Marvel star Tessa Thompson cast as Hedda Gabler in upcoming Nia DaCosta film
Tessa Thompson has been announced as the lead for Nia DaCosta’s Hedda. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the actress will star as Hedda Gabler in an “epic and visceral reimagination” of Henrik Ibsen’s renowned 1891 play of the same name.
It will mark Thompson and DaCosta’s second collaboration after the 2018 crime drama Little Woods, which received universal critical acclaim.
Widely considered one of the most iconic dramatic roles in theatre, Hedda Gabler has been played by a variety of notable stars including Ingrid Bergman, Diana Rigg, Isabelle Huppert, June Brown, Kate Burton, Kate Mulgrew, Fiona Shaw, Maggie Smith, Jane Fonda, Annette Bening, Rosamund Pike and Cate Blanchett.
The play follows the character, the daughter of the “great” General Gabler, who is trapped in a dull and loveless marriage with a cultural historian.
