This year’s Oscars were as much a celebration of books as they were cinema. Five of the 10 best picture nominees were based on books, and three of those – “Oppenheimer,” “Poor Things” and “The Zone of Interest” – took home the most statues overall. Even the winner for best animated picture, Hayao Miyazaki’s “The Boy and the Heron,” was loosely inspired by a 1937 novel Miyazaki had read as a child.
Which is why many of those partying in L.A. on Sunday night boarded planes across the Atlantic days later bound for the London Book Fair, which kicked off yesterday and runs through the end of the week, in search of their next Oscar-contending project. “It feels like there’s an influx of film and television executives, studio executives, producers etc., all coming into town,” Jason Richman, co-head of media rights at UTA, tells Variety.
With TV also wild about...
Which is why many of those partying in L.A. on Sunday night boarded planes across the Atlantic days later bound for the London Book Fair, which kicked off yesterday and runs through the end of the week, in search of their next Oscar-contending project. “It feels like there’s an influx of film and television executives, studio executives, producers etc., all coming into town,” Jason Richman, co-head of media rights at UTA, tells Variety.
With TV also wild about...
- 3/13/2024
- by K.J. Yossman
- Variety Film + TV
Non-profit arts organization Film Independent, in partnership with the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, has announced that the Sloan Film Summit is officially returning this year after a pandemic-imposed delay. IndieWire exclusively shares the news here.
The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation supports films and filmmakers with a science focus. Kogonada’s “After Yang” was awarded the Sloan prize 50,000 distribution grant at Sundance 2022. Past supported filmmakers include Damien Chazelle and Aneesh Chaganty.
This year’s Summit will take place April 8–10 at the Japanese American National Museum in Los Angeles, and will feature screenings, workshops, and panels for artists, featuring filmmakers and scientists as they discuss the way art and science interact and can benefit each other. A special keynote address will be delivered by Nobel Prize-winning physicist Andrea Ghez.
The seventh triennial Summit will celebrate the thriving nationwide Sloan Film Program, bringing together over 150 screenwriters, directors, and producers, as well as working...
The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation supports films and filmmakers with a science focus. Kogonada’s “After Yang” was awarded the Sloan prize 50,000 distribution grant at Sundance 2022. Past supported filmmakers include Damien Chazelle and Aneesh Chaganty.
This year’s Summit will take place April 8–10 at the Japanese American National Museum in Los Angeles, and will feature screenings, workshops, and panels for artists, featuring filmmakers and scientists as they discuss the way art and science interact and can benefit each other. A special keynote address will be delivered by Nobel Prize-winning physicist Andrea Ghez.
The seventh triennial Summit will celebrate the thriving nationwide Sloan Film Program, bringing together over 150 screenwriters, directors, and producers, as well as working...
- 3/31/2022
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
On July 22, the New York Times revealed that Disney Theatrical Productions is developing a musical based on the 2016 film Hidden Figures. The production studio confirmed the plans, announcing the intention to assemble a creative team of Black artists for the show that has supposedly been in development since 2018. Aside from the news that film critic Elvis Mitchell will serve as a creative consultant, other details like casting and potential production dates have yet to be determined.
Hidden Figures follows the story of the struggles at NASA faced by mathematician Katherine Johnson (Taraji P. Henson), NASA supervisor and mathematician Dorothy Vaughan (Octavia Spencer), and NASA engineer and mathematician Mary Jackson (Janelle Monáe). The movie was loosely based on Margot Lee Shetterly's book of the same name. Since casting has yet to be complete, fingers crossed that Monáe may reprise her role and put herself on the Egot path.
Hidden Figures follows the story of the struggles at NASA faced by mathematician Katherine Johnson (Taraji P. Henson), NASA supervisor and mathematician Dorothy Vaughan (Octavia Spencer), and NASA engineer and mathematician Mary Jackson (Janelle Monáe). The movie was loosely based on Margot Lee Shetterly's book of the same name. Since casting has yet to be complete, fingers crossed that Monáe may reprise her role and put herself on the Egot path.
- 7/24/2020
- by Grayson Gilcrease
- Popsugar.com
A stage musical adaptation of the 2016 Oscar-nominated hit film Hidden Figures is in the works at Disney, with plans to assemble a creative team of Black artists, Disney Theatrical Productions confirms.
The project has been in development, quietly, for a few years, but came to light this week with a mention in a New York Times report on Black theater artists. Film scholar and former film critic Elvis Mitchell is attached to the project as a creative consultant.
Other details about the musical production, including casting, creative team, and target dates, are to be determined.
Loosely based on Margot Lee Shetterly’s nonfiction book of the same title, director Theodore Melfi’s Hidden Figures chronicled the contributions made by Black female NASA mathematicians who were crucial – if unheralded – to the United States’ Space Race missions of the 1960s. Taraji P. Henson starred as mathematician Katherine Johnson, and Octavia Spencer earned...
The project has been in development, quietly, for a few years, but came to light this week with a mention in a New York Times report on Black theater artists. Film scholar and former film critic Elvis Mitchell is attached to the project as a creative consultant.
Other details about the musical production, including casting, creative team, and target dates, are to be determined.
Loosely based on Margot Lee Shetterly’s nonfiction book of the same title, director Theodore Melfi’s Hidden Figures chronicled the contributions made by Black female NASA mathematicians who were crucial – if unheralded – to the United States’ Space Race missions of the 1960s. Taraji P. Henson starred as mathematician Katherine Johnson, and Octavia Spencer earned...
- 7/24/2020
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
“Hidden Figures” is going from the big screen to the small screen. The story of the pioneering black women who worked for the Nasa space program during the Cold War was a sleeper hit at the box office and an Oscar nominee for Best Picture. Now it’s in development as a series on National Geographic, as reported by our sister site Variety. Will it win Emmys?
The 2016 film was based on the book by Margot Lee Shetterly and starred Taraji P. Henson as mathematician Katherine Johnson, Octavia Spencer as supervisor Dorothy Vaughan, and Janelle Monae as engineer Mary Jackson. They were among the unsung women at Nasa who were crucial to American success in putting a man in orbit and then putting a man on the moon. The historical drama was an unexpected financial success, taking in $169 million domestically and $235 million worldwide against a $25 million budget. It also earned three Oscar nominations: Best Picture,...
The 2016 film was based on the book by Margot Lee Shetterly and starred Taraji P. Henson as mathematician Katherine Johnson, Octavia Spencer as supervisor Dorothy Vaughan, and Janelle Monae as engineer Mary Jackson. They were among the unsung women at Nasa who were crucial to American success in putting a man in orbit and then putting a man on the moon. The historical drama was an unexpected financial success, taking in $169 million domestically and $235 million worldwide against a $25 million budget. It also earned three Oscar nominations: Best Picture,...
- 4/6/2018
- by Daniel Montgomery
- Gold Derby
Nat Geo has put in development a potential series inspired by the Oscar-nominated film Hidden Figures, Deadline has confirmed.
Details are few, as the project is in its early stages. Chernin Entertainment’s Peter Chernin and Jenno Topping, executive producers of the film, are on board to executive produce the TV project. Nat Geo will also produce.
The Theodore Melfi-directed historical film tells the untold true story of three brilliant African American women working at Nasa who served as the brains behind one of the greatest operations in history.
Based on Margot Lee Shetterly’s book Hidden Figures: The Story of the African-American Women Who Helped Win the Space Race, the film stars Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer and Janelle Monáe as Katherine G. Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan and Mary Jackson, respectively, who performed work that was crucial to American success in the space race and most impactfully, in the successful 1969 Apollo moon landing.
