‘I Play Rocky’ Knocks Out Most Rotten Tomatoes Critics As Film Expands To More Theaters This Weekend

'I Play Rocky' is an 'anti-money movie,' says its director. Just like the original

Director Peter Farrelly, star Anthony Ippolito and more of the team behind 'I Play Rocky' joined The Envelope for a live taping at AFI Fest.

I Play Rocky | Anthony Ippolito Brings Sylvester Stallone Alive

I Play Rocky review | Anthony Ippolito impresses as young Sylvester Stallone in an inspiring, nostalgia-filled story behind the making of Rocky

‘I Play Rocky’ Knocks Out Most Rotten Tomatoes Critics As Film Expands To More Theaters This Weekend

"I Play Rocky," starring Anthony Ippolito as Sylvester Stallone, packs some serious punch, according to most Rotten Tomatoes critics.

Anthony Ippolito looks like young Sylvester Stallone in I Play Rocky

Anthony Ippolito stars as Sylvester Stallone in I Play Rocky, a new film featuring the story behind one of Hollywood’s most iconic boxing characters. Ippolito leads an ensemble cast that includes AnnaSophia Robb, Toby Kebbell, P.J. Byrne and Jay Duplass, with Matt Dillon, Stephan James and Tracy Letts also starring. The film is now playing […]

I Play Rocky dresses Anthony Ippolito as Stallone, and critics split over the copy

Peter Farrelly’s I Play Rocky casts Anthony Ippolito as the unknown Sylvester Stallone who wrote Rocky and refused to sell it unless he could star. As the film widens across the US, critics praise the resemblance and argue over whether a film built from such a famous image has a look of its own.

Maybe we’re all Rocky, if we just believe

In the midst of rigorous academics and a crazy schedule, all I want to do is crawl into bed and give up. Turns out, all I needed was the “Rocky” theme and a large popcorn to wake me up like a sleeper agent.  “I Play Rocky” has just debuted in theaters to tell the story of how Sylvester Stallone fought to not only get “Rocky” made, but to star in the titular role as a nobody in Hollywood. Played by Anthony Ippolito, the biopic adds yet another le…