Overview

• James joins Anthony Ippolito, who is set to portray a young Sylvester Stallone.
• Peter Farrelly directs from a script by Peter Gamble for a planned theatrical release.
• Toby Emmerich and Christian Baha will produce, with FilmNation handling production services and international sales.
• The project dramatizes the making of Rocky as Stallone fights to play Rocky Balboa.
• The Rocky and Creed films have earned about $1.7 billion worldwide, underscoring the franchise’s enduring draw.