US EditionAnthony Ippolito To Play Sylvester Stallone In Making Of ‘Rocky’ Movie For Amazon MGM Studios
The film highlights Sylvester Stallone's determination to star in Rocky, overcoming repeated rejections, with Amazon MGM producing and Peter Farrelly directing the project.
- Amazon MGM cast Anthony Ippolito to star as young Sylvester Stallone in I Play Rocky, directed by Peter Farrelly with Toby Emmerich and Christian Baha producing; the film will have a theatrical release.
- Stallone's tenacity stems from his belief he was meant to be Rocky Balboa, betting everything on himself despite being told 'no' repeatedly, as depicted in I Play Rocky.
- Ippolito's casting follows his role as Al Pacino in The Offer, and he won producers Toby Emmerich and Christian Baha by submitting an unsolicited audition tape soon after hearing about the project.
- With the original's outsized returns, the Rocky movies have grossed over $1.7 billion globally, and the original film made $225 million on a budget under $1 million.
- Franchise expansion continues with I Play Rocky, written by Peter Gamble, as the Rocky franchise projects and Delphi series develop alongside Oscar-winning director Peter Farrelly's involvement.
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Anthony Hipolito to play Sylvester Stallone in 'I Play Rocky'
The search took a long time, now Hollywood has a new, young "Rocky" actor! Anthony Ippolito is supposed to slip into the role of the young Sylvester Stallone. Ippolito, who was already seen as a young Al Pacino in the miniseries "The Offer" (2022), is now attacking another Hollywood legend. The 26-year-old will present the young Sylvester Stallone in the film "I Play Rocky", as the studio Amazon MGM announced now according to "Hollywood Reporter…
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Anthony Ippolito to play Sylvester Stallone in 'Rocky' making-of drama
Ippolito previously portrayed Al Pacino in the "The Offer," a behind-the-scenes drama about "The Godfather."Kevin Winter/Getty; Courtesy Everett Anthony Ippolito in 2022; Sylvester Stallone in 'Rocky'Key pointsAnthony Ippolito is set to portray Sylvester Stallone in I Play Rocky.Directed by Peter Farrelly, the biopic will chronicle the production of the hit 1976 movie Rocky.Ippolito previously played Al Pacino in The Offer, a miniseries about t…
Anthony Ippolito To Play Sylvester Stallone In Making Of ‘Rocky’ Movie For Amazon MGM Studios
Anthony Ippolito is set to star in I Play Rocky, with Peter Farrelly directing for Amazon MGM Studios. The film will be released in theaters. Toby Emmerich and Christian Baha will produce. Peter Gamble wrote the script. Ippolito will star as a young Sylvester Stallone in the film which follows the actor before he came a mega […]
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