Anthony Ippolito Transforms Into Sylvester Stallone in 'I Play Rocky' Movie – New Photos Released!

Amazon MGM Studios We're getting a new look at Anthony Ippolito as Sylvester Stallone! The 27-year-old actor is portraying a younger version of the now-80-year-old action star in the upcoming movie, I Play Rocky, about the making of the 1976 megahit movie Rocky. What is I Play Rocky about? Here's the synopsis: The film is an electrifying true story about an unknown actor with an unshakable belief that he wasn't just meant to write Rocky-he was meant to be Rocky Balboa. Told "no" at every turn, Sylvester Stallone bets everything on himself, holding the line on playing the lead . . .