Details are few, as the project is in its early stages. Chernin Entertainment’s Peter Chernin and Jenno Topping, executive producers of the film, are on board to executive produce the TV project. Nat Geo will also produce.
The Theodore Melfi-directed historical film tells the untold true story of three brilliant African American women working at Nasa who served as the brains behind one of the greatest operations in history.
Based on Margot Lee Shetterly’s book Hidden Figures: The Story of the African-American Women Who Helped Win the Space Race, the film stars Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer and Janelle Monáe as Katherine G. Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan and Mary Jackson, respectively, who performed work that was crucial to American success in the space race and most impactfully, in the successful 1969 Apollo moon landing.
- 4/5/2018
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
“Hidden Figures” is moving from the silver screen to the small screen.
Nat Geo is in early development for a TV series inspired by the 2016 film, TheWrap has learned.
The show will tell the story of black female mathematicians who worked for Nasa during the Space Race of the 1950s chronicled in Margot Lee Shetterly’s book of the same name.
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Executive producers of the film adaptation Peter Chernin and Jenno Topping of Chernin Entertainment will also executive produce the series, along with National Geographic.
The 2016 movie was based on the same book, and starred Taraji P. Henson, Janelle Monáe, Octavia Spencer, Kirsten Dunst, Kevin Costner and Jim Parsons. “Hidden Figures” earned Oscar nominations for Best Picture and Best Adapted Screenplay last year. Spencer was also nominated for Best Supporting Actress for her role as Dorothy Vaughan.
Variety first reported the news.
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Nat Geo is in early development for a TV series inspired by the 2016 film, TheWrap has learned.
The show will tell the story of black female mathematicians who worked for Nasa during the Space Race of the 1950s chronicled in Margot Lee Shetterly’s book of the same name.
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Executive producers of the film adaptation Peter Chernin and Jenno Topping of Chernin Entertainment will also executive produce the series, along with National Geographic.
The 2016 movie was based on the same book, and starred Taraji P. Henson, Janelle Monáe, Octavia Spencer, Kirsten Dunst, Kevin Costner and Jim Parsons. “Hidden Figures” earned Oscar nominations for Best Picture and Best Adapted Screenplay last year. Spencer was also nominated for Best Supporting Actress for her role as Dorothy Vaughan.
Variety first reported the news.
Read original story ‘Hidden Figures’ TV Series in the Works at Nat Geo At TheWrap...
- 4/5/2018
- by Jennifer Maas and Ashley Boucher
- The Wrap
Nat Geo is developing a series inspired by the film “Hidden Figures,” Variety has learned exclusively.
The film was itself based on the book of the same name by Margot Lee Shetterly, which told the true story of the black female mathematicians who were instrumental in the early days of the American space program. The 2016 film starred Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer, Janelle Monáe, Kevin Costner, Kirsten Dunst, and Jim Parsons. It was nominated for three Academy Awards, including best picture, and grossed over $235 million worldwide.
The TV project, which is in the early stages of development, will be executive produced by Peter Chernin and Jenno Topping of Chernin Entertainment, both of whom executive produced the film. National Geographic will also produce.
Should the project go to series, it would be the latest in Nat Geo’s continuing push into scripted fare. The cable network, a joint venture between National Geographic and 21st Century Fox,...
The film was itself based on the book of the same name by Margot Lee Shetterly, which told the true story of the black female mathematicians who were instrumental in the early days of the American space program. The 2016 film starred Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer, Janelle Monáe, Kevin Costner, Kirsten Dunst, and Jim Parsons. It was nominated for three Academy Awards, including best picture, and grossed over $235 million worldwide.
The TV project, which is in the early stages of development, will be executive produced by Peter Chernin and Jenno Topping of Chernin Entertainment, both of whom executive produced the film. National Geographic will also produce.
Should the project go to series, it would be the latest in Nat Geo’s continuing push into scripted fare. The cable network, a joint venture between National Geographic and 21st Century Fox,...
- 4/5/2018
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
<em>Hidden Figures</em> is getting another life.
The 2016 film starring Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer and Janelle Monae is being adapted into a television series by National Geographic, sources say. Nat Geo declined comment.
The movie, which grossed more than $235 million worldwide, was based on a book of the same name by Margot Lee Shetterly that told the real-life story of the black women mathematicians who were key players in the early days of the American space program.
The project is said to be in the early stages of development. Executive producers include Peter Chernin and Jenno Topping ...
The 2016 film starring Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer and Janelle Monae is being adapted into a television series by National Geographic, sources say. Nat Geo declined comment.
The movie, which grossed more than $235 million worldwide, was based on a book of the same name by Margot Lee Shetterly that told the real-life story of the black women mathematicians who were key players in the early days of the American space program.
The project is said to be in the early stages of development. Executive producers include Peter Chernin and Jenno Topping ...
Nothing boosts your career as an author quite like having your work get adapted into a successful, award-winning film, and now Hidden Figures author Margot Lee Shetterly is enjoying some of the perks of being the woman behind last year’s blockbuster film of the same name. As reported by Entertainment Weekly, Shetterly has just signed a two-book deal with publisher Viking, and she says both of them will follow Hidden Figures’ lead by telling stories about “extraordinary ordinary African-Americans” whose contributions to history to have been unfairly “untold, unseen, or overlooked.”
The first book doesn’t seem to have a title yet, but Viking says it will be about two families in midcentury Baltimore that are “alike in power and vision.” One, the Murphy family, runs a newspaper and is “the epitome of respectability” among Baltimore’s black community. The other, the Adams family, got its money “from the...
The first book doesn’t seem to have a title yet, but Viking says it will be about two families in midcentury Baltimore that are “alike in power and vision.” One, the Murphy family, runs a newspaper and is “the epitome of respectability” among Baltimore’s black community. The other, the Adams family, got its money “from the...
- 4/11/2017
- by Sam Barsanti
- avclub.com
Retired mathematician Katherine Johnson — whose pioneering work partially inspired Hidden Figures — appeared at Sunday night’s Academy Awards, where she was hailed as “a true Nasa and American hero” by Taraji P. Henson, the woman who plays her onscreen.
Johnson, 98, appeared onstage alongside Henson and Figures‘ two other lead actresses, Janelle Monáe and Octavia Spencer, as they announced the winner for Best Documentary Feature.
In their introductory remarks before handing out the prize, the film’s stars focused on the importance of unearthing history’s hidden stories, such as the life and career of Johnson and her fellow black Nasa...
Johnson, 98, appeared onstage alongside Henson and Figures‘ two other lead actresses, Janelle Monáe and Octavia Spencer, as they announced the winner for Best Documentary Feature.
In their introductory remarks before handing out the prize, the film’s stars focused on the importance of unearthing history’s hidden stories, such as the life and career of Johnson and her fellow black Nasa...
- 2/27/2017
- by Adam Carlson
- PEOPLE.com
Since its release late last year, Hidden Figures has captured audiences and critics with its award-winning performances and ultra-inspiring plot.
The film, which is up for a Best Picture Oscar, tells the story of three African-American mathematicians working at Nasa — Katherine Johnson, Mary Jackson and Dorothy Vaughan — whose research helps John Glenn become the first American astronaut to orbit Earth.
In honor of Hidden Figures‘ many accolades this awards season, we rounded up a bevy of fun facts and set secrets to hold you over until the Academy Awards this Sunday night.
