Natalie Portman to play Supreme Court justice in “On the Basis of Sex”May 11, 2015 - 10:30 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Oscar winner Natalie Portman will play Supreme Court justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg in “On the Basis of Sex,” based on the 2014 Black List script by Daniel Stiepleman, TheWrap said citing an individual familiar with the project. After earning acclaim for “The Diary of a Teenage Girl” at Sundance, Marielle Heller is in negotiations to direct the film, which Focus Features is expected to finance. Story tracks Ginsburg as she overcomes numerous obstacles while fighting for equal rights. She was the first Jewish female justice, and Portman is Jewish herself. Robert W. Cort will produce, while Ram Bergman will executive produce, having just worked with Portman on her directorial debut “A Tale of Love and Darkness.” That film will debut at Cannes later this month. “On the Basis of Sex” will likely head into production before Alex Garland‘s “Annihilation,” which Portman is in talks to topline. Portman next stars in a pair of Terrence Malick movies as well as Gavin O’Connor’s “Jane Got a Gun,” which she also produced along with “Pride and Prejudice and Zombies.” Heller’s “Diary of a Teenage Girl” stars Bel Powley and Kristen Wiig, and was acquired by Sony Pictures Classics. The film will hit theaters on Aug. 7. Photo: Jason Merritt/ Getty Images Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running” Partner news | Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. Aram I supports Karekin II’s “patriotic position” Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia Aram I has expressed support for the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin. |