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Thomasin McKenzie Recruited to Portray Kerri Strug in Olivia Wilde-Directed Biopic Movie Perfect will chronicle the Olympic gymnasts heroic performance at the 1996 Olympics where she completed a final, gold medal-winning vault in the team competition on a badly injured ankle. May 4, 2021 Olivia Wildes biopic about U.S. Olympic gymnast Kerri Strug. " Perfect (2022)" will chronicle the athletes heroic performance at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, where she won the nations hearts by com...

According to Deadline, Jojo Rabbit star Thomasin McKenzie has officially been tapped for the leading role in Olivia Wilde’s upcoming sports drama biopic titled Perfect, centered around legendary gymnast Kerri Strug’s historic win at the 1996 Olympics. The film will be directed by Wilde from a script written by Ronnie Sandahl ( Borg vs McEnroe). Production will begin in January 2022. This marks the 20-year-old New Zealand actress’s first major feature as the solo lead after her supportin...

Film set up at Searchlight Pictures has a script by Ronnie Sandahl Brian Welk | May 3, 2021 @ 9:18 AM Photo: Getty Images Thomasin McKenzie, the young star of “Jojo Rabbit” and “Leave No Trace,” will play Olympic gymnast Kerri Strug in the biopic “Perfect” from director Olivia Wilde, an individual with knowledge told TheWrap. “Perfect” is set up at Searchlight Pictures and tells the story of how Strug led the USA women’s gymnastics team to its first gold medal at the 1996 Oly...

Thomasin McKenzie to Star in Kerri Strug Biopic Perfect, Directed by Olivia Wilde Angelique Jackson, provided by FacebookTwitterEmail Thomasin McKenzie is going for the gold. The young star has signed on to play Olympic gold medalist Kerri Strug in the upcoming biopic “Perfect,” from director and exec. producer Olivia Wilde. More from Variety McKenzie, best known for her breakout performances in “Leave No Trace” and “Jojo Rabbit,” will portray Strug in the film, which is described ...

Written by Stacey Gregg, the film stars IFTA award nominee Seána Kerslake ( A Date For Mad Mary,  The Hole in the Ground) and BAFTA award nominee Patrick Kielty ( My Dad, The Peace Deal and Me), who is best known for his comedy and television work. Read our interview with Seána Kerslake. Ballywalter is produced by James Bierman of Empire Street Productions  (Genius) and Nik Bower of Riverstone Pictures ( Final Portrait, The Wedding Guest) in co-production with Alan Maher and John Wallace o...

They include additional Covid-related production awards for BFI-backed projects interrupted at the start of pandemic such as Benediction (£341,182), Pirates (£360,000). Nearly all 10 titles, with the exception of Earwig, also received £20,000 as part of pilot initiative BFI Step-up, which enabled productions to provide opportunities for production crew from under-represented groups to work on BFI-funded features 1. Source: Lupus Films ‘Kensuke’s Kingdom’ Sally Hawkins, Cillian Murp...