'Rogue One' star Felicity Jones will play Ruth Bader Ginsburg in biopic On the Basis of Sex

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Dave McNary, Variety, Business Insider

http://www.businessinsider.com/felicity-jones-to-star-as-ruth-bader-ginsburg-in-biopic-2017-7

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Felicity Jones will star as Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg in the biopic “On the Basis of Sex,” with shooting starting in Montreal in September.

Mimi Leder is directing from Daniel Stiepleman’s script, which was named to the 2014 Black List and detailed the numerous obstacles in her fight for equal rights throughout her career. Focus Features and Participant Media are the production companies. Robert W. Cort is producing.

Ginsberg was appointed to the Supreme Court in 1993 by President Clinton and became the second female justice after Sandra Day O’Connor. Focus Features has been developing the project since 2015 with Natalie Portman previously attached to play Ginsburg.

Ginsburg is 84 and remains an associate justice who is part of the court’s liberal wing. She is one of three female justices on the current court along with Sonia Sotomayor and Elena Kagan.

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[FakeNoose]

1. This could be interesting, but I wonder

... couldn't they find any American actresses to play RBG?
I mean, granted Felicity Jones is the "It girl" for 2017.



But there are plenty of talented gutsy Americans, right?
What's the matter with Jennifer Lawrence or Brie Lawson?

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2. Maybe they needed someone tiny but a mighty mite?

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[NewJeffCT]

4. if they wanted a more petite actress, she's the same height as Natalie Portman

and Scarlett Johansson. And, Reese Witherspoon is 5'1" as is Vanessa Hudgens.

[TexasBushwhacker]

3. Well, think about when she was young

This picture is from the 1960s. She would have been in her early 30s.