{
  "id": 16403654,
  "title": "‘I Play Rocky’ Star Anthony Ippolito on Becoming Sylvester Stallone and Acting Opposite a Dog: ‘He Wasn’t a Huge Fan of Me’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/25/i-play-rocky-star-anthony-ippolito-on-becoming-sylvester-stallone-and",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-25T01:10:16.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Variety",
    "slug": "variety",
    "url": "https://variety.com/2026/film/columns/i-play-rocky-anthony-ippolito-sylvester-stallone-dog-1236930482/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Anthony Ippolito had to do more than nail Sylvester Stallone’s signature voice to play him in “I Play Rocky.” He also had to transform his skinny physique to one with bulging muscles. “It had its moments for sure. I was being tested,” Ippolito told me Saturday at the AFI Fest “I Play Rocky” screening in […]",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}