Anthony ippolito, who played Al Pacino in the Limited series of Paramount The Offer, will put on Stallone’s skin in “I Play Rocky”.
Anthony ippolitowho played To the Pacino In the limited series of Paramount The Offernow he faces another famous ital-American actor.
IPpolito got the leading role in I Play Rockythe story of the creation of the Rocky Boxing Classic produced by Amazon MGM.
Peter Farrellythe comedy director who won an Oscar for The Green Bookis directing the feature film that Amazon MGM intends to release in theaters.
What is I Play Rocky
Ippolito will play the young Sylvester Stallone in this drama, the real history of Hollywood about an unknown actor with the firm conviction that he was not only destined to write Rocky, but to be Rocky Balboa. Given the negative constant, Stallone bets everything, remaining firm in his goal of starring in all prognosis. The result is the definitive story of a loser, after the final film of a loser.
In a faithful reflection of that spirit, it is said that Ippolito sought Stallone’s role with the same tireless enthusiasm. Upon learning about the project, he recorded on his own a spontaneous hearing and sent it directly to the producers. That bold decision finally allowed him to get the role, reflecting the tenacity that the film celebrates.
Toby Emmerich, former president of Warner Bros. Pictures Group, and Christian Baha will be the producers. Peter Gamble He wrote the script.
Rocky’s films, distributed by United Artists and later by MGM, are one of the most emblematic and successful sports film franchises of all time, with a global collection of more than 1700 million dollars, including the films derived from CREED. Stallone created and starred in the filmsand the story of his struggle to act in the 1976 film, which won the Oscar for the best film, is already part of the Hollywood story.
IPpolito played the Oscar Pacino winning actor in the Paramount+ Limited series The Offerwhich told the story about the realization of another cinema classic of the 70s, the godfather.
Netflix romantic drama also co -starred Purple Heartsinterpreted a younger version of the character of Adam Sander in Pixels and appeared in Not Fade Away by David Chase.
Source: Ambito
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