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TRAILER: 'Hidden Figures' Starring Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer & Janelle Monáe

Check out the official trailer for the upcoming space drama “Hidden Figures” starring Janelle Monáe, Taraji P. Henson and Octavia Spencer.  The film stars the trio as Mathematicians Dorothy Vaughn, Mary Jackson and Katherine Johnson, who served as the brains behind America’s race against Russia to put a man in space.

"Hidden Figures" also stars:  Kevin Costner, Kirsten Dunst and Mahershala Ali; “Underground” star Aldis Hodge; “Saints & Sinners” Actress Maria Howell; and, “Greenleaf” Actress Karan Kendrick.   The film is based on the upcoming book “Hidden Figures: The Story of the African-American Women Who Helped Win the Space Race” written by Margot Lee Shetterly.  The book will be published Fall 2016.

The film was shot in various locations around Atlanta including historic Morehouse College.  The film arrives in theaters on January 13, 2017.