The guy who played Al Pacino on TV is now playing Sylvester Stallone in Green Book director's Rocky movie

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Peter Farrelly's movie about the making of Rocky has found its Sylvester Stallone in the same actor who previously played Al Pacino

Anthony Ippolito as Al Pacino in The Offer
(Image credit: Paramount)

Actor Anthony Ippolito made a name for himself portraying the legendary Al Pacino in Paramount's streaming series The Offer, and now he's taking on the role of another Hollywood great, as Ippolito has been cast as Sylvester Stallone in Green Book director Peter Farrelly's upcoming film about the making of Rocky (per THR).

The movie, aptly titled I Play Rocky, follows Stallone's struggles in getting his iconic 1976 film off the ground, including fighting to sell his script, and having to convince studio executives that he was also the right actor to play the lead role of Rocky Balboa.

George Marston
George Marston
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I've been Newsarama's resident Marvel Comics expert and general comic book historian since 2011, and now I'm the Entertainment Writer at GamesRadar+. I've also been the on-site reporter at most major comic conventions such as Comic-Con International: San Diego, New York Comic Con, and C2E2. Outside of comic journalism, I am the artist of many weird pictures, and the guitarist of many heavy riffs. (They/Them)

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