Interview

Screenwriter

How Ruth Ginsberg’s Nephew Wrote On the Basis of Sex

Before he experienced the memorial service epiphany that led to On the Basis of Sex, writer Daniel Stiepleman had knocked around for a few years, working in the Peace Corps, teaching high school English and producing TV commercials in Wisconsin. Then, he attended the 2010 funeral of his uncle Martin, the late husband of Supreme ...

By Hugh Hart  |  January 7, 2019

Interview

Editor

On the Basis of Sex: Editing the Origin Story of a Real-Life Hero

Every great hero begins somewhere. Before saving the planet, superheroes often channel their gift from the gods, survive the bite or a spider, or mutate after alien radiation exposure. The hero of On the Basis of Sex, however, began her journey of toppling titans and freeing the people in a place far more ordinary. A ...

By Kelle Long  |  December 21, 2018
See the Rise of Justice RBG in the First On the Basis of Sex Trailer

Not all heroes are Star Wars characters. Just ask Rogue One’s Felicity Jones. Jones plays Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a real life heroine, in On the Basis of Sex. A woman as influential as Ginsburg probably stood out among her peers from the start, but it certainly wasn’t an easy road to the ...

By Joseph Gates  |  July 17, 2018
Felicity Jones to Star in Ruth Bader Ginsburg Biopic On the Basis of Sex

Felicity Jones (The Theory of Everything, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story) is having her fair share of success these days. It was previously reported that Natalie Portman (Black Swan) was attached to the upcoming Ruth Bader Ginsburg biopic, On The Basis of Sex, but it was just announced that instead Jones would be taking ...

By  |  July 20, 2017