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Thomasin McKenzie Recruited to Portray Kerri Strug in Olivia Wilde-Directed Biopic Movie 'Perfect' will chronicle the Olympic gymnast's 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 Wilde's biopic about U.S. Olympic gymnast Kerri Strug. " Perfect (2022)" will chronicle the athlete's heroic performance at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, where she won the nation's hearts by completing a final, gold medal-winning vault in the team competition on a badly injured ankle tha...

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 supporting performances in Taika Waititi’s acclaimed dramedy Jojo Rabbit, and Justin Kurzel’s True Hist...

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 Olympics in Atlanta — including completing her final vault on a badly injured ankle — and the price...

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 as “an intimate and unflinching portrait of grit and determination” and tells the story behind...

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 of Cowtown Pictures ( Rialto), and Brian Falconer ( Ordinary Love) of Out of Orbit. The film, which b...