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Felicity Jones to portray Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg in biopic

By Wade Sheridan
Felicity Jones attends The Glamour Women Of The Year Awards on June 6. Jones is set to portray Ruth Bader Ginsburg in "On the Basis of Sex." File Photo by Rune Hellestad/ UPI
1 of 2 | Felicity Jones attends The Glamour Women Of The Year Awards on June 6. Jones is set to portray Ruth Bader Ginsburg in "On the Basis of Sex." File Photo by Rune Hellestad/ UPI | License Photo

July 19 (UPI) -- Felicity Jones has signed on to portray Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg in an upcoming biopic titled On the Basis of Sex.

Mimi Leder is directing the film with a script from Daniel Stiepleman, Variety reported. Focus Features and Participant Media are handling the project with Robert W. Cort producing.

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The film is set to begin production in Montreal in September, notes Deadline. On the Basis of Sex will follow Ginsburg's career-spanning fight for equality.

President Bill Clinton appointed Ginsburg to the Supreme Court in 1993. Jones recently starred as protagonist Jyn Erso in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. She is also in Universal's upcoming adaptation of Swan Lake from director Luca Guadagnino.

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