1. While the three leading roles ultimately went to Octavia Spencer,...
The film, which is up for a Best Picture Oscar, tells the story of three African-American mathematicians working at Nasa — Katherine Johnson, Mary Jackson and Dorothy Vaughan — whose research helps John Glenn become the first American astronaut to orbit Earth.
In honor of Hidden Figures‘ many accolades this awards season, we rounded up a bevy of fun facts and set secrets to hold you over until the Academy Awards this Sunday night.
1. While the three leading roles ultimately went to Octavia Spencer,...
- 2/21/2017
- by Grace Gavilanes
- PEOPLE.com
Yesterday evening, the Writers Guild of America handed out their awards, marking one of the season’s final precursor stops and last guild ceremony. As with many of the guilds this year, a slight curveball was tossed our way, namely in that one potential frontrunner is nominated in a different category at Oscar. You’ll see what I mean shortly, along with a few other precursors that went down over the weekend. Ballots for the Academy Awards are due by tomorrow, so voters are making their final decisions literally as you read this. It’s very much the moment of truth, with the results of it all less than a week away now… Below you will see not just the WGA winners, but also the Cinema Audio Society, which basically predict Best Sound Mixing at the Oscars, as well as the victors from the Makeup Artists and Hair Stylists guild.
- 2/20/2017
- by Joey Magidson
- Hollywoodnews.com
Live from New York! And also Los Angeles! It’s the 2017 Writers Guild Awards, honoring the best in writing for television, film and new media. This year’s big winners included some of the season’s most lauded productions — including “Moonlight,” “Arrival,” “Atlanta” and “The Americans.”
While “Moonlight” and “Arrival” will compete against each other in the Adapted Screenplay category at the Oscars, they were entered in the WGA Awards in different categories, allowing both to make off with an award. “The Americans” pulled out a win for Drama Series, while “Atlanta” snapped up both Comedy Series and New Series. Other winners included “Command and Control,” “Saturday Night Live,” “BoJack Horseman” and “This Is Us.”
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Check out our full list of winners — noted in bold — all updated live as the awards were announced at concurrent ceremonies in New York and Los Angeles this evening.
While “Moonlight” and “Arrival” will compete against each other in the Adapted Screenplay category at the Oscars, they were entered in the WGA Awards in different categories, allowing both to make off with an award. “The Americans” pulled out a win for Drama Series, while “Atlanta” snapped up both Comedy Series and New Series. Other winners included “Command and Control,” “Saturday Night Live,” “BoJack Horseman” and “This Is Us.”
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Check out our full list of winners — noted in bold — all updated live as the awards were announced at concurrent ceremonies in New York and Los Angeles this evening.
- 2/20/2017
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
Taraji P Henson leads a strong ensemble in Hidden Figures, a story of Nasa's past that makes for compelling and important cinema.
Cinema is good at this. At finding little known stories, and shining a beacon of light on them. In the case of Hidden Figures, arriving in UK cinemas off the back of Oscar nominations and a $100m+ gross at the Us box office, author Margot Lee Shetterly got there first; it’s her best seller that’s the basis of this excellent film. The movie adaptation does it proud.
The story here focuses on the space race in the early 1960s, specifically the moment where it looked as if Russia had firmly seized the initiative. As Nasa was struggling to get an American into space, Russia was having far more success, and the pressure was duly on.
That pressure in part fell on the shoulders of Al Harrison...
Cinema is good at this. At finding little known stories, and shining a beacon of light on them. In the case of Hidden Figures, arriving in UK cinemas off the back of Oscar nominations and a $100m+ gross at the Us box office, author Margot Lee Shetterly got there first; it’s her best seller that’s the basis of this excellent film. The movie adaptation does it proud.
The story here focuses on the space race in the early 1960s, specifically the moment where it looked as if Russia had firmly seized the initiative. As Nasa was struggling to get an American into space, Russia was having far more success, and the pressure was duly on.
That pressure in part fell on the shoulders of Al Harrison...
- 2/16/2017
- Den of Geek
Don’t abandon hope, “Moonlight” lovers.
On Sunday, the BAFTAs shut out “Moonlight,” which had four nominations. Among them, writer-director Barry Jenkins competed in the Original Screenplay category against eventual BAFTA winner Kenneth Lonergan (“Manchester By the Sea”). These two also compete at the Writers Guild. On Oscar night February 26th, when “Moonlight” has eight chances to win, it should take home at least one Oscar in another category, Best Adapted Screenplay.
The BAFTA for Adapted Screenplay went to Australian writer Luke Davies for “Lion.” But at Saturday’s USC Scripter Awards, which have accurately predicted the adapted category for the last six years, “Moonlight” beat “Lion.” On Oscar night, “Moonlight” should do that again.
Here’s how the Adapted Screenplay Oscar race shakes out.
Barry Jenkins and Tarell Alvin McCraney (“Moonlight”)
The Academy moved two scripts, “Moonlight” and “Loving,” from Original to Adapted. Technically, the play Jenkins adapted with McCraney,...
On Sunday, the BAFTAs shut out “Moonlight,” which had four nominations. Among them, writer-director Barry Jenkins competed in the Original Screenplay category against eventual BAFTA winner Kenneth Lonergan (“Manchester By the Sea”). These two also compete at the Writers Guild. On Oscar night February 26th, when “Moonlight” has eight chances to win, it should take home at least one Oscar in another category, Best Adapted Screenplay.
The BAFTA for Adapted Screenplay went to Australian writer Luke Davies for “Lion.” But at Saturday’s USC Scripter Awards, which have accurately predicted the adapted category for the last six years, “Moonlight” beat “Lion.” On Oscar night, “Moonlight” should do that again.
Here’s how the Adapted Screenplay Oscar race shakes out.
Barry Jenkins and Tarell Alvin McCraney (“Moonlight”)
The Academy moved two scripts, “Moonlight” and “Loving,” from Original to Adapted. Technically, the play Jenkins adapted with McCraney,...
- 2/13/2017
- by Anne Thompson
- Thompson on Hollywood
Don’t abandon hope, “Moonlight” lovers.
On Sunday, the BAFTAs shut out “Moonlight,” which had four nominations. Among them, writer-director Barry Jenkins competed in the Original Screenplay category against eventual BAFTA winner Kenneth Lonergan (“Manchester By the Sea”). These two also compete at the Writers Guild. On Oscar night February 26th, when “Moonlight” has eight chances to win, it should take home at least one Oscar in another category, Best Adapted Screenplay.
The BAFTA for Adapted Screenplay went to Australian writer Luke Davies for “Lion.” But at Saturday’s USC Scripter Awards, which have accurately predicted the adapted category for the last six years, “Moonlight” beat “Lion.” On Oscar night, “Moonlight” should do that again.
Here’s how the Adapted Screenplay Oscar race shakes out.
Barry Jenkins and Tarell Alvin McCraney (“Moonlight”)
The Academy moved two scripts, “Moonlight” and “Loving,” from Original to Adapted. Technically, the play Jenkins adapted with McCraney,...
On Sunday, the BAFTAs shut out “Moonlight,” which had four nominations. Among them, writer-director Barry Jenkins competed in the Original Screenplay category against eventual BAFTA winner Kenneth Lonergan (“Manchester By the Sea”). These two also compete at the Writers Guild. On Oscar night February 26th, when “Moonlight” has eight chances to win, it should take home at least one Oscar in another category, Best Adapted Screenplay.
