Amazon MGM Debuts 'I Play Rocky' Trailer at CinemaCon
The first look spotlights Stallone's fight to play Rocky, the choice that sparked a decades-long franchise.
Overview
- Amazon MGM Studios unveiled the first look for I Play Rocky during its CinemaCon presentation to theater owners and press.
- Anthony Ippolito plays a young Sylvester Stallone, following his breakout as Al Pacino in the Paramount+ series The Offer.
- The film centers on Stallone insisting he would only sell his Rocky script if he could star as Rocky Balboa.
- Footage shows on-set hurdles and signature moments, including a hand injury from punching frozen meat and the run to the Philadelphia Museum of Art steps.
- Peter Farrelly directs with producers Toby Emmerich and Christian Baha, Peter Gamble wrote the script, and FilmNation is handling production services and international sales.