Amazon MGM Studios prepares for the premiere of the new movie I Play Rockywhich aims to be one of the studio's bets for the next awards season.
The studio shared a new trailer for the film this Thursday, in which it appears Anthony Ippolito (The Offer) playing a young man Sylvester Stallone.
The film tells the story behind the classic boxing film Rocky (1976), following a young Stallone as he writes the script and makes his acting debut.
In the trailer, Stallone (Ippolito) expresses that “acting is what I live and breathe,” despite being told, “Not everyone gets to make their dream come true.” Stallone, who was 30 years old when Rocky premiered in theaters, he ends up living his dream and advising others to “have faith in themselves.”
The feature film is directed by Peter Farrelly (Green Book, There’s Something About Mary, Fever Pitch), with a script Peter Gamble (Office Uprising).
Take a look at the trailer at the end of the note.
The film premiered at the 2026 Toronto Film Festival, where it received rave reviews and widespread acclaim; In fact, the trailer includes quotes from several critics who saw it at the festival. Ippolito plays a young Stallone—who makes a living on the streets of Philadelphia—who decides to write his own script and make his mark playing a boxer who starts at a disadvantage.
I Play Rocky It also covers the production, filming and release process, revealing that Hollywood did not trust the project until it became a resounding success, grossing a global box office of $117 million in 1976.
The cast includes Ippolito as Stallone, Stephan James como Carl Weathers, AnnaSophia Robb like Sasha Czack, Matt Dillon, P.J. Byrne, Toby Kebbell, Tracy Letts, Eric Palladino, Jay Duplass, Kiki Seto y Robert Morgan.
Dave Palmer is the composer of the soundtrack, with Sean Porter as director of photography and Sam Seig as editor.
Producers are Christian Baha, Toby Emmerich, Peter Farrelly, Paul Currie and Michele Weiss, with executive producers including Glen Basner, Evan Bates, Gianni Benvenuto, Mario Biancacci, Kyle Fox, Joe Guest, Patrick Josten, Walter Josten, Roland Kickinger, Laine R. Kline, Melissa Morkus, Andrew Muscato, JB Rogers, Michael A. Toth and Slava Vladimirov.
I am Rocky opens in select theaters on November 6 in the United States. The large-scale premiere will take place on November 20 in that country, while in Mexico and the rest of Latin America it arrives on November 12 to cinemas.
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Source: https://cine3.com/trailer-i-play-rocky-anthony-ippolito-joven-stallone/
