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Natalie Portman Set To Play Ruth Bader Ginsburg In New Biopic
Guardian (UK) ^ | May 8, 2015 | Ben Jacobs

Posted on 05/08/2015 8:22:00 PM PDT by Steelfish

Natalie Portman Set To Play Ruth Bader Ginsburg In New Biopic

Ben Jacobs 8 May 2015 Natalie Portman has played rebels, ballerinas, the Queen of England and Luke Skywalker’s mother but now she looks set to take on her most intimidating role yet: “the Notorious RBG”. Deadline reported on Friday afternoon that Portman had signed on to play supreme court justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg in a biopic about the life of the octogenarian jurist.

The movie, entitled On the Basis of Sex, will focus on Ginsberg’s career, including her position leading the Women’s Rights Project, where she litigated landmark cases in front of the supreme court two decades before being appointed to it. In this role, Ginsburg played a crucial part in establishing that the equal protection clause of the 14th amendment applied to gender.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society
KEYWORDS: hollywood; scotus
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1 posted on 05/08/2015 8:22:00 PM PDT by Steelfish
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To: Steelfish

Natalie has gone over to the Dark Side.


2 posted on 05/08/2015 8:24:31 PM PDT by Rennes Templar (NSA: The only government agency that really listens.)
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To: Steelfish

Gonna take a lot of makeup to turn her into an ugly little troll.


3 posted on 05/08/2015 8:26:21 PM PDT by Blood of Tyrants (A free society canÂ’t let the parameters of its speech be set by murderous extremists.)
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To: Steelfish
They were probably shopping this script around for quite awhile. But they couldn't find the right actress for the lead role.

Then, one day, a casting agent saw this:

And he made a triumphant phone call -- "Chief!! I found just the right woman to play Ruth Bader Ginsberg!"

4 posted on 05/08/2015 8:26:39 PM PDT by ClearCase_guy ("It's not easy being drunk all the time; everyone would do it, if it were easy.")
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To: ClearCase_guy

She’s a little bit bony. Maybe after some cheese burgers...


5 posted on 05/08/2015 8:29:26 PM PDT by Greetings_Puny_Humans (I mostly come out at night... mostly.)
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To: ClearCase_guy

Why is she famous? She’s not that attractive or sexy. She’s a horrible actress.

I can’t think of a movie topic more boring than RB Ginsburg.


6 posted on 05/08/2015 8:29:54 PM PDT by randita (...Our First Lady is a congenital liar - William Safire, 1996)
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To: Greetings_Puny_Humans

You has cheezeburgher?


7 posted on 05/08/2015 8:30:37 PM PDT by MIchaelTArchangel (Cruz-ing to January 20, 2017!)
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To: Steelfish

All she has to do is know how to sleep while sitting up in a chair.


8 posted on 05/08/2015 8:30:49 PM PDT by mass55th (Courage is being scared to death - but saddling up anyway...John Wayne)
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To: Steelfish

Apparently, Ruth Buzzi was unavailable.


9 posted on 05/08/2015 8:31:41 PM PDT by getarope (Jesus is coming soon, and boy is he PISSED!)
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To: mass55th

She can watches films of her previous performances. That should help with the sleeping part.


10 posted on 05/08/2015 8:32:15 PM PDT by ClearCase_guy ("It's not easy being drunk all the time; everyone would do it, if it were easy.")
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To: Steelfish

Hey Portman: Why don’t you play the part of a woman with true courage? Pam Geller.


11 posted on 05/08/2015 8:33:34 PM PDT by Enterprise ("Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities." Voltaire)
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Natalie Portman is going to play Ruth Bader Ginsburg?
For real? You ARE kidding me, right?
I know this is Hollywood, but, Natalie Portman? Ruth Bader Ginsburg?
Now I gotta open the last bottle of bourbon. No way I can accept that sober.


12 posted on 05/08/2015 8:33:54 PM PDT by Tupelo (Je Suis Pamela Geller)
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To: Steelfish

I’m sure people confuse them all the time.


13 posted on 05/08/2015 8:34:40 PM PDT by Darteaus94025 (Can't have a Liberal without a Lie)
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To: Steelfish

Well, she does look like a bird anymore, so yeah, I guess whe play type...


14 posted on 05/08/2015 8:41:28 PM PDT by Vendome (Don't take life so seriously-you won't live through it anyway-Enjoy Yourself ala Louis Prima)
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To: Steelfish

And she doesn’t even need sleeping pills.....


15 posted on 05/08/2015 8:42:38 PM PDT by Intolerant in NJ
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To: Steelfish

Well, that’s definitely a must see. /s


16 posted on 05/08/2015 8:43:47 PM PDT by smokingfrog ( sleep with one eye open (<o> ---)
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To: Steelfish


17 posted on 05/08/2015 8:43:49 PM PDT by Iron Munro (We may be paranoid but that doesn't mean they aren't really after us)
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To: Iron Munro

If they hold off till after Nov. 2016, Hillary will be available for the part.


18 posted on 05/08/2015 9:05:23 PM PDT by Sasparilla (If you want peace, prepare for war.)
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To: Greetings_Puny_Humans
The Olympia Restaurant
Cheeseburger, cheeseburger, cheeseburger
19 posted on 05/08/2015 9:07:27 PM PDT by A Formerly Proud Canadian (I once was blind, but now I see...)
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To: Steelfish

A Ginsberg biopic...well I’m going to have to have the DVD.


20 posted on 05/08/2015 9:09:08 PM PDT by clintonh8r (ISIS IS ISlam/Christian lives matter!)
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