Jones is perhaps best known as the star of 2016’s highest grossing movie, „Rogue One: A Star Wars Story“
Felicity Jones, fresh off her performance as the hero of “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, ” is now about to play someone who is a real-life hero to many — Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg — in a forthcoming biopic. The film, called “On the Basis of Sex, ” is set to commence filming in Montreal this September, . It will be directed by Mimi Leder, a veteran behind the camera whose most prominent credit is the 1998 comet disaster movie The script, written by Daniel Stiepleman, made the 2014 Black List, a yearly collection of the best un-produced screenplays floating around the Hollywood system. Focus Features has been developing the Ginsburg biopic since 2015, . Natalie Portman was originally cast to play the titular role, but ultimately withdrew, leaving the slot open for Felicity Jones to fill.
