Prime Video Shares First Trailer for Nia DaCosta’s Hedda Starring Tessa Thompson
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Check out the first trailer and poster from Nia DaCosta’s reimagining of Hedda, starring Tessa Thompson.
Prime Video has shared the first trailer and poster for Nia DaCosta’s Hedda. The modern reimagining of Henrik Ibsen’s play Hedda Gabler stars Tessa Thompson as the titular character, who finds herself torn between the lingering ache of a past love and the quiet suffocation of her present life. The film will enjoy its World Premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival, and has been announced as a contender for the BFI London Film Festival in October. However, we now know when we can expect the movie to land on the streamer.
Get ready to bolster your Halloween watchlist because the film is officially dropping on Prime Video on October 29th. Additionally, the film will enjoy a limited theatrical release on October 22. So before the chilling horror begins, we can all look forward to some long-repressed desires boiling to the surface. But don’t take my word for it, check out the first trailer for the film below.
SYNOPSIS
From writer/director Nia DaCosta comes a provocative, modern reimagining of Henrik Ibsen’s classic play. HEDDA (Tessa Thompson) finds herself torn between the lingering ache of a past love and the quiet suffocation of her present life. Over the course of one charged night, long-repressed desires and hidden tensions erupt—pulling her and everyone around her into a spiral of manipulation, passion, and betrayal.
If that isn’t enough to have you booking your tickets, the streamer has also shared the first poster for the ambitious project. Get your first look below.
CAST & CREW
In addition to Tessa Thompson, the film stars Imogen Poots, Tom Bateman, Nicholas Pinnock, and Nina Hoss. Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, Gabrielle Nadig, and Tessa Thompson all serve as producers while Nia DaCosta writes and directs. The film will benefit from the musical talents of Hildur Gudnadottir, who produced the score for Joker. Rounding out the talents assigned to the film are Lindsay Pugh, who serves as Costume Designer, and Sean Bobbitt, BSC, who serves as Director of Photography. Finally, Cara Brower will serve as the Production Designer, and Jacob Schulsinger will be the film’s Editor.
Nia DaCosta’s Hedda swoops onto Prime Video on October 29 and select theatres on October 22 after its World Premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival and potentially at the BFI London Film Festival.
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