"Empire" star Taraji P. Henson coming to Atlanta for NASA movie

"Empire" star and Golden Globe winner Taraji P. Henson and Octavia Spencer, who won an Oscar for "The Help," team up on "Hidden Figures," filming soon in Atlanta. MORE: Guess where Taraji P. Henson loves to shop?

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The movie sounds fascinating. Per imdb: "A team of African-American women provide NASA with important mathematical data needed to launch the program's first successful space missions."

More details coming soon. For now, if you missed it, Taraji's acceptance speech at the Golden Globes was epic:

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"Empire" star Taraji P. Henson coming to Atlanta for NASA movie

Author events May 16-22

15 things to do in metro Atlanta this weekend

Young Atlanta entrepreneurs will sell their wares at two Sunday markets

Author events May 16-22

15 things to do in metro Atlanta this weekend

Young Atlanta entrepreneurs will sell their wares at two Sunday markets

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