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Kevin Costner Reveals He Was Sick, on Morphine Drip While Filming 'Hidden Figures' (Exclusive


Kevin Costner, Oscar winner and 'Horizon' director, opens up in a new PEOPLE cover interview about how he dealt with painful kidney stones while filming 'Hidden Figures' in 2016.

In 2016’s Hidden Figures, the true story of three brilliant Black women’s contributions to the Space Race in the 1960s, Costner pulled off the role of NASA bigwig Al Harrison — but it turns out he was sick during most of the shoot. 1 on the list in PEOPLE's annual 100 Reasons to Love America issue, in this week’s cover story. Likewise, Costner gives Hidden Figures director Theodore Melfi props for being an ideal collaborator.

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