Anthony Ippolito will portray Sylvester Stallone in the upcoming film, I Play Rocky. The film will follow the journey of Sylvester Stallone's journey to make Rocky (1976), which he wrote and starred in.
I Play Rocky will be directed by Peter Farelly, who wrote, produced, and directed Green Book (2018). Farelly won the Oscar for Best Picture, for Green Book (2018), along with Jim Burke, Charles B Wessler, Brian Hayes Currie, and Nick Vallelonga.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Peter Gamble has written the script for I Play Rocky, which will be produced by Toby Emmerich and Christian Baha. Amazon MGM Studios is backing the film.
Rocky (1976), followed the story of Rocky Balboa, a boxer who is challenged by the professional, Apollo Creed (Carl Weathers), for a match. The film also navigates Rocky's struggles into becoming a professional.
This film will not be Ippolito's first portrayal of an actor. He previously played Al Pacino in The Offer, which was about the making of Francis Ford Coppola's The Godfather (1972).
