{"id":14720,"date":"2016-02-11T17:12:13","date_gmt":"2016-02-11T17:12:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mytrendybuzz.com\/blog\/?p=14720"},"modified":"2016-02-11T17:16:55","modified_gmt":"2016-02-11T17:16:55","slug":"taraji-p-henson-is-headed-to-space-empire-actress-gets-cast-in-hidden-figures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/mytrendybuzz.com\/blog\/2016\/02\/11\/taraji-p-henson-is-headed-to-space-empire-actress-gets-cast-in-hidden-figures\/","title":{"rendered":"Taraji P. Henson Is Headed to Space, \u2018Empire&#8217; Actress Cast in \u2018Hidden Figures\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<!-- google_ad_section_start --><p>Golden Globe winner, Taraji P. Henson isn\u2019t wasting any time to enjoy the fruits of her labor. The Empire actress has been cast in Fox 2000\u2019s <em>Hidden Figures<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Taraji P. Henson<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mytrendybuzz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/teraji_bio.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-14722\" src=\"http:\/\/mytrendybuzz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/teraji_bio.jpg\" alt=\"teraji_bio\" width=\"450\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"http:\/\/mytrendybuzz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/teraji_bio.jpg 450w, http:\/\/mytrendybuzz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/teraji_bio-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/mytrendybuzz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/teraji_bio-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/mytrendybuzz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/teraji_bio-90x90.jpg 90w, http:\/\/mytrendybuzz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/teraji_bio-75x75.jpg 75w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><br \/>\nThe film which will be helmed by Ted Melfi will explore the contributions of a group of black women who played an integral role in the early stages of NASA\u2019s space missions by supplying the relevant data needed to guarantee what turned out to be successful excursions.<br \/>\nCoincidentally, and what can also be deemed as a brilliant marketing ploy, the movie is slated to be released on Jan 13. 2017, which will be the Martin Luther King holiday weekend.<br \/>\nHenson, who embodies the role of the no-nonsense ex-con, Cookie Lyon on Fox\u2019s hit show <em>Empire<\/em>, is reaping the success that her TV persona has garnered.<br \/>\nThere will surely be more to come for the actress, who was also nominated for a best supporting actress Oscar for her role in <em>The Curious Case of Benjamin Button<\/em>.<\/p>\n<!-- google_ad_section_end -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Golden Globe winner, Taraji P. 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