Anthony Ippolito on Speaking to Sylvester Stallone Before Filming ‘I Play Rocky’: “Very Overwhelming and Daunting”
"It was a lot to take in because I'd spent over a year, by that point, studying him,” the actor said at THR‘s Studio at 1 Hotel during TIFF, presented by sponsor Canada Goose.
Anthony Ippolito, who plays a young Sylvester Stallone in the biopic "I Play Rocky," recounted his experience of speaking to the actor before filming. Ippolito described the encounter as "very overwhelming and daunting."
Ippolito had spent over a year studying Stallone before meeting him. He initially learned about the project through a news article and decided to audition without a script, capturing the physicality of the character by hanging a heavy bag in his grandma's basement.
The film, directed by Peter Farrelly, details the making of "Rocky," which won Best Picture at the 1977 Academy Awards. Ippolito landed the role after sending in an audition tape and additional scenes he shot on his own.
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