Felicity Jones to star as Supreme Court justice Ruth Bader GinsburgJuly 19, 2017 - 11:28 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Felicity Jones is set to star as Ruth Bader Ginsburg in a biopic about the Supreme Court justice's life, The Hollywood Reporter reveals. On the Basis of Sex will be directed by Mimi Leder (The Leftovers, Shameless) and follows Ginsburg as she fights for equal rights throughout her entire law career, which began at Harvard University and Columbia Law School and led to Washington. At one time, Natalie Portman was considered to play Ginsburg in the feature, which was written by Daniel Stiepleman and was placed on the 2014 Black List. Robert W. Cort is producing, along with Participant Media. Focus Features will distribute the movie. Jones, who received an Oscar nomination for her performance in The Theory of Everything, was last seen in the Star Wars stand-alone Rogue One and the indie A Monster Calls. She is attached to star in a movie inspired by the classic ballet story Swan Lake with Call Me by Your Name helmer Luca Guadagnino attached to direct. 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 | Your home is in Armenia – Ameriabank offers mortgage loans for the Diaspora To buy real estate, Diasporans can apply to Ameriabank online to buy, renovate or build a home anywhere in Armenia. Armenia-Qatar ties discussed in Doha The Secretary of Armenia’s Security Council met with the Deputy Secretary General of the National Security Council of Qatar. Surveying works underway in Armenia’s Kirants Surveying works are underway in the Armenian village of Kirants in the northern Tavush province. Armenia calls for prohibiting threats of attacks on nuclear facilities Armenia has raised the need for a treaty prohibiting attacks on nuclear facilities devoted to peaceful purposes. |