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‘Hedda’ Director Nia DaCostav Considers Exploding In 1950s England

‘Hedda’ Director Nia DaCostav Considers Exploding In 1950s England For director Nia DaCosta, adapting the famous 19th-century play “Hedda Gabler” into her 2025 film “Hedda” was like forging a “virtual fantasy.” “What would it be like if I were there or like any black woman?” DaCosta recalled asking herself. Beyond wanting to see a female protagonist who looked more like herself in the period story, DaCosta fell in love with the role of Hedda in the play written by Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen in 1890. The “Candyman” director loved discussing the character Hedda with her friends and interrogating the fictional