As Sylvester Stallone’s envious legacy continues to dominate the entertainment industry, the actor gets a biopic narrating his inspiring story of bringing his iconic boxing film Rocky to the big screen. With acclaimed filmmaker Peter Farrelly helming the potential project, Ryan Gosling makes the rounds for being the prime candidate for the role.
Ryan Gosling in a still from The Gray Man
With the new film currently titled I Play Rocky, being in its script writing and casting process, fans believe Ryan Gosling might be best suited for the role. Recalling how he was previously selected by Sylvester Stallone to be the next Rambo, fans justified their choice by explaining how Gosling has been an outspoken Rambo fan.
Peter Farrelly Prepares Sylvester Stallone’s Biopic About Rocky
Popularly known as the acclaimed director of Green Book, Peter Farrelly is currently making headlines for helming a potential biopic that tells...
Ryan Gosling in a still from The Gray Man
With the new film currently titled I Play Rocky, being in its script writing and casting process, fans believe Ryan Gosling might be best suited for the role. Recalling how he was previously selected by Sylvester Stallone to be the next Rambo, fans justified their choice by explaining how Gosling has been an outspoken Rambo fan.
Peter Farrelly Prepares Sylvester Stallone’s Biopic About Rocky
Popularly known as the acclaimed director of Green Book, Peter Farrelly is currently making headlines for helming a potential biopic that tells...
- 5/8/2024
- by Krittika Mukherjee
- FandomWire
Peter Farrelly has been set to take the helm on a movie inspired by Sylvester Stallone’s journey into making his Rocky franchise a reality.
Titled ‘I Play Rocky,’ the movie follows a struggling actor with a partially paralyzed face and a speech impediment who writes a script that a big movie studio wants to buy, but he refuses to sell it unless he gets to play the lead. Turning down an offer of life-changing money, he instead works for pennies to get the movie made with himself in the starring role. The movie becomes the biggest box office hit of 1976, garnering 10 Academy Award nominations and winning Best Picture.
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The upcoming film is being produced by a team consisting of Toby Emmerich, who previously held the position of the film chief at Warner Bros., Christian Baha,...
Titled ‘I Play Rocky,’ the movie follows a struggling actor with a partially paralyzed face and a speech impediment who writes a script that a big movie studio wants to buy, but he refuses to sell it unless he gets to play the lead. Turning down an offer of life-changing money, he instead works for pennies to get the movie made with himself in the starring role. The movie becomes the biggest box office hit of 1976, garnering 10 Academy Award nominations and winning Best Picture.
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The upcoming film is being produced by a team consisting of Toby Emmerich, who previously held the position of the film chief at Warner Bros., Christian Baha,...
- 5/8/2024
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Peter Farrelly is to direct a film about the making of 'Rocky'.The 67-year-old filmmaker is to helm the movie 'I Play Rocky', which tells the story of how Sylvester Stallone bet on himself to play the career-defining role in the 1976 sports film.A logline for the project reads: "A struggling actor with a partially paralysed face and a speech impediment writes a script that a big movie studio wants to buy, but he refuses to sell it unless he gets to play the lead. "Turning down an offer of life-changing money, he instead works for pennies to get the movie made with himself in the starring role."The movie becomes the biggest box office hit of 1976, notching 10 Oscar nominations and winning Best Picture. The true story of the making of the iconic movie 'Rocky'."'Green Book' director Farrelly is producing the flick alongside former Warner Bros.
- 5/8/2024
- by Joe Graber
- Bang Showbiz
"Rocky" is one of the most beloved sports movies of all time. One could probably even stretch beyond to say that it's plainly and simply one of the most beloved American movies ever made. Now, the movie is getting the "making of" treatment in a new film titled "I Play Rocky." The project has lined up a slightly unexpected director in the form of Peter Farrelly, known best for his work on screwball comedies such as "There's Something About Mary" and "Dumb & Dumber."
According to Variety, Farrelly is set to direct. What's more, casting is already underway for the lead role. Sylvester Stallone, who played Rocky Balboa in the original and its many sequels, is not specifically named as the inspiration for this lead role. However, it's crystal clear this movie is about the actor and his journey to get the cinematic classic made. The logline for the film...
According to Variety, Farrelly is set to direct. What's more, casting is already underway for the lead role. Sylvester Stallone, who played Rocky Balboa in the original and its many sequels, is not specifically named as the inspiration for this lead role. However, it's crystal clear this movie is about the actor and his journey to get the cinematic classic made. The logline for the film...
