Hedda (2025 film)

Hedda is an upcoming American drama film written and directed by Nia DaCosta, based on the play 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.

Hedda
Directed by	Nia DaCosta
Screenplay by	Nia DaCosta
Based on	Hedda Gabler by Henrik Ibsen
Produced by	Nia DaCosta Gabrielle Nadig Tessa Thompson Dede Gardner Jeremy Kleiner
Starring	Tessa Thompson Imogen Poots Tom Bateman Nicholas Pinnock Nina Hoss
Cinematography	Sean Bobbitt
Edited by	Jacob Secher Schulsinger
Music by	Hildur Guðnadóttir
Production companies	Orion Pictures Plan B Entertainment Once and Future Productions
Distributed by	Amazon MGM Studios
Release dates	September 7, 2025 (2025-09-07) (TIFF) October 22, 2025 (2025-10-22) (United States)
Running time	107 minutes[1]
Country	United States
Language	English

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.

Cast

• Tessa Thompson as Hedda Gabler
• Imogen Poots as Thea Clifton
• Tom Bateman as George Tesman
• Nicholas Pinnock as Judge Roland Brack
• Nina Hoss as Eileen Lovborg
• Finbar Lynch as Professor Greenwood
• Mirren Mack as Tabitha Greenwood
• Jamael Westman as David
• Saffron Hocking as Jane Ji
• Kathryn Hunter as Bertie

Production

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]

Release

Hedda is scheduled to have its world premiere at the 2025 Toronto International Film Festival on September 7, 2025.^[9][10] 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.^[11][1]