The BAFTA for Adapted Screenplay went to Australian writer Luke Davies for “Lion.” But at Saturday’s USC Scripter Awards, which have accurately predicted the adapted category for the last six years, “Moonlight” beat “Lion.” On Oscar night, “Moonlight” should do that again.
Here’s how the Adapted Screenplay Oscar race shakes out.
Barry Jenkins and Tarell Alvin McCraney (“Moonlight”)
The Academy moved two scripts, “Moonlight” and “Loving,” from Original to Adapted. Technically, the play Jenkins adapted with McCraney,...
- 2/13/2017
- by Anne Thompson
- Indiewire
This story originally appeared on realsimple.com.
1. Hidden Figures, by Margot Lee Shetterly
Fun fact: the film adaptation of this New York Times-bestseller began shooting even before the book was released in September. And it’s not hard to see why: Shetterly’s meticulously-researched, inspiring story jumps off the page. The book celebrates Dorothy Vaughn, Mary Jackson, Katherine Johnson, and Christine Darden, the black female mathematicians who worked as “human computers” at the Langley memorial Aeronautical Laboratory in Hampton, Virginia during World War II, tabulating the calculations that would send man into space. The movie is nominated for Best Picture,...
1. Hidden Figures, by Margot Lee Shetterly
Fun fact: the film adaptation of this New York Times-bestseller began shooting even before the book was released in September. And it’s not hard to see why: Shetterly’s meticulously-researched, inspiring story jumps off the page. The book celebrates Dorothy Vaughn, Mary Jackson, Katherine Johnson, and Christine Darden, the black female mathematicians who worked as “human computers” at the Langley memorial Aeronautical Laboratory in Hampton, Virginia during World War II, tabulating the calculations that would send man into space. The movie is nominated for Best Picture,...
- 1/24/2017
- by samgillettetimeinc
- PEOPLE.com
“Hidden Figures” has earned strong reviews and earned $84 million at the box office so far, which is to say that its title characters — three black women who played vital roles at Nasa in the 1960s and beyond — aren’t as hidden as they were a month ago. Last night on “SNL,” Leslie Jones raised what now seems like an obvious question: Why did almost no one know this story before? Watch below.
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Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer and Janelle Monáe star as the main trio (Katherine Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan and Mary Jackson) in the film, which is based on Margot Lee Shetterly’s book of the same name and takes place in the lead-up to John Glenn’s first orbit around the earth. Jones admits that she almost didn’t see “Hidden Figures” out...
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Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer and Janelle Monáe star as the main trio (Katherine Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan and Mary Jackson) in the film, which is based on Margot Lee Shetterly’s book of the same name and takes place in the lead-up to John Glenn’s first orbit around the earth. Jones admits that she almost didn’t see “Hidden Figures” out...
- 1/22/2017
- by Michael Nordine
- Indiewire
Octavia Spencer kicked of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day weekend with a generous gift in honor of her late mother.
The 46-year-old actress offered a free screening of her critically acclaimed film Hidden Figures for families in need — buying out Friday’s 8 p.m. showing at a Baldwin Hills movie theater in Los Angeles.
“If you know a family in need that would like to see our movie but can’t afford it have them come,” Spencer wrote on Instagram, captioning a hand-painted watercolor image of her character in the movie by artist Stella Blu. “It’s first come, first served.
The 46-year-old actress offered a free screening of her critically acclaimed film Hidden Figures for families in need — buying out Friday’s 8 p.m. showing at a Baldwin Hills movie theater in Los Angeles.
“If you know a family in need that would like to see our movie but can’t afford it have them come,” Spencer wrote on Instagram, captioning a hand-painted watercolor image of her character in the movie by artist Stella Blu. “It’s first come, first served.
- 1/15/2017
- by Dave Quinn
- PEOPLE.com
Exclusive: Hidden Figures, the Chernin Entertainment/20th Century Fox film that goes wide today, is a story that took 55 years to be told. Coming off last year’s #OscarsSoWhite controversy, this year could turn into Oscar so Right with director Ted Melfi and Allison Schroeder’s film adaptation of the Margot Lee Shetterly book. The film has already received a WGA adapted screenplay nomination for the screenwriters, but it’s been Melfi as director who led the charge…...
- 1/6/2017
- Deadline
In some cases, the story is more important than the details. “Have I ever told you about the time that your uncle and I caught our biggest fish?” It’s a line we’re all familiar with, and while these individual stories may be slightly exaggerated for dramatic effect, the facts usually aren’t as relevant as the overall feeling that the story leaves us with. It’s these hard to believe but ultimately true tales that leave us with a smile.
Hidden Figures seems more keen on leaving the audience feeling the same way. In the end, this portrait of three strong and determined women is a true and amazing story, but the focus seems more on provoking emotions for dramatic effect than through genuine means. Despite the fact that the story feels simultaneously watered down while also feeling a bit overblown at times, at least the story is being told,...
Hidden Figures seems more keen on leaving the audience feeling the same way. In the end, this portrait of three strong and determined women is a true and amazing story, but the focus seems more on provoking emotions for dramatic effect than through genuine means. Despite the fact that the story feels simultaneously watered down while also feeling a bit overblown at times, at least the story is being told,...
- 1/6/2017
- by Michael Haffner
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Ryan Reynolds meta-superhero movie among nominees for next month’s prizes, while Martin Scorsese religious drama is one of the notable omissions
Oscar contenders La La Land and Moonlight are to go head-to-head in the original screenplay category at next month’s Writers Guild of America awards. Damien Chazelle and Barry Jenkins, who both wrote the movies they also directed, are frontrunners in the field, which also includes Hell or High Water, Loving and Manchester By the Sea – all of which were also written by their directors.
Up for adapted screenplay are Arrival, which was adapted by Eric Heisserer from Story of Your Life, a short story by Ted Chiang; Fences, adapted by August Wilson from his own play; Hidden Figures by Allison Schroeder and Theodore Melfi, based on the book by Margot Lee Shetterly; Nocturnal Animals, written by director Tom Ford from the Austin Wright novel Tony and Susan; and Deadpool,...
Oscar contenders La La Land and Moonlight are to go head-to-head in the original screenplay category at next month’s Writers Guild of America awards. Damien Chazelle and Barry Jenkins, who both wrote the movies they also directed, are frontrunners in the field, which also includes Hell or High Water, Loving and Manchester By the Sea – all of which were also written by their directors.
Up for adapted screenplay are Arrival, which was adapted by Eric Heisserer from Story of Your Life, a short story by Ted Chiang; Fences, adapted by August Wilson from his own play; Hidden Figures by Allison Schroeder and Theodore Melfi, based on the book by Margot Lee Shetterly; Nocturnal Animals, written by director Tom Ford from the Austin Wright novel Tony and Susan; and Deadpool,...
- 1/5/2017
- by Catherine Shoard
- The Guardian - Film News
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Leave it to the Merc With a Mouth to muscle his way into Hollywood’s annual awards season, surprising just about everyone in one fell swoop. As the nominations begin to pour in, Tim Miller’s irreverent Deadpool has received nods from the Golden Globes, all the while being shortlisted in both the Best VFX and Makeup and Hairstyling departments ahead of the 89th Academy Awards.
That’s quite the feat for any feature film, let alone an R-rated superhero movie based on one of the lesser-known characters from the Marvel vault. No wonder Ryan Reynolds is so optimistic about the mercenary’s cinematic future.
Now, we can add another nomination to Deadpool’s collection – and it’s a doozy, for Tim Miller’s no-holds-barred actioner has scooped up a nomination for a Writer’s Guild Award, joining Arrival, Fences,...