- 5/7/2024
- by Ryan Scott
- Slash Film
Back in 2021, we got a sitcom titled Young Rock, based on the life of Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson. Running for three seasons, the show told the story of Johnson’s life from his childhood to his early days as a WWE wrestler in a fictionalized version. The current day Rock is running for the President of the United States of America in the 2030s and reminisces about his past life with every episode.
Sylvester Stallone wrote and played the lead in 1976’s Rocky
Now, in 2024, we have another star who will be getting a movie made on his life, and it is none other than Sylvester Stallone. From the time before he came to his Rocky fame and the early days of his life, the upcoming movie will showcase the struggle before Stallone became a worldwide sensation. Director Peter Farrelly is attached to the project as of now, which will...
Sylvester Stallone wrote and played the lead in 1976’s Rocky
Now, in 2024, we have another star who will be getting a movie made on his life, and it is none other than Sylvester Stallone. From the time before he came to his Rocky fame and the early days of his life, the upcoming movie will showcase the struggle before Stallone became a worldwide sensation. Director Peter Farrelly is attached to the project as of now, which will...
- 5/7/2024
- by Swagata Das
- FandomWire
Peter Farrelly is ready to eat lightning and crap thunder for a unique project focusing on Sylvester Stallone‘s beloved Rocky franchise. I Play Rocky finds Farrelly directing a film about Stallone’s journey to play the Italian Stallion on the silver screen. Toby Emmerich is producing, with Peter Gamble penning the script.
Here’s the official blurb for I Play Rocky:
A struggling actor with a partially paralyzed face and a speech impediment writes a script that a big movie studio wants to buy, but he refuses to sell it unless he gets to play the lead. Turning down an offer of life-changing money, he instead works for pennies to get the movie made with himself in the starring role. The movie becomes the biggest box office hit of 1976, notching ten Oscar nominations and winning Best Picture. The true story of the making of the iconic movie Rocky.
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Here’s the official blurb for I Play Rocky:
A struggling actor with a partially paralyzed face and a speech impediment writes a script that a big movie studio wants to buy, but he refuses to sell it unless he gets to play the lead. Turning down an offer of life-changing money, he instead works for pennies to get the movie made with himself in the starring role. The movie becomes the biggest box office hit of 1976, notching ten Oscar nominations and winning Best Picture. The true story of the making of the iconic movie Rocky.
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- 5/7/2024
- by Steve Seigh
- JoBlo.com
Oscar winner Peter Farrelly will direct and former Warner Bros Motion Picture Boss Toby Emmerich will produce I Play Rocky, a film about how Sylvester Stallone bet on himself to play the star-making title role in Rocky. CAA Media Finance and FilmNation are selling at Cannes.
Emmerich and Farrelly are producing with Christian Baha, and Peter Gamble is writing the script.
Here’s the pic’s blurb: A struggling actor with a partially paralyzed face and a speech impediment writes a script that a big movie studio wants to buy, but he refuses to sell it unless he gets to play the lead. Turning down an offer of life-changing money, he instead works for pennies to get the movie made with himself in the starring role. The movie becomes the biggest box office hit of 1976, notching 10 Oscar nominations and winning Best Picture. The true story of the making of the iconic movie Rocky.
Emmerich and Farrelly are producing with Christian Baha, and Peter Gamble is writing the script.
Here’s the pic’s blurb: A struggling actor with a partially paralyzed face and a speech impediment writes a script that a big movie studio wants to buy, but he refuses to sell it unless he gets to play the lead. Turning down an offer of life-changing money, he instead works for pennies to get the movie made with himself in the starring role. The movie becomes the biggest box office hit of 1976, notching 10 Oscar nominations and winning Best Picture. The true story of the making of the iconic movie Rocky.
- 5/7/2024
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
“Green Book” director Peter Farrelly will take audiences behind-the-scenes on the unlikely and tumultuous production of “Rocky,” the boxing drama that catapulted Sylvester Stallone into stardom.
“I Play Rocky,” the upcoming film, will follow Stallone long before his action hero days. Here, he’s a struggling actor whose partially paralyzed face and a speech impediment hasn’t left him in demand by Hollywood. But betting on his talent, Stallone writes a hot script that a big movie studio wants to buy. However, he refuses to sell it unless he gets to play the lead. Turning down an offer of life-changing money, he instead works for a pittance in order to get the movie made with himself as the title character. The result is the biggest box office hit of 1976, as well as an Academy Award juggernaut that went on to win best picture.
