Millie Bobby Brown Quits Olympic Biopic as Netflix Pulls the Plug on Film

Netflix has stopped development on its planned sports drama Perfect after Millie Bobby Brown left the film, according to sources familiar with the situation and reports from Deadline and other industry outlets.

Brown was set to play Olympic gymnast Kerri Strug, a well-known figure from the 1996 U.S. women’s gymnastics team. The film was meant to tell the story of the “Magnificent Seven,” the team that won gold at the Atlanta Olympics and became one of the most famous groups in sports history.

The project had been in development since last year and was expected to begin production in the summer. It is now no longer moving forward.

Sources say Brown’s exit came after creative differences with the production team. Netflix and Brown’s representatives have not publicly commented on her departure.

The film was based on the real-life moment when Kerri Strug performed a critical vault on an injured ankle during the final competition. She landed the routine successfully despite the injury, securing the gold medal for her team. After the landing, her ankle gave out, and she had to be carried off the mat by her coach. Despite the pain, she later returned to the podium with her team for the medal ceremony. The moment became one of the most iconic images in Olympic history and made Strug a national hero.

At different points in development, the film had several major changes behind the scenes. Director Gia Coppola was originally attached to the project, with Ronnie Sandahl writing the script. Coppola later left, and Cate Shortland was brought in as the new director.

Even with strong early interest, the project has now been fully shut down following Brown’s departure.

Millie Bobby Brown’s exit does not affect her overall relationship with Netflix. The streaming platform continues to work with her on other projects. She is still set to return in Enola Holmes 3, and she has additional films in development with the company, including Just Picture It and Nineteen Steps, which is based on her own novel.

Netflix and Brown also recently completed work on the final season of Stranger Things, which ended its long-running story in December. The show was one of Netflix’s biggest global hits and helped make Brown one of the platform’s most recognizable stars.

Despite the cancellation of Perfect, industry sources suggest that Netflix still sees Brown as an important part of its future film lineup.

The decision to cancel the film leaves the story of Kerri Strug’s famous Olympic moment without a new big-screen adaptation, at least for now.

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