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Leave it to the Merc With a Mouth to muscle his way into Hollywood’s annual awards season, surprising just about everyone in one fell swoop. As the nominations begin to pour in, Tim Miller’s irreverent Deadpool has received nods from the Golden Globes, all the while being shortlisted in both the Best VFX and Makeup and Hairstyling departments ahead of the 89th Academy Awards.
That’s quite the feat for any feature film, let alone an R-rated superhero movie based on one of the lesser-known characters from the Marvel vault. No wonder Ryan Reynolds is so optimistic about the mercenary’s cinematic future.
Now, we can add another nomination to Deadpool’s collection – and it’s a doozy, for Tim Miller’s no-holds-barred actioner has scooped up a nomination for a Writer’s Guild Award, joining Arrival, Fences,...
- 1/4/2017
- by Michael Briers
- We Got This Covered
Who exactly helped put a man into orbit? Women did!
20th Century Fox released new character posters for the upcoming Hidden Figures before its wide release in theaters this Friday.
The 1960’s vintage-style posters feature Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer and Janelle Monae as Katherine G. Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan and Mary Jackson. Based on a true story, Nasa’s three intelligent and brilliant African-American women served as the brains behind the historical achievement of launching astronaut John Glenn into orbit.
The film is directed by Theodore Melfi. The adapted screenplay is written by Melfi and Allison Schroeder, based on the book by Margot Lee Shetterly.
Other cast members in the film includes Kevin Costner, Kirsten Dunst, Jim Parsons, Mahershala Ali, Aldis Hodge, Glen Powell and Kimberly Quinn.
Hidden Figures is currently playing in select theaters and will open nationwide this Friday.
Check out the cool posters below.
Source: 20th...
20th Century Fox released new character posters for the upcoming Hidden Figures before its wide release in theaters this Friday.
The 1960’s vintage-style posters feature Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer and Janelle Monae as Katherine G. Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan and Mary Jackson. Based on a true story, Nasa’s three intelligent and brilliant African-American women served as the brains behind the historical achievement of launching astronaut John Glenn into orbit.
The film is directed by Theodore Melfi. The adapted screenplay is written by Melfi and Allison Schroeder, based on the book by Margot Lee Shetterly.
Other cast members in the film includes Kevin Costner, Kirsten Dunst, Jim Parsons, Mahershala Ali, Aldis Hodge, Glen Powell and Kimberly Quinn.
Hidden Figures is currently playing in select theaters and will open nationwide this Friday.
Check out the cool posters below.
Source: 20th...
- 1/4/2017
- by Gig Patta
- LRMonline.com
With a cluster of frontrunners and a wide-open field of potential Oscar entrants, the 2017 Writers Guild nominations provide more intelligence about where the Oscars could be heading.
The trio at the head of the pack continue to be “La La Land,” “Manchester by the Sea,” and “Moonlight.” Getting a much-needed late-inning boost are modern western “Hell or High Water” and biracial romance “Loving.” Both are critics’ faves that opened earlier in the year.
However, the WGA and the Academy differ on their categories this year. The WGA says “Moonlight” and “Loving” are original screenplays; for the Oscars, they would compete as adapted. That means that Noah Oppenheim’s “Jackie,” and scripts by writer-director Mike Mills (“20th Century Women”) and two non-signatory films that aren’t WGA-eligible, “The Lobster” and “Toni Erdmann,” might have a shot at landing an Oscar nod.
Conversely, that means some of the WGA’s Adapted Screenplay...
The trio at the head of the pack continue to be “La La Land,” “Manchester by the Sea,” and “Moonlight.” Getting a much-needed late-inning boost are modern western “Hell or High Water” and biracial romance “Loving.” Both are critics’ faves that opened earlier in the year.
However, the WGA and the Academy differ on their categories this year. The WGA says “Moonlight” and “Loving” are original screenplays; for the Oscars, they would compete as adapted. That means that Noah Oppenheim’s “Jackie,” and scripts by writer-director Mike Mills (“20th Century Women”) and two non-signatory films that aren’t WGA-eligible, “The Lobster” and “Toni Erdmann,” might have a shot at landing an Oscar nod.
Conversely, that means some of the WGA’s Adapted Screenplay...
- 1/4/2017
- by Anne Thompson
- Thompson on Hollywood
With a cluster of frontrunners and a wide-open field of potential Oscar entrants, the 2017 Writers Guild nominations provide more intelligence about where the Oscars could be heading.
The trio at the head of the pack continue to be “La La Land,” “Manchester by the Sea,” and “Moonlight.” Getting a much-needed late-inning boost are modern western “Hell or High Water” and biracial romance “Loving.” Both are critics’ faves that opened earlier in the year.
However, the WGA and the Academy differ on their categories this year. The WGA says “Moonlight” and “Loving” are original screenplays; for the Oscars, they would compete as adapted. That means that Noah Oppenheim’s “Jackie,” and scripts by writer-director Mike Mills (“20th Century Women”) and two non-signatory films that aren’t WGA-eligible, “The Lobster” and “Toni Erdmann,” might have a shot at landing an Oscar nod.
Conversely, that means some of the WGA’s Adapted Screenplay...
The trio at the head of the pack continue to be “La La Land,” “Manchester by the Sea,” and “Moonlight.” Getting a much-needed late-inning boost are modern western “Hell or High Water” and biracial romance “Loving.” Both are critics’ faves that opened earlier in the year.
However, the WGA and the Academy differ on their categories this year. The WGA says “Moonlight” and “Loving” are original screenplays; for the Oscars, they would compete as adapted. That means that Noah Oppenheim’s “Jackie,” and scripts by writer-director Mike Mills (“20th Century Women”) and two non-signatory films that aren’t WGA-eligible, “The Lobster” and “Toni Erdmann,” might have a shot at landing an Oscar nod.
Conversely, that means some of the WGA’s Adapted Screenplay...
- 1/4/2017
- by Anne Thompson
- Indiewire
Look, I loved Deadpool! I thought it was a great film that was solidly written by Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick, but I didn't think it would ever be nominated for any awards! But here we are, awards season upon us, and it was just nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay at the Writers Guild Awards, which means it could very well end up getting an Oscar nomination! How awesome is that?! The WGA nominations frequently predict what the Academy is going to recognize in their Adapted and Original Screenplay nominations.
Does it have a chance of winning? If it was nominated, then yeah... it definitely has a chance! The movie is going up against some pretty heavy hitters, though. You can see the full list of screenplay nominations below:
Original SCREENPLAYHell or High Water, Written by Taylor Sheridan; CBS FilmsLa La Land, Written by Damien Chazelle; LionsgateLoving, Written by Jeff Nichols...
Does it have a chance of winning? If it was nominated, then yeah... it definitely has a chance! The movie is going up against some pretty heavy hitters, though. You can see the full list of screenplay nominations below:
Original SCREENPLAYHell or High Water, Written by Taylor Sheridan; CBS FilmsLa La Land, Written by Damien Chazelle; LionsgateLoving, Written by Jeff Nichols...
- 1/4/2017
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
Just now, the Writers Guild of America announced their nominations, which are always an interesting precursor to take note of. They’re the next of the big guilds, potentially shaping how the Academy Award nominations will ultimately go. The nominees today were a mix of the expected frontrunners like Damien Chazelle for La La Land, Barry Jenkins for Moonlight, and Kenneth Lonergan for Manchester by the Sea, but the WGA also made room for Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick for Deadpool, along with Taylor Sheridan for Hell or High Water, just to name a few. Overall, it’s a lineup that’s hard to argue with, even if there were snubs here and there. Below you will see the nominees, but first, a bit of prep. Remember that in the Original Screenplay category, Everybody Wants Some, Florence Foster Jenkins, The Lobster, Miss Sloane, and Paterson were declared ineligible. Also not...
