First Look Trailer: Tessa Thompson Stars in ‘Hedda’ / BFI London Film Festival Selection

Tessa Thompson takes center stage in ‘Hedda.’

Eagerly anticipated, the film is directed by Nia DaCosta and serves as a uniquely bold reimagining of Henrik Ibsen’s classic 1891 stage play.

Centered on the layered life of ‘mad and bad’ anti-heroine Hedda Gabler (played by Thompson), the story chronicles the complex predicament she finds herself in.

There is the hovering ache of a past love and the silent suffocation of her present life. All unravels over the span of one super-charged night; one that sees long-repressed desires and hidden tensions boil to the surface. A tale of passion, manipulation, betrayal, and more proceeds to play out.

Thompson stars alongside Nina Hoss, Imogen Poots, Tom Bateman, Nicholas Pinnock, and Saffron Hocking.

Already one of the year’s most buzzed-about offerings, the movie was announced today (August 21) as one of the selections for the Official Competition for the BFI London Film Festival 2025.

Set to release in select theaters on October 22, ‘Hedda’ is slated to arrive on Amazon Prime Video on October 29.

Watch the trailer below…

Compelling!