Three, two, one … liftoff on the trailer for Hidden Figures, Theodore Melfi’s biopic of the black female mathematicians whose work at Nasa helped the US win the space race.
Hidden Figures, which also stars Kevin Costner and Kirsten Dunst, will be released on 13 January.
Spencer and Monáe play Dorothy Vaughan and Mary Jackson, brilliant mathematicians who likewise stood out from Nasa’s largely white staff.
Their mistreatment is presented most obviously in the scene where a white-collar Joe dumps his trash can into the arms of Johnson, assuming she’s the cleaning lady.
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Hidden Figures | Teaser Trailer [HD] | 20th Century FOX