play rocky, Which follows the making of Sylvester Stallone’s iconic film, the heavyweight arrived in Las Vegas on Wednesday during Amazon MGM Studio’s CinemaCon screening.
Anthony Ippolito plays the young Stallone in the drama that tells the true story of the Hollywood industry rocky – The story of an unknown actor who bets on himself to become Rocky Balboa. Directed by Peter Farrelly, the film is scheduled to open in theaters nationwide on November 20 after a limited release on November 13; It’s time to rocky50th anniversary, as the original was released on November 21, 1976.
Farrelly appeared on stage with Ippolito and several young cast members who, the director promised, “will blow your mind.” They then cut to some first-look footage, which sees Ippolito taking advantage of Stallone’s iconic raspy voice and explaining that he’s now using the name Mike because kids are making fun of his name.
“You don’t have the looks of a movie star, you talk like you have stones in your mouth,” he’s told as he tries to become an actor, until his girlfriend, played by AnnaSophia Robb, encourages him to keep his name and write his own screenplay, taking the best part for himself. And so he writes rockythen seeks to convince studio executives to play the titular role.
He eventually got the job, putting in hours of training but still questioning his path. Finally, with the iconography rocky In the background, the character wonders, “This movie is about believing in yourself, and it’s about going above and beyond. I put my heart and soul on the page; if I’m not willing to live up to what I’ve written, then what’s the point? Do you believe in me or not?”
Rob, Matt Dillon, PJ Byrne, Toby Kebbell, Tracy Letts, Jay Duplass, Stephan James, Kiki Seto, Robert Morgan, Sol Styne, Trevor St. John, Eric Palladino and Rob Demery also appear in the film, while Ippolito enters familiar territory of putting on the young version of the Hollywood legend – having previously played Al Pacino in the Paramount limited series. the offer.
rockydistributed by United Artists and later MGM, is one of the most popular and financially successful sports film franchises of all time, having grossed over $1.7 billion worldwide, including the recent film. Doctrine Spin-offs. Stallone created and starred in the films, with the story of his struggle to act in the 1976 film, which won the Academy Award for Best Picture, now part of Hollywood history.
