Amazon MGM Studios has debuted the first trailer for I Play Rocky, the biographical drama from director Peter Farrelly (Green Book).
Anthony Ippolito (The Offer) stars as a young Sylvester Stallone, and follows the aspiring actor’s journey as he fights for the chance to play what he believes is a role of a lifetime, written in his own script – that of the ultimate underdog, Rocky Balboa.
The cast also includes Matt Dillon as Frank Stallone Sr.,, AnnaSophia Robb as Sasha Czack, P.J. Byrne as Irwin Winkler, Toby Kebbell as Robert Chartoff, Tracy Letts as Sandy Maddox, Jay Duplass as John G. Avildsen, Stephan James as Carl Weathers, Robert Morgan as Burgess Meredith, and Kiki Seto as Talia Shire. Check out the trailer and poster below…
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.
I Play Rocky is set for release on November 6th.