- 1/4/2017
- by Joey Magidson
- Hollywoodnews.com
The Writers Guild of America announced the nominees for the 2017 WGA Awards this morning, with “Manchester by the Sea” and “Moonlight” both landing nods for Best Original Screenplay and “Arrival” and “Nocturnal Animals” among the contenders for Best Adapted Screenplay. Patton Oswalt is hosting this year’s ceremony, which takes place at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Sunday, February 19. Full list of nominees below.
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Original Screenplay
“Hell or High Water,” written by Taylor Sheridan; CBS Films
“La La Land,” written by Damien Chazelle; Lionsgate
“Loving,” written by Jeff Nichols; Focus Features
“Manchester by the Sea,” written by Kenneth Lonergan; Amazon Studios/Roadside Attractions
“Moonlight,” written by Barry Jenkins, Story by Tarell McCraney; A24
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Adapted Screenplay
“Arrival,” screenplay by Eric Heisserer...
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Original Screenplay
“Hell or High Water,” written by Taylor Sheridan; CBS Films
“La La Land,” written by Damien Chazelle; Lionsgate
“Loving,” written by Jeff Nichols; Focus Features
“Manchester by the Sea,” written by Kenneth Lonergan; Amazon Studios/Roadside Attractions
“Moonlight,” written by Barry Jenkins, Story by Tarell McCraney; A24
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Adapted Screenplay
“Arrival,” screenplay by Eric Heisserer...
- 1/4/2017
- by Michael Nordine
- Indiewire
Did you know that three female African-American mathematicians, working at Nasa in 1962, were instrumental in getting the Mercury program into orbit and winning the U.S. space race against the Soviets? Me neither. That's why Hidden Figures is such an instructive and wildly entertaining eye-opener. There's nothing particularly innovative about the filmmaking – director Theodore Melfi (St. Vincent) mostly sticks to the record in the script he wrote with Allison Schroeder from the nonfiction book by Margot Lee Shetterly. But it's the smart move. This is a story that doesn't need frills.
- 12/28/2016
- Rollingstone.com
Though her father was a research scientist at Nasa’s Langley Research Center, writer, researcher, and entrepreneur Margot Lee Shetterly knew very little of the Black female engineers, scientists, and mathematicians that helped catapult the United States into the space race… Continue Reading →...
- 12/23/2016
- by Aramide A. Tinubu
- ShadowAndAct
One of the nicer surprises of the year is Hidden Figures, the inspirational true story of three African-American women working at Langley as “computers” (i.e. mathematical experts) during the early ‘60s helped get the first American into orbit around the earth.
Taraji P. Henson plays Katherine Johnson, a math whiz from an early age whose knowledge of analytical geometry puts her in the coveted position of working with the top scientists and engineers at Langley on the Mercury project. Octavia Spencer is Dorothy Vaughan, who runs the West Computing group where all the colored women work, but who sees the opportunity to advance her place as Langley brings in the first Ibm computer. Singer Janelle Monae plays Mary Jackson, a woman who would make a great engineer at Langley, but she would have to take classes at an all-white school where they don’t even normally accept women students.
Taraji P. Henson plays Katherine Johnson, a math whiz from an early age whose knowledge of analytical geometry puts her in the coveted position of working with the top scientists and engineers at Langley on the Mercury project. Octavia Spencer is Dorothy Vaughan, who runs the West Computing group where all the colored women work, but who sees the opportunity to advance her place as Langley brings in the first Ibm computer. Singer Janelle Monae plays Mary Jackson, a woman who would make a great engineer at Langley, but she would have to take classes at an all-white school where they don’t even normally accept women students.
- 12/23/2016
- by Edward Douglas
- LRMonline.com
MaryAnn’s quick take… The it’s-about-damn-time true story that puts paid to the notion that only white men had the Right Stuff. Often funny, ultimately feel-good, hugely exhilarating. I’m “biast” (pro): I’m desperate for stories about women
I’m “biast” (con): nothing
I have not read the source material
(what is this about? see my critic’s minifesto)
Once upon a time, such as during the early years of America’s space program, computer meant not “machine very good at doing math stuff superfast” (those were only just starting to roll out) but “person who does manual calculations.” This was considered rather menial labor, particular when a woman did it… and lots of women did it. (Obviously women had to do it: it was menial labor.) Though these women were as smart and as educated as the men they worked alongside, and often did much...
I’m “biast” (con): nothing
I have not read the source material
(what is this about? see my critic’s minifesto)
Once upon a time, such as during the early years of America’s space program, computer meant not “machine very good at doing math stuff superfast” (those were only just starting to roll out) but “person who does manual calculations.” This was considered rather menial labor, particular when a woman did it… and lots of women did it. (Obviously women had to do it: it was menial labor.) Though these women were as smart and as educated as the men they worked alongside, and often did much...
- 12/22/2016
- by MaryAnn Johanson
- www.flickfilosopher.com
The way star Taraji P. Henson tells it, “Hidden Figures” was simply meant to be.
“I knew we were making something special. I could feel it,” Henson recently told IndieWire of her experience on the film. “It was the right movie to be made at the right time. The right people. We couldn’t have mapped this out better. This was the order of the universe.”
But a closer look suggests that the film had a more specific reason for coming into being — to fill an underserved niche for stories of strong women.
Set in the early sixties at the height of the Space Race, Ted Melfi’s film follows the true stories of a trio of forgotten American heroes: real-life Nasa employees Katherine Johnson, Dorothy Vaughn and Mary Jackson.
As part of the segregated West Area Computer group (back when “computer” actually referred to a human being who made...
“I knew we were making something special. I could feel it,” Henson recently told IndieWire of her experience on the film. “It was the right movie to be made at the right time. The right people. We couldn’t have mapped this out better. This was the order of the universe.”
But a closer look suggests that the film had a more specific reason for coming into being — to fill an underserved niche for stories of strong women.
Set in the early sixties at the height of the Space Race, Ted Melfi’s film follows the true stories of a trio of forgotten American heroes: real-life Nasa employees Katherine Johnson, Dorothy Vaughn and Mary Jackson.
As part of the segregated West Area Computer group (back when “computer” actually referred to a human being who made...
- 12/22/2016
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
For the stars of Hidden Figures, the death of hero astronaut John Glenn makes the film all the more meaningful.
“He was a brother, he was an uncle, he was a father,” Kevin Costner, who plays Nasa manager Al Harrison in the movie, told People of Glenn on Saturday at a special screening of Hidden Figures in New York City.
“Then there’s the idea of how a man lived his life and I realized, that man, he lived his life. As a soldier, as an astronaut, as a senator. He was not only in control of the planes he flew.
“He was a brother, he was an uncle, he was a father,” Kevin Costner, who plays Nasa manager Al Harrison in the movie, told People of Glenn on Saturday at a special screening of Hidden Figures in New York City.
“Then there’s the idea of how a man lived his life and I realized, that man, he lived his life. As a soldier, as an astronaut, as a senator. He was not only in control of the planes he flew.
