‘Hedda’ Review: Tessa Thompson Sinks Her Talons Into a Rich Stage Role Boldly Reinvented for the Big Screen

‘The Lesbian Drama’s Happening Somewhere’ — Nia DaCosta on Turning ‘Hedda’ Into a Party

Writer and director Nia DaCosta tells IndieWire about making her adaptation of Hedda Gabler true to real life, and true to her.

Tessa Thompson’s Stylish New Movie Adapts a Masterpiece. It Makes Some Major Changes.

Nia DaCosta’s adaptation of Hedda Gabler fundamentally reshapes the tale.

Tessa Thompson is simply searing in gorgeous ‘Hedda’

“Hedda” is gorgeous eye candy, but there’s more going on here than pretty pictures, writes Moira Macdonald.

Tessa Thompson and Nia DaCosta Transformed Hedda Gabler Into a ‘Dynamic, Complex Black Woman’

Director Nia DaCosta and Tessa Thompson discuss "Hedda," their evolving collaborative partnership, and the power of communal storytelling.

Nia DaCosta and Tessa Thompson on Their Queer Period Film ‘Hedda’

"What I feel excited about mostly is that I think this film is a piece of work that defies easy categorization, and that's how I feel as a person."

Filmmaker Nia DaCosta Defies Categorization : Fresh Air

DaCosta directed the box office hit horror movie Candyman and The Marvels. Her latest, Hedda, is an adaptation of Henrik Ibsen's 1891 play, Hedda Gabler. She reimagines the main character as a queer, mixed-race Black woman, played by Tessa Thompson. DaCosta spoke with Tonya Mosley about navigating white spaces in Hollywood, why she loves horror, and her time as a production assistant. Also, jazz critic Martin Johnson reviews bassist Linda May Ha…