Farrelly will produce the film with Toby Emmerich,...
“I Play Rocky,” the upcoming film, will follow Stallone long before his action hero days. Here, he’s a struggling actor whose partially paralyzed face and a speech impediment hasn’t left him in demand by Hollywood. But betting on his talent, Stallone writes a hot script that a big movie studio wants to buy. However, he refuses to sell it unless he gets to play the lead. Turning down an offer of life-changing money, he instead works for a pittance in order to get the movie made with himself as the title character. The result is the biggest box office hit of 1976, as well as an Academy Award juggernaut that went on to win best picture.
Farrelly will produce the film with Toby Emmerich,...
- 5/7/2024
- by Brent Lang
- Variety Film + TV
Now here’s a real underdog story. Peter Farrelly (“Green Book”) is set to direct a film inspired by the story of how Sylvester Stallone came to make his seminal 1976 boxing film “Rocky.”
The film is titled “I Play Rocky,” and per its official logline, which never names Stallone directly, the film “follows a struggling actor with a partially paralyzed face and a speech impediment who writes a script that a big movie studio wants to buy, but he refuses to sell it unless he gets to play the lead.”
The logline continues: “Turning down an offer of life-changing money, he instead works for pennies to get the movie made with himself in the starring role.” The movie becomes the biggest box office hit of 1976, garnering 10 Academy Award nominations and winning Best Picture.
That movie of course is “Rocky.” “Casting is underway” for who would be tapped to play Stallone...
The film is titled “I Play Rocky,” and per its official logline, which never names Stallone directly, the film “follows a struggling actor with a partially paralyzed face and a speech impediment who writes a script that a big movie studio wants to buy, but he refuses to sell it unless he gets to play the lead.”
The logline continues: “Turning down an offer of life-changing money, he instead works for pennies to get the movie made with himself in the starring role.” The movie becomes the biggest box office hit of 1976, garnering 10 Academy Award nominations and winning Best Picture.
That movie of course is “Rocky.” “Casting is underway” for who would be tapped to play Stallone...
- 5/7/2024
- by Brian Welk
- Indiewire
Kevin Carraway's thriller Seven Below - starring Val Kilmer, Ving Rhames and Luke Goss - has been acquired by Arc Entertainment for DVD release.
The distributor has locked down an April 17 debut; no disc specifics, such as bonus content, has been revealed at the time of this writing. Below, you'll find an updated synopsis and, after the jump, a trailer that we've been kicking around here on Shock since its premiere at the American Film Market.
In the midst of a hurricane in 1910, a 10 year-old boy named Sean brutally murdered his mother, father, aunt and two little sisters. Now, Adam (Matt Barr) his brother Isaac (Luke Goss) along with four strangers, McCormick (Val Kilmer) and his wife Brooklyn (Bonnie Somerville), a young Doctor (Christian Baha) and a local girl (Rebecca Da Costa) find themselves trapped in the same home where the murders occurred one hundred years later, after a...
The distributor has locked down an April 17 debut; no disc specifics, such as bonus content, has been revealed at the time of this writing. Below, you'll find an updated synopsis and, after the jump, a trailer that we've been kicking around here on Shock since its premiere at the American Film Market.
In the midst of a hurricane in 1910, a 10 year-old boy named Sean brutally murdered his mother, father, aunt and two little sisters. Now, Adam (Matt Barr) his brother Isaac (Luke Goss) along with four strangers, McCormick (Val Kilmer) and his wife Brooklyn (Bonnie Somerville), a young Doctor (Christian Baha) and a local girl (Rebecca Da Costa) find themselves trapped in the same home where the murders occurred one hundred years later, after a...
- 1/17/2012
- by ryanrotten@shocktillyoudrop.com (Ryan Turek)
- shocktillyoudrop.com
Val Kilmer and Luke Goss are amongst a group of strangers that seek refuge from a storm in a home owned by Ving Rhames, only to find themselves trapped in a supernatural time warp of terror. Get ready to go Seven Below when this supernatural chiller arrives on DVD in April.
Arc Entertainment is set to release Seven Below from director and co-writer (along with Lawrence Sara) Kevin Carraway on DVD April 17th.
