I PLAY ROCKY - INTERVIEWS WITH THE CAST AND DIRECTOR PETER FARRELLY

Gonna fly now! The epic underdog story of how Sylvester Stallone persevered and unltimately got his legendary film Rocky made is now depicted in a new film, I Play Rocky!

There are few cinematic origin stories as legendary as the one behind Rocky. Before it swept the Academy Awards and cemented Sylvester Stallone as an icon, the film was an uphill battle against impossible odds. Stallone wasn’t just a struggling unknown pitching a script; he was a fiercely determined artist refusing to sell his masterpiece unless he got to star in it himself. That raw, relentless grit is precisely what makes the new film, I Play Rocky, such a triumphant must-watch.

Directed by the master of heart and humor, Peter Farrelly, the film captures the sweat, tears, and sheer unyielding perseverance that brought the Italian Stallion to the big screen. Farrelly deftly balances the high-stakes Hollywood tension with deeply human character beats, exploring what it truly means to bet everything on a dream when the entire industry tells you no.

To dive deeper into how the cast and crew captured this lightning in a bottle, I spoke with director Peter Farrelly to discuss the delicate art of recreating cinematic history, alongside key members of the stellar ensemble cast—including Anthony Ippolito, AnnaSophia Robb, Stephan James, Kiki Seto, P.J. Byrne, Jay Duplass and Tracy Letts—who shared behind-the-scenes insights into bringing these real-life creative forces to vivid, emotional life.

From the hurdles of independent filmmaking in the 1970s to the timeless resonance of the underdog spirit, read on for our comprehensive interviews with the creative minds behind I Play Rocky.

I PLAY ROCKY IS NOW PLAYING IN LIMITED RELEASE AND WILL OPEN WIDE ON NOVEMBER 20TH.

My interviews with Peter Farelly, Anthony Ippolito, AnnaSophia Robb, Stephan James, Kiki Seto, P.J. Byrne, Jay Duplass and Tracy Letts— can all be watched in the PLAYLIST below: