‘Hedda Gabler’: Tessa Thompson to Lead Nia DaCosta Directed Re-imagining!!

A couple of marvelous women are teaming up for an upcoming adaptation of the 1891 play Hedda Gabler. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Tessa Thompson will star in the movie, while Nia DaCosta will be in charge of directing the project, which will tell the story of the daughter of a general who is trapped in a marriage where she does not feel happy. The … Continue reading ‘Hedda Gabler’: Tessa Thompson to Lead Nia DaCosta Directed Re-imagining!!

‘Hedda Gabler’: Nia DaCosta to Write and Direct Stage Play Adaptation!!

Young and heralded filmmaker Nia DaCosta is taking reign over the recently announced adaptation of Henrik Ibsen‘s 1891 stage play Hedda Gabler, according to Variety. The upcoming film will reportedly be a re-imagining of the original story, written and directed by DaCosta for MGM‘s Orion Pictures and Plan B. For those unfamiliar with the play, Hedda Gabler was written by Norwegian playwright Ibsen, who has … Continue reading ‘Hedda Gabler’: Nia DaCosta to Write and Direct Stage Play Adaptation!!