Millie Bobby Brown’s planned Netflix movie about Olympic gymnastics hero Kerri Strug has been scrapped after the actress left the project due to creative differences, two sources with knowledge of the situation confirmed.
Perfectwhich was announced last September, would have seen Brown play Strug, the gymnast who famously performed a jump on an injured ankle to help the United States win gold at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, becoming one of the most enduring images in sports history.
Brown was also slated to produce the film under her PMCA production company.
The project had already undergone significant change before Brown’s departure, with original director Gia Coppola leaving and being replaced by Cate Shortland.
Ronnie Sandahl had been appointed as screenwriter.
Nik Bower of Riverstone Pictures and Thomas Benski of Magna Studios were on board as lead producers.
Strug’s story remains one of the most notable moments in sports. At just 18 years old, he completed his jump despite having a severely injured ankle and landed cleanly before collapsing in pain.
Her coach pulled her off the mat and then onto the podium when her team insisted she join them for the gold medal ceremony.
The moment became iconic, prompting a wave of media appearances, an SNL parody, and an advertisement on the show. wheat box.
After retiring from gymnastics, Strug built a career as an elementary school teacher and later worked in positions at the White House and the Department of Justice.
Despite the setback, Brown’s Netflix list remains busy.
Just finished five seasons of stranger thingswith Enola Holmes 3 will premiere on the platform this summer.
He also completed production on the romantic comedy. just imagine itin which he stars and produces alongside Gabrielle LaBelle, and is developing nineteen stepsan adaptation of his first novel.
