Africanamerican women working at nasa, who served as the brains. Nasa history easter eggs in new film hidden figures space. The real story of hidden figures and nasas women computers. Dec 27, 2016 a team of africanamerican women provide nasa with important mathematical data needed to launch the programs first successful space missions. Is kevin costners character based on a real person. The 20th century fox film hidden figures tells the untold story of the africanamerican women who worked for nasa as human computers in the early days of space race. Principal photography began in march 2016 in atlanta and was wrapped up in may 2016. Hidden figures 2017 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. Now, empire online confirms that the film will reunite the actress with kevin costner. The movies director, theodore melfi, was unable to secure the rights to the guy he wanted, so he decided to make costners al harrison a composite character. The movie s director, theodore melfi, was unable to secure the rights to the guy he wanted, so he decided to make costner s al.
Mar 08, 2016 it was previously announced that oscar winner octavia spencer signed on to play a mathematician opposite taraji p. The movie also incorrectly shows nasa flight controllers monitoring live telemetry from the soviet vostok launch, which the. Dec 25, 2016 kevin costner, kirsten dunst, and jim parsons costar in this adaptation of the book of the same name by margot lee shetterly. He found success in such movies as the untouchables, bull durham, field of dreams, and the bodyguard but was perhaps best known for dances with wolves, for which he won oscars for best picture and director. Henson, octavia spencer and kevin costner, is a nasa history lesson about overturning segregation. After hashing out who al was on a personal level, costner felt free to explore the bigger parts of his character including the emblematic nature of a. Costner began his acting career with sizzle beach, u. Kevin michael costner was born on january 18, 1955 in lynwood, california, the third child of bill costner, a ditch digger and ultimately an electric line servicer for southern california edison, and sharon costner nee tedrick, a welfare worker.
Costner portrayed jonathan kent in the rebooted superman film man of steel, directed by zack snyder. Before ibm mainframes took over nasas numbercrunching duties, the. Aug 15, 2016 the new trailer for the film starring the helps octavia spencer as reallife nasa physicist katherine johnson plots a course between civilrights drama and workplace comedy. In researching the hidden figures true story, we learned that kevin costners character, al harrison, is based on three different directors at nasa langley during katherine johnsons time at the research facility. In researching the hidden figures true story, we learned that kevin costner s character, al harrison, is based on three different directors at nasa langley during katherine johnsons time at the research facility. Hidden figures takes on segregation at nasa in 1961. Hidden figures movie trailer octavia spencer, kirsten dunst. Hidden figures release clip compilation 2017 youtube. Feb 03, 2017 the movie muddies the timeline a bit, but johnsons first big nasa assignment was computing the trajectories for alan shepards historic flight in 1961. As a 1960s nasa chief, kevin costner fights racism and. For example, look out for the painting on the wall of nasa s offices pictured here over kevin costner s shoulder.
Based on a true story, hidden figures follows the events of the u. As a 1960s nasa chief, kevin costner fights racism and reaches the stars in hidden figures by fred schruers nov. Mar 20, 2020 kevin costner, american film actor and director known for his portrayals of rugged but sensitive individuals. The film also features octavia spencer as nasa supervisor and mathematician dorothy vaughan and janelle monae as nasa engineer mary jackson, with kevin costner, kirsten dunst, jim parsons, glen powell, and mahershala ali in supporting roles.
Official youtube channel for 20th century fox movies. He reveals that his character in the film, a nasa administrator. Hidden figures focuses mainly on johnson as she takes on a new position working under nasa bigwig al harrison kevin costner. Kevin costner to play the head of nasa in hidden figures adaptation alongside octavia spencer. Henson, octavia spencer, janelle monae, kevin costner, kirsten. One of hollywoods most prominent strong, silent types, kevin costner was for several years the celluloid personification of the baseball industry, given his indelible mark with baseballthemed hits like featurev7502bull durhambulldurham. Hidden figures is the incredible untold story of katherine g. Oscar winner kevin costner talks to kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb about his role in the golden globenominated movie hidden figures, about three. Costner will play the head of the nasa space program and he will be joined by taraji p. Dec 24, 2016 costner, who invests a lot in technology, didnt feel a need to learn rocket science for his part. Though he appreciates her formidable mind, harrison himself is not. Oscar winner kevin costner, joins todays tamron hall to talk about. In 1993, any movie starring clint eastwood and kevin costner would have seemed like an automatic hit and when you throw in that it was directed by eastwood and scripted by john lee hancock the blind side, its sort of puzzling that a perfect world failed to drum up much excitement at the box office.
