Hidden Figures, the movie about three African-American women who’s skill and intelligence literally helped send a man into space, released a new trailer that gives us a bit more. This time, it’s a better look inside NASA and what the conditions were like during the height of the Space Race.
Previous trailers gave us a glimpse of the movie, gave us the themes and enough plot to whet our appetites. This one dives in deep to both NASA, the missions, and personal lives. It gives us an idea of what the women pioneered, what they sacrificed, what monumental achievement they were instrumental in making happen. We get drama, some action, social commentary (obviously), and a good dose of humor. Because sometimes you need to choose between laughing or crying.
Kevin Costner’s character, Al Harrison, as the mission leader, or maybe the director of NASA gets more time in this trailer. But it’s all about how he relates to the three main women because, no matter what white man is in a leading role, this movie is about the women first and foremost.
Hidden Figures uncovers the incredible, untold yet true story of a brilliant group of women who changed the foundations of the country for the better — by aiming for the stars. The film recounts the vital history of an elite team of black female mathematicians at NASA who helped win the all-out space race against America’s rivals in the Soviet Union and, at the same time, sent the quest for equal rights and opportunity rocketing forwards.
Everyone knows about the Apollo missions. We can all immediately list the bold male astronauts who took those first giant steps for humankind in space: John Glenn, Alan Shepard, and Neil Armstrong. Yet, remarkably, Katherine G. Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan, and Mary Jackson’s are names not taught in school or even known to most people — even though their daring, smarts and powerful roles as NASA’s ingenious “human computers” were indispensable to advances that allowed for human space flight.
At last, the story of a visionary trio of women who crossed gender, race and professional lines on their way to pioneering cosmic travel comes to the screen starring Oscar®-nominee Taraji P. Henson, Academy Award® winner Octavia Spencer, singer Janelle Monáe making her motion picture debut and two time Oscar® winner Kevin Costner.
Hidden Figures hit theaters in limited release on December 25, wide release on January 6, 2017.
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