By Brent Lang, Rebecca Rubin
Courtesy of Amazon/MGM Yo Adrian, the Italian Stallion is back in the ring.
Amazon MGM brought a teaser of “I Play Rocky,” a drama about the true story behind the tumultuous making of the 1976 boxing classic “Rocky.” Anthony Ippolito, best known for “The Offer,” portrays a young Sylvester Stallone, perfectly channeling his mumbly delivery and hunched over swagger. Seriously, it’s uncanny.
The movie takes place long before Stallone was known as an onscreen action hero. Back in the ’70s, he was a struggling actor with a partially paralyzed face and a speech impediment. He wrote the script to “Rocky” but refused to sell the rights unless he got to portray the lead character. “Rocky” revolves around a small-time boxer who gets the opportunity of a lifetime to take on the reigning world heavyweight champion, Apollo Creed (Carl Weathers). The logline for “I Play Rocky” describes Stallone “unshakable belief that he wasn’t just meant to write Rocky, he was meant to be Rocky Balboa.” Given its November release date, “I Play Rocky” looks like it’s being positioned as a possible awards contender.
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