Amazon MGM Studios‘ I Play Rocky will enter the ring just in time for the 50th anniversary of Sylvester Stallone‘s iconic boxing film. Directed by Peter Farrelly, the high-profile movie about the making of Rocky will open nationwide in theaters Nov. 20 following a limited release on Nov. 13. The original Rocky was released Nov. 21, 1976.
Anthony Ippolito stars as a young Sylvester Stallone in the drama, which tells the true Hollywood 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, 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. (Read THR‘s original review of the 1976 feature here.)
