I PLAY ROCKY Red Carpet Premieres

I PLAY ROCKY

Academy Award®-winning director Peter Farrelly (GREEN BOOK, AFI FEST 2018) tells the electrifying true story of an unknown actor with an unshakable belief that he wasn’t just meant to write 1976’s ROCKY — he was meant to play Rocky Balboa. Told “no” at every turn, Sylvester Stallone (Anthony Ippolito) bets everything on himself, holding the line on playing the lead against seemingly impossible odds. Ippolito shines as the young Stallone, supported by a stellar cast that includes Tracy Letts, Stephan James, Matt Dillon, AnnaSophia Robb, P.J. Byrne, Toby Kebbell, Jay Duplass and Kiki Seto. I PLAY ROCKY reveals the ultimate underdog story behind the ultimate underdog movie.

Peter Farrelly is a two-time Academy Award® winner who has garnered notable and global commercial success and accolades by writing, directing and producing heartfelt and raucously funny film and television projects for three decades.

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Screenings

October 24, 2:00 p.m.

TCL Chinese

Details

Country: USA

Year: 2026

Director: Peter Farrelly

Screenwriter: Peter Gamble

Producers: Toby Emmerich, Christian Baha, Peter Farrelly, Paul Currie, Michele Weiss

Executive Producers: Andrew Muscato, J.B. Rogers, Joe Guest, Glen Basner, Laine Kline, Melissa Morkus, Roland Kickinger, Patrick Josten, Evan Bates, Gianni Benvenuto, Mario Biancacci, Mark Williams, Michael A. Toth, Kyle Fox, Walter Josten, Salva Vladimirov, Jared Underwood, Andrew Robinson

Director of Photography: Sean Porter

Editor: Sam Seig

Production Designer: Anthony Gasparro

Costume Designer: Amy Roth

Music: Dave Palmer

Cast/Featuring: Anthony Ippolito, AnnaSophia Robb, P.J. Byrne, Toby Kebbell, Tracy Letts, Jay Duplass, Matt Dillon, Stephan James, Kiki Seto

Running Time (minutes): 127

Language: English

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