Hidden Figures Editor Calls Out Glen Powell’s Claims About The Film’s Rough Cut

The Oscar-nominated historical drama Hidden Figures recently received some criticism from star Glen Powell, who played real-life astronaut John Glenn, but it seems that someone who doesn’t agree with the actor’s comments is editor Peter Teschner. Last month, Powell spoke about his reaction to seeing a rough cut of the film, which he said caused him to throw up due to his performance in what was a bare-bones presentation of the film without any special effects or music. However, the film’s editor, Peter Teschner, doesn’t recall seeing a rough cut with missing music and believes Powell might not be remembering the screenings as accurately as they happened.

Hidden Figures

Release Date

December 10, 2016

Runtime

126

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Meet the women you don’t know, behind the mission you do.

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This all began after Powell appeared on the Therapuss with Jake Shane podcast. During his discussion, he revealed that he watched the movie before music or special effects were added during a preview screening, and he believed that he had ruined the film. Following the screening, Powell said he was so convinced his performance was terrible that he threw up in the bushes of the 20th Century Fox lot after watching the cut.

However, during a chat with TMZ, the film’s editor, Teschner, revealed that, to his knowledge, there were no screenings that had missing music and that every screening also had original songs by Pharrell Williams and a temp score. Teschner believes it’s very possible that Powell overreacted regarding his performance in the film. In fact, the editor claims that the actor’s scenes in the rough cut weren’t changed much for the film’s final cut, and he feels that Powell delivered a solid performance.

Hidden Figures Scored Highly with Critics and Audiences

Directed by Theodore Melfi from a script he co-wrote with Allison Schroeder, Hidden Figures is loosely based on the 2016 book of the same name by Margot Lee Shetterly. The film tells the story of three female African American mathematicians who worked with NASA during the Space Race. In addition to Powell, the film stars Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer, Janelle Monáe, Kevin Costner, Kirsten Dunst, Jim Parsons, Mahershala Ali, and Aldis Hodge.

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If there were any issues with the rough cut of Hidden Figures, they were all resolved before the film was released. The movie carries a 93% Tomatometer score on Rotten Tomatoes, and it was nominated for three Academy Awards, including Best Picture. The movie was also chosen as one of the top ten films of the year by the National Board of Review, and it won the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture. In addition to this, the movie was also financially successful, grossing $236 million globally on a slim $25 million budget.