Synopsis:
A supernatural thriller in the vein of The Ring meets The Grudge with explosive terror and spine-chilling suspense and action about a group of strangers who must ride out a storm while stranded in a foreboding house where they encounter an evil presence.
In the midst of a hurricane in 1910, a 10-year-old boy named Sean brutally murdered his mother, father, aunt, and two little sisters. Now Adam (Matt Barr) and his brother, Isaac (Luke Goss), along with four strangers,...
Arc Entertainment is set to release Seven Below from director and co-writer (along with Lawrence Sara) Kevin Carraway on DVD April 17th.
Synopsis:
A supernatural thriller in the vein of The Ring meets The Grudge with explosive terror and spine-chilling suspense and action about a group of strangers who must ride out a storm while stranded in a foreboding house where they encounter an evil presence.
In the midst of a hurricane in 1910, a 10-year-old boy named Sean brutally murdered his mother, father, aunt, and two little sisters. Now Adam (Matt Barr) and his brother, Isaac (Luke Goss), along with four strangers,...
- 1/17/2012
- by Foywonder
- DreadCentral.com
Seven Below is the latest horror thriller from Kevin Carraway (The Fear Chamber). This is a ghost story starring Val Kilmer, Ving Rhames and Luke Goss. A group of travellers find themselves tormented by spirits in an isolated cabin. And a storm outside means that there is no way to escape. The first poster for Seven Below solidifies this haunting, trapped feeling.
Seven Below will be shown at the American Film Market, which is the largest gathering of independent films during the year (in North America). The festival begins November 2nd this year, with Seven Below showing November 5th. Hopefully, this title will find distribution at its World Premiere as horror fans could likely use a few more chills in their lives.
Director: Kevin Carraway.
Writers: Kevin Carraway and Lawrence Sara.
Cast: Val Kilmer , Ving Rhames, Luke Goss, Bonnie Somerville, Matt Barr, Christian Baha, Rebecca Da Costa, Kaleigh Howland,Silvio Wolf Busch,...
Seven Below will be shown at the American Film Market, which is the largest gathering of independent films during the year (in North America). The festival begins November 2nd this year, with Seven Below showing November 5th. Hopefully, this title will find distribution at its World Premiere as horror fans could likely use a few more chills in their lives.
Director: Kevin Carraway.
Writers: Kevin Carraway and Lawrence Sara.
Cast: Val Kilmer , Ving Rhames, Luke Goss, Bonnie Somerville, Matt Barr, Christian Baha, Rebecca Da Costa, Kaleigh Howland,Silvio Wolf Busch,...
- 10/20/2011
- by noreply@blogger.com (Michael Allen)
- 28 Days Later Analysis
Appearances from the very financiers who caused the crisis threaten to make a mockery of the director's satirical intent
Curiously for a film that has the recent financial crisis and the spiritual stress fractures of western civilisation on its plate, Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps also finds time for so many cheesy cameos it's in danger of being mistaken for the latest Austin Powers, or a Scary Movie for Ft subscribers.
Most conspicuous is Charlie Sheen, woodenly reminiscing over cocktails at a charity bash with his mentor from the first film, Michael Douglas's Gordon Gekko. Graydon Carter, editor of Vanity Fair, gives Gekko the evil eye in Upper West Side Chinese eaterie Shun Lee, while elsewhere Omniscient of Omaha, aka investor Warren Buffett, wags his finger at the world in a talking-head slot on TV.
As Oliver Stone's take on 2008's meltdown unfold, the media, naturally, are swift to join the fun,...
Curiously for a film that has the recent financial crisis and the spiritual stress fractures of western civilisation on its plate, Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps also finds time for so many cheesy cameos it's in danger of being mistaken for the latest Austin Powers, or a Scary Movie for Ft subscribers.
Most conspicuous is Charlie Sheen, woodenly reminiscing over cocktails at a charity bash with his mentor from the first film, Michael Douglas's Gordon Gekko. Graydon Carter, editor of Vanity Fair, gives Gekko the evil eye in Upper West Side Chinese eaterie Shun Lee, while elsewhere Omniscient of Omaha, aka investor Warren Buffett, wags his finger at the world in a talking-head slot on TV.
As Oliver Stone's take on 2008's meltdown unfold, the media, naturally, are swift to join the fun,...
- 9/30/2010
- by Phil Hoad
- The Guardian - Film News
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