Empire Star Taraji P. Henson And Octavia Spencer Has Teamed Up For New T.V. Show

 Taraji P. Henson And Octavia Spencer Has
 Teamed Up For New T.V. Show 

BHR Hollywood Reports.........The film about black women mathematicians working for NASA during the Civil Rights era just snagged another amazing actress.

Octavia Spencer

The Fox 2000 project tells the true story of a group of black women whose brilliance in math helped NASA find its early success with its space missions.

Taraji P Henson 

Spencer and Henson are playing mathematicians who must deal with racial and gender discrimination.

Fox is planning to release the film Jan. 13, 2017, to coincide with the Martin Luther King holiday weekend.

Allison Schroeder adapted the screenplay, which is based on Margot Lee Shetterly's book of the same name.

Chernin Entertainment with Donna Gigliotti (Silver Linings Playbook) is producing.

Spencer is one of the voices of Disney’s Zootopia and also wrapped The Gift, a drama directed by Marc Webb and starring Chris Evans.

Taraji P. Henson was the first actress confirmed to join the upcoming project. And now the  Academy Award-winning Octavia Spencer has been announced as Henson's co-star.

We can't wait to find out what other bold names will join this exciting cast.