Writer/director Theodore Melfi’s Oscar-nominated film
adaptation of Margot Lee Shetterly’s book on the “human computers” of the
United States early space program, “Hidden Figures: The Story of the
African-American Women Who Helped Win the Space Race” — which mercifully
shortened for its theatrical release to just Hidden Figures — will be
making its home entertainment debut on Apr. 11.
The ARR is 109 days and box office receipts continue to grow and currently stand at $152.7 million … easily outpacing last year’s Best Picture-winner, Moonlight, by $130 million. That sort of tells you what theatre-goers thought of the two (voting with their wallets).
In any case, 20th Century-Fox Home Entertainment
has DVD, Blu-ray/DVD Combo Pack and 4K Ultra HD/Blu-ray Combo Pack editions
lined up for delivery to retailers on Apr. 11.
The movie — as movies often do — takes a few liberties with
Shetterly’s story about a trio of black women (played by Taraji P. Henson, Octavia
Spencer and Janelle Monáe) working for our Mercury space program who were
uniquely gifted with mathematical skills that were well ahead of the computer
technology of the time.
Because they
were women — and black — they didn’t get the recognition that their male
colleagues received during early days of the United States’ race for
space. Melfi’s film, and Shetterly’s
book, goes quite aways in setting the record straight.
Bonus features includes commentary from filmmaker Theodore
Melfi and the film’s star, Taraji P. Henson, plus deleted scenes, a five-part
“Making Of” documentary” and the featurette titled “Hidden Figures: Filming in
Georgia.”
Also “landing” on Apr. 11 are DVD and Blu-ray editions of
the six-part Mars mini-series adaptation of Stephen Petranek’s book, “How
We'll Live on Mars.”
Bonus features include the pre-series presentation of Before
Mars (including a behind-the-scenes featurette), cast and crew video
sessions and four featurettes — “Getting to Mars,” “Living on Mars” “More
Mars” and Mars: Behind-the-Scenes.”
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