Millie Bobby Brown in talks to play Kerri Strug in Perfect for Netflix

Millie Bobby Brown is in final negotiations to portray Olympic gymnast Kerri Strug in Perfect, a feature film to be directed by Gia Coppola that industry sources say is likely to land at Netflix. People familiar with the talks said Brown would also serve as a producer on the project and that talks over distribution and financing are ongoing; a shooting window was described variously as next spring and as sometime in 2026.

The film, written by Ronnie Sandahl, will dramatize the U.S. women's gymnastics team's triumph at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, a moment often remembered for Strug's vault on an injured ankle that helped clinch team gold. The image of Strug landing the vault and then being carried off the mat by coach Béla Károlyi has endured as one of the defining images of those Games. Lead producers attached to the project are Nik Bower for Riverstone Pictures and Thomas Benski for Magna Studios, and Brown is expected to produce through her PMCA banner, according to people familiar with the production.

Perfect would mark Brown's highest-profile portrayal of a real-life figure to date and represents a continuation of her relationship with the streaming service. Brown rose to...