'On the Basis of Sex': Felicity Jones nails Ruth Bader Ginsburg in first trailer
Felicity Jones' transformation into a younger Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has been nothing short of stellar, as is clear from the first trailer for 'On the Basis of Sex'. Jones reprogrammed her own, very crisp British accent to the Ginsburg's distinctly Brooklyn one as she portrays the character on one of her earliest cases — Weinberger vs. Weisenfield. Jones is just as vivid and brimming with conviction in her act as Ginsburg herself.
The story revolves around Justice Ginsburg's very successful and highly commended argument before the Supreme Court in 1975 wherein she stated that a widower denying his wife's survivor benefits "under Social Security, violated the right to equal protection secured by the Due Process Clause of the Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution," reports Variety.
