EXCLUSIVE: On the heels of a knockout trailer for I Play Rocky, Anthony Ippolito has signed with CAA.
I Play Rocky chronicles the underdog backstory behind the ultimate underdog movie, Rocky. Ippolito plays the young Sylvester Stallone, who was so in need of cash that he sold his dog Butkus while holding out on his Rocky script until a backer relented to Stallone playing the lead role of Philly fighter Rocky Balboa. He persuaded Butkus’ new owner to sell the pooch back to him.
Rocky won Best Picture over this killer category of films: All The President’s Men, Network,
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