I Play Rocky , the movie that explores the making of Sylvester Stallone’s best-known film, has found its young Italian Stallion. The Amazon MGM movie, directed by Peter Farrelly of Dumb and Dumber, Stuck on You , and The Green Book fame, is set to dramatize the making of Rocky , which catapulted Stallone to stardom in 1976.

The movie will highlight Stallone’s drive as the creative force behind Rocky , as his determination to get the film made–and to star in it himself–is something of a Hollywood legend in itself. I Play Rocky will show Stallone being told “no” only to fight for what would eventually become his greatest triumph and win the actor a Best Picture Oscar.

Now, The Hollywood Reporter has revealed that Anthony Ippolito has been tapped to appear as young Sylvest

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