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Taraji P. Henson will play the mathematician Katherine Johnson in the Hidden Figures movie. In the past, the actress (pictured,via) was nominated for an Academy Award for her role in the film adaptation of The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.
According to Variety, the story for this film adaptation comes from Hidden Figures: The Story of the African-American Women Who Helped Win the Space Race by Margot Lee Shetterly. HarperCollins will publish this nonfiction book on Sept. 6.
Here’s more from The Hollywood Reporter: “Ted Melfi will direct the film about a group of black women who provided NASA with important mathematical data needed to launch the program’s first successful space missions. Fox is planning to release the film Jan. 13, 2017, to coincide with the Martin Luther King holiday weekend.” (via Bustle)
Oscar-nominated actress Taraji P. Henson has signed a memoir deal with 37 INK, an imprint of the Atria Publishing Group.
Henson (pictured, via) has become well-known for her roles on The Curious Case of Benjamin Button movie and the Empire TV series. With this book, she plans to discuss her childhood and her career path.
According to the press release, publisher Dawn Davis negotiated the deal with talent manager Vincent Cirrincione of Vincent Cirrincione Associates and literary agent Todd Shuster of the Zachary Shuster Harmsworth Literary Agency. A release date has been scheduled for for 2016.