Date 28/12/2016 - News People
Octavia Spencer?s latest film ?Hidden Figures? follows the story of three African American women who were a part significant part in helping NASA launch John Glenn into earth?s orbit in 1960. In a recent interview, she revealed that when she first read the script she did not believe it was a true story. She stated, ?Honestly, I thought it was historical fiction because I had grown up with the narrative of what happened in the space race and we?ve seen so much archival footage, I thought the fact that we?ve never heard of these women, it had to be fiction. And then I felt compelled to be part of the story because I feel these women are unsung heroes.?
