Millie Bobby Brown’s planned Netflix movie about Olympic gymnastics hero Kerri Strug has been shelved after the actress left the project due to creative differences, two sources with knowledge of the situation have confirmed.
Perfectwhich was announced last September, would have seen Brown play the role of Strug, the gymnast who performed a vault 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 set to produce the film under his production company PMCA.
The project had already undergone a significant change before Brown’s departure, with original director Gia Coppola leaving and being replaced by Cate Shortland.
Ronnie Sandahl had been attached as screenwriter.
Nik Bower of Riverstone Pictures and Thomas Benski of Magna Studios were on hand as lead producers.
Strug’s story remains one of the most remarkable moments in sports. At just 18 years old, she completed her jump despite a badly injured ankle, landing cleanly before collapsing in pain.
Her coach took her off the mat and later to the podium when her team insisted she join them for the gold medal ceremony.
The moment became iconic, leading to a flurry of media appearances, an SNL parody, and a spot on the Wheat box.
After retiring from gymnastics, Strug built a career as an elementary school teacher and later held positions at the White House and the Department of Justice.
Despite the setback, Brown’s Netflix roster remains busy.
She has just completed five seasons of Stranger Thingswith Enola Holmes 3 should be released on the platform this summer.
She also finished production on the romantic comedy Just imagine itin which she stars and produces alongside Gabrielle LaBelle, and is developing Nineteen stepsan adaptation of his first novel.
