First Look at Young Sylvester Stallone in Amazon ‘Rocky’ Biopic Is a Knockout
Amazon MGM Studios has shared the first image of Anthony Ippolito portraying Sylvester Stallone in the upcoming film, *I Play Rocky*. Ippolito, who previously played a young Al Pacino in Paramount+’s *The Offer*, is taking on the most significant role of his career in this new biographical drama. According to *The Hollywood Reporter*, Ippolito proactively sent the filmmakers an audition tape, and his determination – and a noticeable similarity to Stallone’s own spirit when making *Rocky* – quickly impressed them. You can see the first look image below.