{
  "id": 7053752,
  "title": "‘I Play Rocky’ Review: Anthony Ippolito Channels Sylvester Stallone in Peter Farrelly’s Cleverly Crafted Crowd-Pleaser About the Making of ‘Rocky’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/13/i-play-rocky-review-anthony-ippolito-channels-sylvester-stallone-in",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-13T03:25:45.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Variety",
    "slug": "variety",
    "url": "https://variety.com/2026/film/reviews/i-play-rocky-review-anthony-ippolito-peter-farrelly-1236859563/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Peter Farrelly's film \"I Play Rocky\" tells the story of the making of \"Rocky\" and stars Anthony Ippolito as Sylvester Stallone. According to Variety, the film may require a special kind of performance from Ippolito, as it is about the creation of the iconic movie.\n\nTheWrap describes the film as a \"misfire\" that fails to capture the emotional depth of the real \"Rocky\" story. Despite having a dedicated crew and some playful jokes about filmmaking, the film feels empty and conventional, never finding its \"emotional why\".\n\nThe Hollywood Reporter mentions an interview with Ippolito at TIFF, where he discussed studying Stallone for over a year to prepare for the role.",
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  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "TheWrap",
        "title": "‘I Play Rocky’ Star Anthony Ippolito Filmed His Own Audition Before He Even Had the Script",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/13/i-play-rocky-star-anthony-ippolito-filmed-his-own-audition-before-he",
        "published": "2026-09-13T00:41:17.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Hollywood Reporter",
        "title": "Anthony Ippolito on Speaking to Sylvester Stallone Before Filming ‘I Play Rocky’: “Very Overwhelming and Daunting”",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/13/anthony-ippolito-on-speaking-to-sylvester-stallone-before-filming-i",
        "published": "2026-09-13T01:15:16.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}