| I Play Rocky | |
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| Directed by | Peter Farrelly |
| Written by | Peter Gamble |
| Produced by |
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| Cinematography | Sean Porter |
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| Distributed by | Amazon MGM Studios |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
I Play Rocky is an upcoming American biographical drama film directed by Peter Farrelly from a screenplay written by Peter Gamble. Anthony Ippolito stars as Sylvester Stallone, alongside Stephan James, AnnaSophia Robb, Matt Dillon, P.J Byrne, Toby Kebbell, Tracy Letts, Jay Duplass, Kiki Seto, and Robert Morgan.
Depicts the tumultuous production of the 1976 film Rocky .
In May 2024, a biographical drama film depicting the making-of the tumultuous production of the 1976 film Rocky , with Peter Farrelly directing was announced and Peter Gamble writing the script. CAA Media Finance would handle U.S sales with FilmNation Entertainment handling international at the Cannes Market 2024. [1] In August 2025, Anthony Ippolito was cast as a young Sylvester Stallone. [2] In October, Stephan James was cast as Carl Weathers, [3] while AnnaSophia Robb and Matt Dillon were cast as Stallone's first wife Sasha Czack and Sylvester's father Frank Stallone Sr.. [4] [5] P. J. Byrne, Toby Kebbell, Tracy Letts, Jay Duplass, Kiki Seto, Robert Morgan, Saul Stein, and Trevor St. John would round out the cast later in the month. [6] [7]
Stallone later confirmed that he wasn't contacted by anyone regarding the film and that he only learned about its existence after reading about it, although he was still open to participating in the film's production as a consultant since he currently had no involvement with it. [8] [9]
Principal photography began on October 15, 2025, in New York City, Philadelphia, and Los Angeles, with Sean Porter serving as the cinematographer. [10] [11] [12]
I Play Rocky is scheduled to be theatrically released by Amazon MGM Studios. [13]