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 ...

Thompson has the words "yes" and "no" tattooed on opposite arms. "I'm constantly wrestling with ... my cynicism and my ...

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 ...

No Hedda Gabler slander will be tolerated as long as Tessa Thompson is around. “I still have moments where people will say something about her and I’m like, ‘Don’t talk about my friend that way,’ ” ...

Tessa Thompson is winning rave reviews for her starring role in "Hedda," writer-director Nia DaCosta's new take on the Ibsen classic "Hedda Gabler." Thompson is being honored with a Distinguished ...

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 ...

TORONTO (AP) — In Nia DaCosta’s “Hedda,” Tessa Thompson’s titular socialite sows chaos. She manipulates. She cuts people to the bone with a quip. She pours more drinks. Hedda Gabler, the heroine of ...

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) ...

Under the direction of Michael E. Boyle, Jr., this bold reimagining transports these historic characters and audiences into the pivotal world of America,1959 . Henrik Ibsen’s psychological masterpiece ...