Make Page Six a Preferred Source “Heartland” star Garrett Hedlund gushed over his co-star Jessica Chastain’s passion for her work.
The actor recently told Page Six that Chastain “takes everything very seriously” and was “extremely committed” while filming their new country music-themed thriller.
Now streaming on Netflix, “Heartland” is a Western noir movie following Misty Jones (Chastain), a former country superstar who fled the spotlight for an isolated life, after suffering past heartbreak.
When her musician niece, Charlie Heart (real-life country singer Carter Faith), goes missing, Misty returns to her old Nashville stomping grounds to search for her, and gets help from record exec Roy Combs (Hedlund).
“We kind of hit the ground running,” Hedlund told us, noting that even though the movie’s subject matter gets dark, “We had so much fun.”
The movie is a reunion for Hedlund and writer/director Shana Feste, who also made the 2010 flick, “Country Strong.”
That film saw Hedlund play a rising country star, opposite Gwyneth Paltrow, Tim McGraw and Leighton Meester.
Hedlund sang in both films, and although he’s released songs, he has yet to drop an album. The “Triple Frontier” actor revealed to Page Six that he would “absolutely” release an album someday.
“I never would’ve picked up a guitar if it weren’t for Shana Feste,” he told us.
The “Troy” actor added that reuniting with the filmmaker “was just a treat. It was a blast of nostalgia from “Country Strong,” which we did quite a few years ago. I love Shana so much.”
In “Heartland,” as Misty’s search for her missing niece continues, she seeks out the girl’s boyfriend, Jace (Ross Lynch).
Former Disney star Lynch, 30, plays a popular singer who has a PR romance with Charlie for the cameras — but their relationship looks different in private.
Lynch told Page Six that he’s “definitely” seen and “heard stories” about similar celebrity arrangements during his time in Hollywood, but doesn’t have “any firsthand experience” with publicity romances.
“Heartland” marks a comeback for the actor and singer, who last appeared in “Chilling Adventures of Sabrina” in 2020.
During his break from film and TV, Lynch focused on his music career and also quietly got married. The actor told Page Six he’s “happy” to be back.
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For Faith, 26, “Heartland” is her acting debut, and she “learned by watching” the other actors, she told us.
Despite the movie’s musical themes, the cast said they didn’t get together for any karaoke nights.
“Man, it would have been fun,” said Hedlund.
“Carter and I didn’t meet until one of the last days of shooting. I think I remember walking into the hair and makeup trailer, and she’s like, ‘Where have you been motherf–ker?’” he quipped.
Lynch noted, “We should do a karaoke night.”
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