Tessa Thompson and Nia DaCosta Reimagine Hedda Gabler as a Queer Love Story

This is The Queerty Interview, where we bring you conversations with the most exciting LGBTQ+ voices in entertainment, activism, and beyond.In this episode, we sit down with star Tessa Thompson and filmmaker Nia DaCosta to talk about their must-see new film, Hedda. Breathing fresh life into Henrik Ibsen’s classic play Hedda Gabler, DaCosta reimagines the titular character as queer, a bold and brilliant move brought to life by Thompson’s mesmerizing performance.Set over the course of one wild party, Hedda is a darkly funny, wildly entertaining take on the 134-year-old story. Thompson’s Hedda is a privileged yet repressed woman stuck in a marriage of convenience, while secretly pining after the one who got away, the wickedly smart Eileen.Now streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Hedda is a deliciously modern, Sapphic spin on a classic that explores how queerness deepens empathy, complexity, and desire in a story that’s always been bursting with passion.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.