Interview With 'Hidden Figures' Director Ted Melfi | The Big Picture (Ep. 1)

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The Ringer's Sean Fennessey sits down with Ted Melfi to discuss the success of his latest film, Hidden Figures (1:10), and how it came about (3:19), as well as the difficulties of making an entertaining movie about math (8:00). Melfi also shares what it's like working with Taraji P. Henson (18:27) and Kevin Costner (21:15), getting Pharrell to score his movie (29:20), and how he feels about the "Hidden Fences" mishap (38:45). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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