Thompson has the words “yes” and “no” tattooed on opposite arms. “I’m constantly wrestling with … my cynicism and my optimism,” she says. In addition to Hedda, she stars in the series His & Hers.
Nia DaCosta
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From horror to Ibsen’s ‘Hedda,’ filmmaker Nia DaCosta pursues the genres she loves
DaCosta has directed blockbusters like Candyman and The Marvels. Her latest is an adaptation of Henrik Ibsen’s 1891 play, Hedda Gabler, recasting the main character as a queer, mixed-race Black woman.
