{"id":252046,"date":"2025-09-24T21:44:10","date_gmt":"2025-09-24T21:44:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/252046\/"},"modified":"2025-09-24T21:44:10","modified_gmt":"2025-09-24T21:44:10","slug":"millie-bobby-brown-to-play-kerri-strug-in-netflix-movie-perfect","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/252046\/","title":{"rendered":"Millie Bobby Brown to Play Kerri Strug in Netflix Movie &#8216;Perfect&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/t\/millie-bobby-brown\/\" id=\"auto-tag_millie-bobby-brown_1\" data-tag=\"millie-bobby-brown\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Millie Bobby Brown<\/a> is close to landing a role as an American <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/t\/sports\/\" id=\"auto-tag_sports_1\" data-tag=\"sports\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">sports<\/a> icon for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/t\/netflix\/\" id=\"auto-tag_netflix_1\" data-tag=\"netflix\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Netflix<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tThe Stranger Things standout is in final negotiations to star as Olympic gymnast Kerri Strug in director <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/t\/gia-coppola\/\" id=\"auto-tag_gia-coppola_1\" data-tag=\"gia-coppola\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gia Coppola<\/a>\u2018s feature Perfect. Brown would also join the film\u2019s producing team. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tCoppola (The Last Showgirl) is helming the movie from a script by Ronnie Sandahl. The project is based on the real-life U.S. women\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/t\/gymnastics\/\" id=\"auto-tag_gymnastics_1\" data-tag=\"gymnastics\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">gymnastics<\/a> team\u2019s historic success at the 1996 Summer Games in Atlanta.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tNetflix is eyeing a 2026 shoot for Perfect. Producers include Nik Bower for Riverstone Pictures and Thomas Benski for Magna Studios. 30West is executive producing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tKnown as the Magnificent Seven, the American women\u2019s gymnastics team collected its first-ever team gold at the 1996 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/t\/olympics\/\" id=\"auto-tag_olympics_1\" data-tag=\"olympics\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Olympics<\/a>. Strug clinched the individual gold for the vault despite landing on an injured ankle, and the image of coach B\u00e9la K\u00e1rolyi carrying the athlete to the podium became a signature moment for those Summer Games.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tThe team also included Shannon Miller, Dominique Moceanu, Dominique Dawes, Amy Chow, Jaycie Phelps and captain Amanda Borden.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tPerfect continues Brown\u2019s longstanding relationship with the streaming service, which includes such films as the Enola Holmes franchise, Damsel and The Electric State. The actress originated her breakout role of Eleven on the smash Netflix series Stranger Things when the show debuted in 2016. Its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/lists\/stranger-things-season-5-casting-release-date-final-episodes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">fifth and final season<\/a> is set to be released later this year in three parts.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tCoppola, the granddaughter of Francis Ford Coppola and niece of Sofia Coppola, has previously directed the features Palo Alto (2013), Mainstream (2020) and the Pamela Anderson-led The Last Showgirl (2024).<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tDeadline was first to report on Perfect.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Millie Bobby Brown is close to landing a role as an American sports icon for Netflix. 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