I Play Rocky Trailer Reveals the Story Behind a Hollywood Legend

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The first official trailer for I Play Rocky takes audiences behind the scenes of one of Hollywood's greatest underdog stories. Anthony Ippolito stars as a young Sylvester Stallone, following his relentless fight to bring Rocky to the big screen while refusing to give up the lead role he believed was his destiny. The trailer offers a look at the people, setbacks, and defining moments that shaped one of cinema's most iconic films without revealing how the journey unfolds.   Directed by Academy Award winner Peter Farrelly and written by Peter Gamble, I Play Rocky stars Anthony Ippolito alongside AnnaSophia Robb as Sasha Czack, Stephan James as Carl Weathers, Toby Kebbell, P.J. Byrne, Jay Duplass, Robert Morgan, Tracy Letts, and Matt Dillon. The biographical drama explores the making of the 1976 classic Rocky, which went on to win the Academy Award for Best Picture and launch one of the most successful sports franchises in film history. I Play Rocky arrives from Amazon MGM Studios exclusively in theaters on November 20, 2026.

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00:01Name?

00:02I'm Mike.

00:04Acting's what I live and breathe for.

00:07And I gotta have faith in myself.

00:10You need to show everyone who you are.

00:12I like this girl, Sylvester.

00:15Sylvester?

00:16That's right, his real name.

00:18It's got a nice ring to it, Sylvester Stallone.

00:21It's like Peter Parker.

00:26Are you delusional?

00:28You don't got the looks to be a movie star.

00:31Not to mention, you talk like you got rocks in your mouth.

00:36Yeah, I know I don't look like Einstein, but I got a brain.

00:40The only way we get to show people is I'm gonna have to write a script for myself.

00:43Yeah, so do that.

00:45Write a script.

00:48And give yourself the best part.

00:54There's something big here.

00:56You wrote this in three and a half days.

00:59This is freaking good.

01:00Touch someone like Chuck Bronson or we could do Eastwood.

01:03Guys, I play Rocky.

01:05I have no idea what that means.

01:08So the writer wants to be in it.

01:10As the lead.

01:11No, absolutely not.

01:13Throw some money at him.

01:1525k.

01:16No.

01:16Raise the offer.

01:17Try 75.

01:18You're parking cars for Christ's sake.

01:20Sylvester.

01:21No.

01:22175.

01:23Go to 200.

01:24No.

01:25I'm not giving this up.

01:26Not for a million bucks.

01:28Not for 10.

01:32Hey.

01:34All right, now if you do this.

01:36It comes with some strengths.

01:37If you ever fall one day behind schedule.

01:40The meat's frozen solid.

01:42They're gonna kick you to the curb.

01:43You broke your hand.

01:44And they can replace you with a real actor.

01:47How do I even know what I'm doing to any good?

01:49Just do the best acting of your life and everything will be fine.

01:58How far behind schedule are they?

02:00They're not.

02:05This movie is about having to believe in yourself.

02:08It's about going the distance.

02:12I put my heart and soul on the page.

02:15If I'm not willing to live up to what I wrote.

02:18Then what's the point?

02:21So do you believe in me?

02:25Or not?

02:32I thought you said you could box.

02:34I lied.

02:35Let go of the head!

02:37I'm an actor, goddammit.

02:39You always lie.

02:40Yeah.

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