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HEDDA Trailer Drops: Tessa Thompson Leads Lesbian Reimagining of the Classic Play
Nia DaCosta's film adapts Ibsen's 1890 play to 1954, exploring Hedda's complex emotions and manipulations over one night, with a score by Oscar winner Hildur Guðnadóttir.
- On August 21, 2025, Amazon MGM Studios unveiled the first trailer for HEDDA, a modern reimagining of Henrik Ibsen's 1891 play written and directed by Nia DaCosta, starring Tessa Thompson as Hedda.
- DaCosta retools the 1891 play by Henrik Ibsen with a sapphic spin, rewriting Løvborg as Eileen Lovborg who arrives openly with Thea Clifton, played by Imogen Poots.
- The film assembles an ensemble cast including Imogen Poots, Nina Hoss, Tom Bateman, Nicholas Pinnock and Saffron Hocking, with producers Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, Gabrielle Nadig, Nia DaCosta and Tessa Thompson, who also stars.
- The film will premiere at TIFF on September 7, 2025, open in select theaters October 22, 2025, and stream worldwide on Prime Video starting October 29, 2025.
- Over the course of one turbulent night, Hedda's 1954 setting reveals repressed desires and tensions, unfolding themes of desire, betrayal, and manipulation.
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A new lesbian period drama is on the way, which is always exciting news — but this one looks like it’s going to be utterly unmissable. For one thing, it stars out actress Tessa Thompson.Hedda reimagines Henrik Ibsen’s famed 1891 play Hedda Gabler, with writer and director Nia DaCosta (Candyman, Little Woods) putting a sapphic spin on the classic. Recently married, Hedda finds her carefully constructed life upended when a former lover — now reima…
Tessa Thompson Takes Center Stage In Nia DaCosta’s ‘HEDDA’
By Okla Jones ·Updated August 21, 2025 Getting your Trinity Audio player ready… Amazon MGM Studios has unveiled the trailer for HEDDA, a daring new reimagining of Henrik Ibsen’s classic play, written and directed by Nia DaCosta and led by Tessa Thompson in one of her most commanding roles to date.The film, which will premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 7 before arriving in select theaters October 22 and streaming glo…
Amazon MGM Studios Unveils First Look at 'Hedda,' Due in Theaters Oct. 22, on Prime Oct. 29
Amazon MGM Studios unveiled a first look and trailer for the upcoming drama Hedda, due in theaters Oct. 22 and on Prime Video Oct. 29. From writer/director Nia DaCosta, the film is a modern reimagining of Henrik Ibsen’s classic play. In the film, Hedda (Tessa Thompson) finds herself torn between the lingering ache of a … Continue reading "Amazon MGM Studios Unveils First Look at ‘Hedda,’ Due in Theaters Oct. 22, on Prime Oct. 29" The post Amazon…
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