Netflix Drops Millie Bobby Brown's 'Perfect' After She Exits Olympics Movie
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Key Points:
- Netflix has halted production on the Olympic gymnastics drama "Perfect" after lead actress Millie Bobby Brown exited the project due to creative differences.
- Brown was set to portray Kerri Strug, a member of the 1996 "Magnificent Seven" U.S. gymnastics team, with Gia Coppola directing and Ronnie Sandahl writing the screenplay.
- The project was announced in September, with Brown also attached as a producer alongside Nik Bower and Thomas Benski.
- Kerri Strug is known for her heroic vault performance on an injured ankle that helped secure the gold medal for the U.S. team, becoming an iconic Olympic moment.
- Brown recently completed five seasons of "Stranger Things" and has several upcoming Netflix projects, including "Enola Holmes 3," "Just Picture It," and an adaptation of her debut novel "Nineteen Steps."
