I Play Rocky

Drama

A struggling actor with a partially paralyzed face and a speech impediment writes a script that a big movie studio wants to buy, but he refuses to sell it unless he gets to play the lead. Turning down an offer of life-changing money, he instead works for pennies to get the movie made with himself in the starring role. The movie becomes the biggest box office hit of 1976, notching ten Oscar nominations and winning Best Picture. The true story of the making of the iconic movie Rocky.

Production Companies

Eden Rock Media

Baha Productions

Fireside Films

Cast

Anthony Ippolito

Anthony Ippolito

Sylvester Stallone
Stephan James

Stephan James

Carl Weathers
Matt Dillon

Matt Dillon

Frank Stallone Sr.
AnnaSophia Robb

AnnaSophia Robb

Sasha Czack
P.J. Byrne

P.J. Byrne

Irwin Winkler
Jay Duplass

Jay Duplass

John Avildsen
Kiki Seto

Kiki Seto

Talia Shire
Toby Kebbell

Toby Kebbell

Robert Chartoff
Tracy Letts

Tracy Letts

Sandy Maddox
Robert Morgan

Robert Morgan

Burgess Meredith
Trevor St. John

Trevor St. John

Grant Bader

Release date

13th Nov 2026

Status

In Production

Spoken languages

English