POTUS Makes Surprise Visit to FLOTUS’ “Hidden Figures” Screening + Octavia Spencer’s Reaction Is Priceless! [Photos]

December 16, 2016 by TJB Writer in Latest News with 0 Comments

Barack Obama, Octavia Spencer, Taraji P. Henson

POTUS Makes Surprise Visit to “Hidden Figures” Screening

On Thursday (December 15th), Friday Lady Michelle Obama hosted a private screening for the new film, Hidden Figures. The film stars Taraji P. Henson as Katherine Johnson, the African American physicist, space scientist, and mathematician who calculated flight trajectories for Project Mercury and the 1969 Apollo 11 flight to the Moon. The film also features Octavia Spencer, Janelle Monáe, Kevin Costner, Kirsten Dunst, and Jim Parsons.

A photo posted by The White House (@whitehouse) on Dec 15, 2016 at 6:06pm PST

During the screening, President Obama made a surprise visit and Octavia’s reaction was priceless. The White House shared the photo on social media, with the caption:

That face when the President drops by for a visit. Today, the cast of Hidden Figures visited the White House to highlight the stories of Americans who defied stereotypes and broke glass ceilings to advance human space flight, science, and innovation.

Octavia also shared the photo, adding:

Our screening was with #FLOTUS but #POTUS surprised us. Humbling bc he has a million things to do but stopped by to say hello!!!! @tarajiphenson

Here’s a clip of FLOTUS introducing the cast.

THE LITTLE #HIDDENFIGURES GIRLS AND OUR INCREDIBLE #FLOTUS @michelleobama AT THE WH TODAY TALKING ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF #HIDDENFIGURES. THANK YOU FOR HAVING US, SUPPORTING THIS FILM, AND BEING THE PROTOTYPE 1st LADY??? #MOM

A video posted by Janelle Monáe (@janellemonae) on Dec 15, 2016 at 6:11pm PST

And here’s a sweet photo of Janelle paying homage to FLOTUS.

ME BOWING DOWN TO OUR QUEEN @michelleobama! THANK YOU FOR SHOWING SO MANY YOUNG GIRLS AND BOYS HIDDEN FIGURES TODAY AT THE WH! WE LOVE YOU.

A photo posted by Janelle Monáe (@janellemonae) on Dec 15, 2016 at 6:23pm PST