 on Netflix.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Oscar winner tells PEOPLE why her new film \u2018Heartland\u2019 was worth breaking her own no-singing rule Jessica Chastain as Misty Jones in \u2018Heartland\u2019Credit: Netflix NEED TO KNOW Jessica Chastain sings a duet with Jennifer Nettles in the upcoming thriller Heartland, crediting Nettles for helping build her confidence during filming Chastain tells PEOPLE that while [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":[],"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1311","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-everything-else"],"wpmagazine_modules_lite_featured_media_urls":{"thumbnail":"","cvmm-medium":"","cvmm-medium-plus":"","cvmm-portrait":"","cvmm-medium-square":"","cvmm-large":"","cvmm-small":"","full":""},"categories_names":{"1":{"name":"Everything Else","link":"https:\/\/adsandthings.com\/winews\/category\/everything-else\/"}},"tags_names":[],"comments_number":"0","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/adsandthings.com\/winews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1311","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/adsandthings.com\/winews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/adsandthings.com\/winews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adsandthings.com\/winews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adsandthings.com\/winews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1311"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/adsandthings.com\/winews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1311\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/adsandthings.com\/winews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1311"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adsandthings.com\/winews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1311"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adsandthings.com\/winews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1311"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}