Blooming beautiful! Taraji P. Henson and Octavia Spencer wear bright summer clothes for a picnic on set of Hidden Figures

Published: 22:48 EST, 28 March 2016 | Updated: 22:48 EST, 28 March 2016

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Her hat certainly made a statement.

Octavia Spencer looked springlike in a fascinator covered with flowers in pastel shades as she filmed Hidden Figures with co-stars Taraji P. Henson in Atlanta, Georgia on Monday.

Along with singer-actress Janelle Monae, the trio star in the true story of the female African-American mathematicians who provided NASA with important calculations needed for the first successful space mission.

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Enjoying a picnic: Octavia Spencer, right, Taraji P. Henson, center, and Janelle Monae, with her back to the camera, were spotted filming Hidden Figures in Atlanta, Georgia on Monday

Their research powered the momentous launch of astronaut John Glenn into orbit, and his safe return in 1962.

Octavia and Taraji, both 45, were seen apparently enjoying a picnic, with the Golden Globes-winning star of HBO's Empire in a white dress printed with green foliage and a white cardigan with embroidery flowers.

The Oscar winner looked summery in a violet dress with an empire waistline that matched her hat.

Taraji plays the lead role of Katherine Johnson, with Octavia as her colleague Dorothy Vaughan, and Janelle as the third mathematician, Mary Jackson.

Taking a break: The 45-year-old plays Dorothy Vaughan, one of three female African-American mathematicians who provided NASA with important calculations needed for the first successful space mission in 1962

The 30-year-old looked gorgeous in a pale blue dress and white hat

Hidden Figures also stars Kevin Costner as the head of the space programme and Kirsten Dunst in an as-yet unspecified role.

The film is based on Margot Lee Shetterly’s book Hidden Figures: The Story of the African-American Women Who Helped Win The Space Race, which will be released by HarperCollins in September.

Walking to set: The film is based on 45-year-old Taraji's lead character, Katherine Johnson

Demure dress: The 30-year-old singer-actress Janelle Monae looked gorgeous in a pale blue frock and white hat as the third mathematician, Mary Jackson

Principal photography on the inspirational movie began in early March, when Octavia posted an Instagram of herself and her two co-stars, captioned: 'So much fun this past week getting to know @janellemonae & @tarajiphenson and getting into the skin of the beautiful NASA computers.'

Fox 2000 is slated to release it next January 13.

Meanwhile, Octavia's Allegiant, the third movie in The Divergent franchise, came out on March 18 and she is also set to play God in The Shack, which bows on November 18.

She also recently filmed Marc Webb’s Gifted opposite Chris Evans, due out this year.

Talented trio: In early March Octavia posted a snap of her and her co-stars, captioned, 'So much fun this week getting to know @janellemonae & @tarajiphenson and getting into the skin of the beautiful NASA computers'