Universal Pictures Home Entertainment has officially announced that it will release on Blu-ray Mimi Leder's film On the Basis of Sex (2018), starring Armie Hammer, Felicity Jones, Sam Waterston, Justin Theroux, abd Kathy Bates. The release will be available for purchase on April 9.
Directed by Mimi Leder ("The Leftovers"), the "inspiring" (Maureen Lee Lenker, Entertainment Weekly) film showcases award-worthy performances where Academy Award® nominee Felicity Jones (The Theory of Everything) is "exceptional" (Yolanda Machado, The Wrap) in her role as a young Ruth Bader Ginsburg, alongside Armie Hammer (Call Me By Your Name) as Ruth's husband, Marty Ginsburg, and an outstanding supporting cast including Justin Theroux ("The Leftovers"), Jack Reynor (Glassland), Cailee Spaeny (Bad Times at the El Royale), with Academy Award® nominee Sam Waterston (The Killing Fields) and Oscar® winner Kathy Bates (Misery).
Inspired by the incredible true story of a young Ruth Bader Ginsburg (Jones), Participant Media's On the Basis of Sex, distributed by Focus Features, depicts a then-struggling attorney and new mother facing adversity in her fight for equal rights. When Ruth takes on a ground-breaking case, she knows the outcome could alter the courts' view of gender discrimination. Stronger together, Ruth teams up with her husband, Martin Ginsburg (Hammer), to fight for the case that catapults her to become one of the most important public figures of our time.
Special Features:
A Supreme Team: Making On the Basis of Sex – Pull back the curtain and see how this incredible team of collaborators brought this true story to the big screen.
Legacy of Justice – A deeper look at how Ruth Bader Ginsburg pioneered gender equality in America and gained her seat on the Supreme Court.
Martin and Ruth: A Loving Partnership – An intimate look at the symbiotic marriage between Martin and Ruth Ginsburg, and how it helped shape Ruth's perspective as a judge.