Netflix’s Olympic gymnastics drama “Perfect” has been canceled on the streamer after Millie Bobby Brown left the project citing creative differences, two sources familiar with the project confirmed.
Brown was scheduled to star as Kelly Strug, a member of the USA Gymnastics team, in 1996’s “The Magnificent Seven,” directed by Cate Shortland and written by Ronnie Sandahl. The film’s original director, Gia Coppola, left the film early and was replaced by Shortland.
“Perfect” was announced last September. Brown was to produce under her PMCA single, with Riverstone Pictures’ Nick Bower and Magna Studios’ Thomas Benski serving as lead producers.
Strug, 18, performed on vault despite an ankle injury and helped the team win the gold medal. After she landed perfectly and her ankle gave out, her coach carried her off the mat, a landmark moment in Olympic history. Her team insisted that she attend the gold medal ceremony, and once again her coach helped carry her to the podium. She became a heroic figure, appearing on talk shows, appearing in a parody on “Saturday Night Live,” and having her picture on Wheaties boxes. After a career as a gymnast, Ms. Strug worked as an elementary school teacher and held several positions at the White House and the Department of Justice.
Brown just finished the fifth season of Netflix’s “Stranger Things,” which she started watching when she was 12 years old, and “Enola Holmes 3” is set to premiere on Netflix this summer. She has also completed production on the streamer’s upcoming romantic comedy “Just Picture It,” in which she will also star and produce, co-starring Gabrielle LaBelle. She is also working on another Netflix project, Nineteen Steps, which is an adaptation of Brown’s debut novel.
Spokespeople for Netflix and Brown declined to comment. Deadline first reported that “Perfect” was scrapped at Netflix.
