Olivia Wilde Confirmed as Director for Olympic Gymnist Kerri Strug Biopic

ByAmanda Brock February 19, 2020February 18, 2020

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Olivia Wilde will continue her directing career with the upcoming biopic on Olympic gymnast Kerri Strug. Wilde made her directorial debut last year with, Booksmart, and it was met with critical acclaim.

The biopic film, Perfect, is based off Kerri Strug’s autobiography Landing on my Feet, a Diary of Dreams. Strug became a household name at the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta after landing a perfect vault on an injured ankle. She subsequently tore two ankle ligaments which pushed her out of the gymnastics individual events.

The script is currently being written by Ronnie Sandahl and produced by Riverstone Pictures and Pulse Films. No word yet on when production will begin so stay tuned!

Best script I’ve ever read. I worked hard to get this gig. This story is unreal. 🤯. I’m beyond grateful for the opportunity to tell it my way. https://t.co/D5ANkLpLdA

— olivia wilde (@oliviawilde) February 14, 2020

Amanda Brock

Amanda is a mental health counselor by day and a nerd by night. She’s been fangirling since 1989 when she had so many New Kids On The Block posters in her bedroom that she ran out of wall space and had to put them on her ceiling. She finds people and stories fascinating and even went to film school years ago. The journey from film to Social Work is a long, depressing tale, but she came out the other side feeling inspired to help people. Now she’s living out that old Hollywood cliché. You know, the one where someone can’t contain their passion any longer and leaves a career in entertainment to pursue their dreams of becoming a therapist in the Midwest. She’s not a filmmaker anymore but she is a fan. Her favorite genres are sci-fi, fantasy, superheroes, and musicals. She loves Supernatural, New Kids On The Block (duh), and comes from a family of Star Trek nerds. She might also be a little obsessed with her cats.