Overview

• The film will chronicle Stallone’s push to write Rocky and insist on playing Rocky Balboa despite repeated rejections.
• Ippolito secured the part after submitting an unsolicited audition tape that impressed producers Toby Emmerich and Christian Baha, according to Amazon MGM.
• Peter Farrelly directs from a script by Peter Gamble, with Amazon MGM producing and targeting a theatrical release.
• The project remains in development with no release date announced and no additional casting confirmed.
• Reporting indicates Sylvester Stallone is not involved with the production.