Ted melfi hidden figures trailer

The first trailer for Theodore Melfi’s new “space race” drama, Hidden Figures, is here, as Consequence of Sound points out. The film stars Janelle Monáe alongside Octavia Spencer and Taraji P Henson, who portray three women of color at Nasa—helmed by Katherine Johnson (Henson)—who helped the U.S. beat Russia to the moon. It’s based on a book by Margot Lee Shetterly, and also stars Kevin Costner and Kirsten Dunst. Check out the trailer below, ahead of the film’s release on January 13 next year. Scroll down for the film’s poster.

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We finally have a chance to see Janelle Monae help the U.S. win the first major battle in the race to leave Earth’s orbit. In the new trailer for the Ted Melfi-directed movie Hidden Figures — based on Margo Lee Shetterly’s upcoming book Hidden Figures: The Story of the African-American Women Who Helped Win the Space Race —  Monae stars alongside Empire‘s Taraji P. Henson and Octavia Spencer. 

Janelle Monae Lands Role in NASA teaterpjäs ‘Hidden Figures’ Alongside Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer

In the spelfilm, the trio of women help the space agency with the mathematical computations needed for NASA’s Friendship 7 uppdrag, which resulted in astronaut John Glenn become the f

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