Hidden Figures Ropes In Kevin Costner

    Hidden Figures Ropes In Kevin Costner

    Variety has reported that Dances with Wolves star Kevin Costner has joined the space drama Hidden Figures. He will be sharing screen space with Taraji P. Henson and Octavia Spencer. The movie will be set in the 1960’s.

    Kevin will play the role of the head of the NASA space program. Taraji P. Henson will play a mathematician who was a pivotal person in the launch of astronaut John Glenn into orbit. The movie has been adapted from Hidden Figures: The Story of the African-American Women Who Helped Win the Space Race, an upcoming book written by Margot Lee Shetterly. Kevin has previously worked with Spencer on the film Black and White.

    Directed by Ted Melfi, Hidden Figures will have screenplay by Allison Schroeder. The producers will include Chernin Entertainment and Donna Gigliotti of Levantine Films, along with Ted. Kevin will soon be seen in the film Criminal on April 15.

    Hidden Figures Ropes In Kevin Costner