- 12/11/2016
- by Char Adams
- PEOPLE.com
“We’re three black women chasing a white cop down the freeway in 1961. That there is a goddamn miracle.” From that early line, Theodore Melfi’s well-intentioned “Hidden Figures” establishes itself as a blunt, feel-good adaptation of Margot Lee Shetterly’s book, which chronicled three African-American women who played key roles in Nasa’s early space efforts. However, this is storytelling on autopilot, and it deserves more.
In that opening scene, Katherine Johnson (Taraji P. Henson) and her co-workers Dorothy Vaughan (Octavia Spencer) and Mary Jackson (Janelle Monáe) are pulled over by a police officer; he’s shocked to find out they’re rushing to the space agency. Their retort: “There are quite a few of us women working on the space program.”
Soon, we see that the women in “Hidden Figures” are just that. Their work at Nasa sticks them in a back room digging through mounds of equations,...
In that opening scene, Katherine Johnson (Taraji P. Henson) and her co-workers Dorothy Vaughan (Octavia Spencer) and Mary Jackson (Janelle Monáe) are pulled over by a police officer; he’s shocked to find out they’re rushing to the space agency. Their retort: “There are quite a few of us women working on the space program.”
Soon, we see that the women in “Hidden Figures” are just that. Their work at Nasa sticks them in a back room digging through mounds of equations,...
- 12/11/2016
- by Eric Kohn
- Indiewire
Films like Hidden Figures, which are “based on true events,” can range from saccharine reproductions of true stories to frank portrayals of real-life heroism and triumph. Because their basis in reality (however loose it may be) tends to capture audiences’ attention, Hollywood often turns to such material to deliver a box office hit, especially in the fall when dramas tend to perform overall. Yet, because of the varying degrees of success, it’s hard to tell when a new release presents a true story in a satisfying, inspiring way or is merely going through the motions to placate audiences and score a tidy profit. Thankfully, Hidden Figures leans far more toward the former approach.
Based on the non-fiction book by Margot Lee Shetterly, the film – directed by Theodore Melfi (St. Vincent) – stars Taraji P. Henson as former child prodigy Katherine Goble, who works in the computing department for Nasa in the early 1960s.
Based on the non-fiction book by Margot Lee Shetterly, the film – directed by Theodore Melfi (St. Vincent) – stars Taraji P. Henson as former child prodigy Katherine Goble, who works in the computing department for Nasa in the early 1960s.
- 12/11/2016
- by Robert Yaniz Jr.
- We Got This Covered
Facing workplace segregation and underlying racial tensions, Katherine G. Johnson (Taraji P. Henson), Dorothy Vaughan (Octavia Spencer) and Mary Jackson (Janelle Monáe) fast became the unsung heroes of Nasa circa 1961. Often referred to as the ‘colored computers’, their mission involved the safe passage of astronaut John Glenn in his journey to becoming the first American to be shot into orbit more than five decades ago.
It’s an inspiring story of overcoming the odds, and one that will soon light up the big screen in the form of Hidden Figures. Based on Margot Lee Shetterly’s eponymous novel, Theodore Melfi’s star-studded drama takes place just as the Space Race was beginning to reach its darkest hour. Facing pressure from the Soviet Union, the United States fast-tracked a mission that would go on to launch Glenn into space and effectively galvanize the country itself. Mathematics was the real fuel driving that near-impossible feat,...
It’s an inspiring story of overcoming the odds, and one that will soon light up the big screen in the form of Hidden Figures. Based on Margot Lee Shetterly’s eponymous novel, Theodore Melfi’s star-studded drama takes place just as the Space Race was beginning to reach its darkest hour. Facing pressure from the Soviet Union, the United States fast-tracked a mission that would go on to launch Glenn into space and effectively galvanize the country itself. Mathematics was the real fuel driving that near-impossible feat,...
- 11/16/2016
- by Michael Briers
- We Got This Covered
20th Century Fox has released a brand new trailer for their upcoming film, Hidden Figures, starring Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer & Janelle Monáe.
The film is directed by Theodore Melfi from a screenplay written by Allison Schroeder and Theodore Melfi, based on the book by Margot Lee Shetterly.
Hidden Figures is the incredible untold story of Katherine G. Johnson (Taraji P. Henson), Dorothy Vaughan (Octavia Spencer) and Mary Jackson (Janelle Monáe)—brilliant African-American women working at Nasa, who served as the brains behind one of the greatest operations in history: the launch of astronaut John Glenn into orbit, a stunning achievement that restored the nation’s confidence, turned around the Space Race, and galvanized the world. The visionary trio crossed all gender and race lines to inspire generations to dream big.
Hidden Figures will hit select theaters Christmas Day, and everywhere January 6th, 2017.
Have a look at the new trailer below.
The film is directed by Theodore Melfi from a screenplay written by Allison Schroeder and Theodore Melfi, based on the book by Margot Lee Shetterly.
Hidden Figures is the incredible untold story of Katherine G. Johnson (Taraji P. Henson), Dorothy Vaughan (Octavia Spencer) and Mary Jackson (Janelle Monáe)—brilliant African-American women working at Nasa, who served as the brains behind one of the greatest operations in history: the launch of astronaut John Glenn into orbit, a stunning achievement that restored the nation’s confidence, turned around the Space Race, and galvanized the world. The visionary trio crossed all gender and race lines to inspire generations to dream big.
Hidden Figures will hit select theaters Christmas Day, and everywhere January 6th, 2017.
Have a look at the new trailer below.
- 11/16/2016
- by Kellvin Chavez
- LRMonline.com
“Hidden Figures” just landed a new release date: December 25, which some of you reading at home may recognize as Christmas Day. The qualifying run will make Theodore Melfi’s film about three black women (Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer and Janelle Monáe) who played a pivotal role at Nasa in the early 1960s eligible for the Academy Awards. It will then go into wide release on January 6, up a week from Twentieth Century Fox’s original date of January 13.
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The three leads play Katherine Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan and Mary Jackson, respectively, who calculated the flight trajectories that allowed John Glenn to become the first American to complete an orbit around the Earth. Kevin Costner, Kirsten Dunst, Jim Parsons, Glen Powell and Mahershala Ali co-star in the adaptation of Margot Lee Shetterly...
Read More: Taraji P. Henson and Octavia Spencer Tearful But Eloquent As ‘Hidden Figures’ Considers Its Oscars Options In Toronto
The three leads play Katherine Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan and Mary Jackson, respectively, who calculated the flight trajectories that allowed John Glenn to become the first American to complete an orbit around the Earth. Kevin Costner, Kirsten Dunst, Jim Parsons, Glen Powell and Mahershala Ali co-star in the adaptation of Margot Lee Shetterly...
- 10/16/2016
- by Michael Nordine
- Indiewire
Five decades ago, African-American mathematicians Katherine Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan and Mary Jackson were tasked with the impossible: to ensure the safe passage of John Glenn in his journey to becoming the first American to be shot into orbit circa 1961. A difficult, borderline unthinkable task in and of itself, to make matters worse, escalating tensions between the Soviet Union and the Us of A sparked the famous Space Race, as the two duelling nations competed for supremacy in spaceflight and, in particular, sending a manned mission to the Moon.
A defining time in the history of Nasa, Johnson, Vaughan and Jackson’s painstaking work is often overlooked, brushed aside under Glenn and Nasa’s crowning achievement – that is, until now. Adapted from Margot Lee Shetterly’s novel, Theodore Melfi’s drama Hidden Figures has aligned itself with an awards-friendly January release, and today brings forth the extended new trailer to cast light on those unsung heroes.
