Overview

• Peter Farrelly is directing the Amazon MGM feature, which is being readied for theaters.
• Producers selected Ippolito after he sent an unsolicited audition tape directly to the team.
• The film centers on Stallone’s refusal to sell his screenplay without playing Rocky Balboa himself.
• Toby Emmerich and Christian Baha are producing, with a script by Peter Gamble.
• Ippolito’s credits include portraying Al Pacino in The Offer and roles in Purple Hearts, with further casting and production timing yet to be detailed.