While it was director Nia DeCosta’s idea to reinvent Henrik Ibsen’s classic play Hedda Gabler, the film works because of the casting. The chemistry between Tessa Thompson as Hedda and Nina Hoss as the ...

LOS ANGELES, Oct 27 (Reuters) - For director Nia DaCosta, adapting the acclaimed 19th century play “Hedda Gabler” into her 2025 film “Hedda” was like forging a “self-insert fanfiction.” “What would it ...

As can happen in adaptations, writer and director Nia DaCosta’s decision to abandon the period-specific trappings of 1890s Norway for “Hedda,” her film version of “Hedda Gabler” which takes place in a ...

Hedda Gabler is one of the most renowned roles in dramatic literature. She is complex and confounding. She has been compared to another iconic theater character: Hamlet. Flock Theatre is staging ...

Henrik Ibsen's "Hedda Gabler"dates back to 1891, but writer-director Nia DaCosta ("Little Woods," "Candyman," "The Marvels") pulls it out of 19th-century Norway and drops it into mid-20th-century ...

Tessa Thompson and Nia DaCosta reunited at the Toronto International Film Festival for the world premiere of Hedda, a bold reimagining of Henrik Ibsen’s classic play Hedda Gabler. After their first ...

LEILA FADEL, BYLINE: Hedda Gabler is still one of theater's most complex female characters, even though she was created more than a hundred and thirty years ago. Playwright Henrik Ibsen brought her to ...

Warning: This story contains spoilers for Hedda. Why does Hedda Gabler marry George Tesman? She is spirited, beautiful, sophisticated, and the daughter of the late General Gabler, but she has chosen ...

Filmmaker Nia DaCosta doesn't want to be limited by genre. Her movie credits include an indie film (Little Woods), a horror blockbuster (Candyman) and a foray into the superhero universe (The Marvels) ...

Henrik Ibsen’s “Hedda Gabler”dates back to 1891, but writer-director Nia DaCosta (“Little Woods,” “Candyman,” “The Marvels”) pulls it out of 19th-century Norway and drops it into mid-20th-century ...