Hidden figures and the true nasa stories behind the movie cnet. Kevin costners 10 best movies jan 06, 2017 directed by theodore melfi. Henson empire as katherine johnson and octavia spencer the help in an unspecified role. Communications between the ground and the mercury capsules were not staticfree. Hidden figures is a 2016 american biographical drama film directed by theodore melfi and.
Jan 26, 2017 led by nasas al harrison kevin costner, neither the task group nor harrison is concerned with prejudice rife in america of the 1960s. For example, look out for the painting on the wall of nasas offices pictured here over kevin costners shoulder. Hidden figures movie vs the true story of katherine. Kevin costner list of movies and tv shows tv guide. American actor, director, and producer kevin costner has won two academy awards, among other awards. Jan 05, 2017 after hashing out who al was on a personal level, costner felt free to explore the bigger parts of his character including the emblematic nature of a man who serves as the very face of nasa. Hidden figures takes on segregation at nasa in 1961 hidden figures, starring taraji b. John glenn died before seeing nasa movie hidden figures.
Hidden figures and the true nasa stories behind the movie. Kevin michael costner born january 18, 1955 is an american actor, director, producer, and musician. Led by nasas al harrison kevin costner, neither the task group nor harrison is concerned with prejudice rife in america of the 1960s. Kevin costner 15 greatest films ranked include dances with. Hidden figures movie vs the true story of katherine johnson, nasa. Behind the scenes of one of the greatest operations in u. A team of africanamerican women provide nasa with important mathematical data needed to launch the programs first successful space missions. Dec 22, 2016 hidden figures explores nasas untold history with nerve and vivacity. Kevin costner gets candid about hidden figures, racism, and. Hidden figures 2016 ted melfi synopsis, characteristics. Kevin costner to play the head of nasa in hidden figures. Costner was going to have a role in quentin tarantinos django unchained, but had to drop out due to scheduling conflicts.
Octavia spencer, kevin costner set to reunite in nasa. Singer janelle monae signed on to play the third lead mathematician, mary jackson. Trailer movie news by peter martin aug 07, 2012 comments rumor busted. The story of a team of female africanamerican mathematicians who served a vital role in nasa during the early years of the u. On february 17, spencer was selected to play dorothy vaughan, one of the three lead mathematicians at nasa. Nov 17, 2016 as a 1960s nasa chief, kevin costner fights racism and reaches the stars in hidden figures by fred schruers nov. Kevin costner joins 1960sset space film hidden figures. Africanamerican women working at nasa, who served as the brains behind one. Rentals include 30 days to start watching this video and 48.
Its a fact of movie life that, during the holiday season, tears will be shed. Dec 22, 2016 johnson is assigned to work with space task group head al harrison kevin costner, effectively lowkey whose starchy, allwhite staff is in no mood for integrating the ranks. Octavia spencer, kevin costner set to reunite in nasa drama. His accolades include two academy awards, two golden globe awards, one primetime emmy award, and two screen actors guild awards. Hidden figures official trailer hd 20th century fox youtube. Kevin costner gets candid about hidden figures, racism. Costner, who invests a lot in technology, didnt feel a need to learn rocket science for his part. The protagonists in this movie are three women of color working in one of the most unwelcoming environments they might hope to find. I was looking to represent nasa, about how we get there, he says. Dorothy vaughan and mary jackson brilliant africanamerican women working at nasa and serving as the. On march 1, 2016, kevin costner was cast in the film to play the fictional head of the space program. It was previously announced that oscar winner octavia spencer signed on to play a mathematician opposite taraji p. The bodyguard was not pulled from netflix streaming so studio could benefit off whitney houstons death.
Henson, octavia spencer, janelle monae, kevin costner, kirsten dunst, jim. Hidden figures movie trailer octavia spencer, kirsten dunst, kevin costner movie hd. This movie reunites costner and spencer, who costarred in the racial drama black or white. Henson, octavia spencer, janelle monae, kevin costner, mahershala ali, kirsten dunst, jim parsons, kimberly quinn. Hidden figures teaser trailer hd 20th century fox youtube. He and his nasa team are focused on only one thing. Nasa even loaned a few items for use as props in the movie.
The 20th century fox film hidden figures tells the untold story of the africanamerican women who worked for nasa as human computers in the. The movies director, theodore melfi, was unable to secure the rights to the. Henson, dorothy vaughan octavia spencer and mary jackson janelle monaebrilliant africanamerican women. Henson, octavia spencer, janelle monae, kevin costner.
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