{"id":1983539,"date":"2025-08-27T22:48:12","date_gmt":"2025-08-27T22:48:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=1983539"},"modified":"2025-08-27T22:48:12","modified_gmt":"2025-08-27T22:48:12","slug":"new-rocky-actor-found-for-biopic-on-sylvester-stallone-boxing-movie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/new-rocky-actor-found-for-biopic-on-sylvester-stallone-boxing-movie\/","title":{"rendered":"New Rocky Actor Found for Biopic on Sylvester Stallone Boxing Movie"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"relative mb-6 aisummary_shadowPulse__HDPrM\">\n<div class=\"box-content rounded-[14px] bg-gradient-to-b from-[#c938e3] to-[#4941fb] p-0.5\" style=\"max-height:5rem\">\n<div class=\"rounded-xl bg-[#fcfbfb] dark:bg-inkwell px-5\">\n<div class=\"relative flex justify-between py-5 text-base font-semibold\">\n<div class=\"flex items-center\"><button aria-label=\"Visually show the key takeways description\" class=\"group z-2\" data-ylk=\"elm:card;itc:1;sec:ai-summary;slk:key-takeaways;\"><span class=\"group relative text-left transition-all duration-1000 ease-in-out\"><svg class=\"absolute size-0\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><lineargradient id=\"svg-ai-icon-gradient\" x1=\"12.5\" x2=\"12.5\" y1=\"2.5\" y2=\"21.5\" gradientunits=\"userSpaceOnUse\"><stop stop-color=\"#3941FD\"\/><stop offset=\"1\" stop-color=\"#D136E0\"\/><\/lineargradient><\/svg><svg viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"mr-1\" fill=\"url(#svg-ai-icon-gradient)\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\"><path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M21.5 6.5a6.77 6.77 0 0 1-4-4 6.77 6.77 0 0 1-4 4 6.77 6.77 0 0 1 4 4 6.77 6.77 0 0 1 4-4M3.5 14A12.69 12.69 0 0 0 11 6.5a12.69 12.69 0 0 0 7.5 7.5 12.69 12.69 0 0 0-7.5 7.5A12.7 12.7 0 0 0 3.5 14m7.5 3.638A14.5 14.5 0 0 0 7.362 14 14.5 14.5 0 0 0 11 10.362 14.5 14.5 0 0 0 14.638 14 14.5 14.5 0 0 0 11 17.638\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\"\/><\/svg><span class=\"sr-only !absolute !w-[310px] max-w-[80vw] translate-y-full rounded-lg bg-white text-sm font-normal opacity-0 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity ease-in-out group-hover:not-sr-only group-hover:block group-hover:p-4 group-hover:opacity-100 group-hover:delay-300 group-focus-visible:not-sr-only group-focus-visible:block group-focus-visible:p-4 group-focus-visible:opacity-100 dark:border dark:border-charcoal dark:bg-inkwell dark:shadow-dark-elevation-3\" id=\"_R_1b5ijb8lb2mav5ubsddb_\" style=\"bottom:-2px\">Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. 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The movie will be directed by Peter Farrelly, and will chronicle Stallone\u2019s determination to write and star in Rocky, a movie that would kickstart one of the most famous franchises in movie history.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">THR\u2019s report notes that Ippolito\u2019s determination was similar to that of Stallone. According to the report, Ippolito made an unsolicited audition tape for the producers after hearing about the movie. This led to the producers giving him a chance, and Ippolito evidently did enough to secure his spot in the movie.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\">What do we know about the Rocky biopic?<\/h2>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Tomy Emmerich and Christian Baha are set to produce the movie, which comes from a screenplay by Peter Gamble. Farrelly is best known for directing the hit comedy films Dumb and Dumber, Shallow Hal, Me, Myself and Irene, and There\u2019s Something About Mary. He also directed the Oscar winning comedy-drama Green Book in 2018.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cA 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,\u201d the description of the movie reads. \u201cTurning down an offer of life-changing money, he instead works for pennies to get the movie made with himself in the starring role.\u00a0The movie becomes the biggest box office hit of 1976, notching 10 Oscar nominations and winning Best Picture.\u00a0The true story of the making of the iconic movie\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.comingsoon.net\/tag\/rocky\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Rocky;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Rocky<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">(Source: <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/movies\/movie-news\/rocky-anthony-ippolito-to-play-sylvester-stallone-1236354857\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:The Hollywood Reporter;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">The Hollywood Reporter<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.comingsoon.net\/movies\/news\/2020505-new-rocky-actor-found-for-biopic-on-sylvester-stallone-boxing-movie\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:New Rocky Actor Found for Biopic on Sylvester Stallone Boxing Movie;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">New Rocky Actor Found for Biopic on Sylvester Stallone Boxing Movie<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.comingsoon.net\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:ComingSoon.net - Movie Trailers, TV &amp; Streaming News, and More;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">ComingSoon.net &#8211; Movie Trailers, TV &amp; Streaming News, and More<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. This means the info may not always match what&#8217;s in the article. Reporting mistakes helps us improve the experience.Generate Key Takeaways Amazon MGM has officially found a star to play Sylvester Stallone in an upcoming biopic about the making of the legendary boxing classic Rocky. 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