In all the movies and documentaries about NASA's achievements, there are still a few unsung heroes whose stories have yet to be properly documented. Hidden Figures is looking to balance that and the first trailer, which features stars Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer and Janelle Monáe, is now online.
Hidden Figures chronicles Katherine Johnson (Henson), the brilliant mathematician who worked with Dorothy Vaughn (Spencer) and Mary Jackson (Monáe) as three of the main brains behind John Glenn's first trip into space and back in 1962. People remember his being the first orbit of the Earth, now we'll properly learn who helped get him there. And despite their clear brain power, the women still have to battle racist and sexist attitudes and an institution still largely run by white men.
Theodore Melfi is behind the camera for this one, working from a script he co-wrote with Allison Schroeder based on Margot Lee Shetterly's eponymous book. The likes of Kevin Costner, Jim Parsons, Aldis Hodge and Mahershala Ali also make up the cast and Hidden Figures will land in the US on January 13 next year before heading to the UK on February 24.