Olivia Wilde signs Thomasin McKenzie for Kerri Strug biopic

For a long time Olivia Wilde apart from being considered a great actress, also has a promising future as a director. Some actors venture into directing with less success, but Wilde did a wonderful job with Super Nerds, a hilarious portrait of adolescence that John Hughes himself could have shot. Now it seems that Wilde is looking for serious projects that point in the direction and nomination of the main festivals. The type of films indicated for this, due to their gender relevance, are biopic. The Tron actress wants to tell the story of gymnast Kerri Strug and has chosen the young teen star Thomasin McKenzie for the character. The actress has already appeared in films such as The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies, The King and Jojo Rabbit, showing a wide range despite her young age. McKenzie will play Kerri in Perfect, which is intended to be an intimate portrait of the unwavering determination of the 1996 Olympic champion in Atlanta. That year, Kerri Strug won the first team gymnastics gold in US history. A historical fact that elevated it to the category of legend. The rights to the story and the consequent script of the Olympic winner were bought by the production company Searchlight, which paid around 15 million euros. Olivia Wilde is currently in post-production on Don´t Worry Darling, a horror thriller starring Florence Pugh, Gemma Chan and Chris Pine, in which a housewife lives with her husband in a utopian community in the 1950s. However, at the same time, Wilde has been meeting with the production company to attend various auditions.Mckenzie’s casting surprised the executive producers and Wilde herself, so much so that they finally settled on her. Filming is expected to begin in early 2022. An Attractive Sacrifice Story for Awards Biopics have always been very attractive for awards season. Especially when they tell stories of “losers” who finally succeed. Americans like these stories to a great extent, and even more so when the protagonist belongs to her homeland; the fact is that Kerrie’s Olympic team did not achieve all the glory expected in Barcelona 92, taking a bronze medal that tasted somewhat bitter. Kerrie suffered an ankle injury at Atlanta 96, but still endured tremendous pain, serving as a sacrifice to win gold for the Americans. There is still a long time to know how the production will unfold, however there are high hopes for this project, in future Oscar nominations for Wilde and his team. This is one of those stories that apply the “Rocky effect” that both the public and specialized critics like.