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Directed by | Nia DaCosta |
Screenplay by | Nia DaCosta |
Based on | Hedda Gabler by Henrik Ibsen |
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Cinematography | Sean Bobbitt |
Edited by | Jacob Secher Schulsinger |
Music by | Hildur Guðnadóttir |
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Distributed by | Amazon MGM Studios |
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Running time | 107 minutes [1] |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Hedda is an upcoming American drama film written and directed by Nia DaCosta, based on Hedda Gabler by Henrik Ibsen. Tessa Thompson stars in the title role and is a producer on the film, with Imogen Poots, Tom Bateman, Nicholas Pinnock, and Nina Hoss in supporting roles.
The film is scheduled to premiere at the 2025 Toronto International Film Festival on September 7, 2025. It is scheduled to be released in select theaters in the United States on October 22, 2025, before streaming on Amazon Prime Video on October 29.
It was announced in July 2022 that Nia DaCosta was writing and directing a reimagination of Henrik Ibsen's play. [2] In April 2023, Tessa Thompson, who had previously starred in DaCosta's directorial debut film Little Woods , was cast to star in the film, and set to serve as a producer. [3] In June, Eve Hewson, Callum Turner, Nina Hoss and Nicholas Pinnock were added to the cast. [4] [5] [6] In January 2024, Imogen Poots, Tom Bateman, Finbar Lynch, Mirren Mack, Jamael Westman, and Saffron Hocking joined the cast of the film. [7]
Pre-production commenced in November 2023. Principal photography began in the United Kingdom by January 2024. [8] [7]
Hedda is scheduled to have its world premiere at the 2025 Toronto International Film Festival on September 7, 2025. [9] [10] It will also screen in competition at the 69th BFI London Film Festival on October 12, 2025. [11] [12]
The film is set to be released in select theaters in the United States on October 22, 2025, before streaming on Amazon Prime Video on October 29. [13] [1]