A defining time in the history of Nasa, Johnson, Vaughan and Jackson’s painstaking work is often overlooked, brushed aside under Glenn and Nasa’s crowning achievement – that is, until now. Adapted from Margot Lee Shetterly’s novel, Theodore Melfi’s drama Hidden Figures has aligned itself with an awards-friendly January release, and today brings forth the extended new trailer to cast light on those unsung heroes.
- 9/21/2016
- by Michael Briers
- We Got This Covered
20th Century Fox has released the UK trailer for their upcoming film, Hidden Figures, starring Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer & Janelle Monáe.
The film is directed by Theodore Melfi from a screenplay written by Allison Schroeder and Theodore Melfi, based on the book by Margot Lee Shetterly.
Hidden Figures is the incredible untold story of Katherine G. Johnson (Taraji P. Henson), Dorothy Vaughan (Octavia Spencer) and Mary Jackson (Janelle Monáe)—brilliant African-American women working at Nasa, who served as the brains behind one of the greatest operations in history: the launch of astronaut John Glenn into orbit, a stunning achievement that restored the nation’s confidence, turned around the Space Race, and galvanized the world. The visionary trio crossed all gender and race lines to inspire generations to dream big.
Hidden Figures will hit theaters on January 13, 2017.
Have a look at the UK trailer below.
The film is directed by Theodore Melfi from a screenplay written by Allison Schroeder and Theodore Melfi, based on the book by Margot Lee Shetterly.
Hidden Figures is the incredible untold story of Katherine G. Johnson (Taraji P. Henson), Dorothy Vaughan (Octavia Spencer) and Mary Jackson (Janelle Monáe)—brilliant African-American women working at Nasa, who served as the brains behind one of the greatest operations in history: the launch of astronaut John Glenn into orbit, a stunning achievement that restored the nation’s confidence, turned around the Space Race, and galvanized the world. The visionary trio crossed all gender and race lines to inspire generations to dream big.
Hidden Figures will hit theaters on January 13, 2017.
Have a look at the UK trailer below.
- 9/21/2016
- by Kellvin Chavez
- LRMonline.com
Taraji P. Henson cried after watching footage from her new film Hidden Figures at the Toronto International Film Festival on Saturday.
"Oh my god, I can't stop crying," Henson said after seeing clips from the movie for the first time. "It's so important right? I'm glad I did this."
Directed by Theodore Melfi and based on the just-released Margot Lee Shetterly book of the same name, Hidden Figures tells the true story of the African-American mathematicians who helped launch astronaut John Glenn into space. Henson plays Katherine Johnson in the film, which 20th Century Fox has set for a January release at the moment,...
"Oh my god, I can't stop crying," Henson said after seeing clips from the movie for the first time. "It's so important right? I'm glad I did this."
Directed by Theodore Melfi and based on the just-released Margot Lee Shetterly book of the same name, Hidden Figures tells the true story of the African-American mathematicians who helped launch astronaut John Glenn into space. Henson plays Katherine Johnson in the film, which 20th Century Fox has set for a January release at the moment,...
- 9/11/2016
- by Christopher Rosen
- People.com - TV Watch
Taraji P. Henson cried after watching footage from her new film Hidden Figures at the Toronto International Film Festival on Saturday. "Oh my god, I can't stop crying," Henson said after seeing clips from the movie for the first time. "It's so important right? I'm glad I did this." Directed by Theodore Melfi and based on the just-released Margot Lee Shetterly book of the same name, Hidden Figures tells the true story of the African-American mathematicians who helped launch astronaut John Glenn into space. Henson plays Katherine Johnson in the film, which 20th Century Fox has set for a January release at the moment,...
- 9/11/2016
- by Christopher Rosen
- PEOPLE.com
When she was growing up black in the South in the 1970s, Margot Lee Shetterly’s parents told her anyone could become a scientist. And everywhere she went, she saw it to be true.
“I grew up around scientists in general,” she said. “A lot of people worked at NASA. They were part of the community. You saw them in church and at the grocery store. For me it was the most natural thing in the world.”
But the Hampton, Va., native, whose father was a NASA scientist and mother was an English professor at Hampton University, had only fleetingly heard of...
“I grew up around scientists in general,” she said. “A lot of people worked at NASA. They were part of the community. You saw them in church and at the grocery store. For me it was the most natural thing in the world.”
But the Hampton, Va., native, whose father was a NASA scientist and mother was an English professor at Hampton University, had only fleetingly heard of...
- 9/5/2016
- by Michael E. Ross
- The Wrap
Legendary Nasa mathematician Katherine Johnson has turned 98. Johnson, the African-American physicist and mathematician who calculated the trajectory for Project Mercury and later Apollo's 1969 flight to moon, celebrated her milestone birthday on Friday. Along with helping the United States win the Space Race for Nasa, Johnson also worked on the Space Shuttle program, the Earth Resources Satellite and plans for the mission to Mars. Her work has also inspired the upcoming biopic Hidden Figures, in which she will be portrayed by Taraji P. Henson. The film will follow Johnson, along with her colleagues Dorothy Vaughan (Octavia Spencer) and Mary Jackson (Janelle Monáe...
- 8/26/2016
- by Jodi Guglielmi, @JodiGug3
- PEOPLE.com
Legendary Nasa mathematician Katherine Johnson has turned 98. Johnson, the African-American physicist and mathematician who calculated the trajectory for Project Mercury and later Apollo's 1969 flight to moon, celebrated her milestone birthday on Friday. Along with helping the United States win the Space Race for Nasa, Johnson also worked on the Space Shuttle program, the Earth Resources Satellite and plans for the mission to Mars. Her work has also inspired the upcoming biopic Hidden Figures, in which she will be portrayed by Taraji P. Henson. The film will follow Johnson, along with her colleagues Dorothy Vaughan (Octavia Spencer) and Mary Jackson (Janelle Monáe...
- 8/26/2016
- by Jodi Guglielmi, @JodiGug3
- PEOPLE.com
Director Ted Melfi’s “Hidden Figures,” the much-anticipated feature film adaptation of Margot Lee Shetterly’s book of the same name, which won’t be published until September by HarperCollins (although you can preorder a copy now), tells the untold true story of some… Continue Reading →...
- 8/23/2016
- by shadowandact
- ShadowAndAct
Fox may have a stealth player they are about to drop on the Oscar race. Hidden Figures, from Margot Lee Shetterly's book on this true story, follows a team of African American female mathemeticians that helped Nasa's space program put John Glenn into orbit. Talk about a history we don't know nearly enough about, certainly not one we've seen expressed on film.
The cast carries it's own Oscar pedigree with nominee Taraji P. Henson and winner Octavia Spencer, but the standout here might just be musician Janelle Monáe (also coming this season in Moonlight). Her trademark showmanship and wit don't look to be a bit diminished by trying something new - we'll definitely be keeping an eye one her. The film also looks like a possible step up for St. Vincent writer/director Ted Melfi, so could this be a late season crowd pleaser surprise? Take a look at...
The cast carries it's own Oscar pedigree with nominee Taraji P. Henson and winner Octavia Spencer, but the standout here might just be musician Janelle Monáe (also coming this season in Moonlight). Her trademark showmanship and wit don't look to be a bit diminished by trying something new - we'll definitely be keeping an eye one her. The film also looks like a possible step up for St. Vincent writer/director Ted Melfi, so could this be a late season crowd pleaser surprise? Take a look at...
- 8/18/2016
- by Chris Feil
- FilmExperience
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