Sylvester Stallone’s journey to Rocky was nearly as improbable as Rocky Balboa’s path to the heavyweight championship. Amazon MGM Studios has released the official poster for I Play Rocky, the upcoming film about how an unknown actor fought to write and star in one of Hollywood’s most enduring underdog stories. The story follows Stallone as he refuses to surrender the role of Rocky Balboa—even when holding that line threatens his best chance to get the screenplay produced.
I Play Rocky opens in select theaters on November 6 before expanding nationwide later that month, just in time for the film’s 50th anniversary.
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About I Play Rocky
The film is an electrifying true story about an unknown actor with an unshakable belief that he wasn’t just meant to write Rocky—he was meant to be Rocky Balboa. Told “no” at every turn, Sylvester Stallone bets everything on himself, holding the line on playing the lead against seemingly impossible odds. The result is the ultimate underdog story behind the ultimate underdog movie.
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Directed by: Peter Farrelly
Written by: Peter Gamble
Produced by: Christian Baha, Toby Emmerich, Paul Currie, Peter Farrelly
Cast: Anthony Ippolito, Matt Dillon, AnnaSophia Robb, P.J. Byrne, Toby Kebbell, Tracy Letts, Jay Duplass, Stephan James, Kiki Seto
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