Stallone biopic I Play Rocky delights at world premiere
The biopic 'I Play Rocky', directed by Peter Farrelly, premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival to a standing ovation. The film chronicles Sylvester Stallone's personal and professional struggles while attempting to bring his iconic 'Rocky' screenplay to the screen.
Why it matters
The film offers insight into the history of one of cinema's most successful franchises and the perseverance required to succeed in Hollywood.
I Play Rocky , a new film that traces the path of a then-unknown Sylvester Stallone fighting to create the movie that would make him a star, premiered on Saturday at the Toronto International Film Festival, where it garnered a standing ovation.
Directed by Peter Farrelly, who won an Oscar for the 2018 film Green Book , the film recounts Stallone's initial struggles as he tried to break into Hollywood.
His big break came when he wrote a screenplay about a boxer who, against all odds, gets his moment in the ring and seizes the opportunity - a story that reflected his own reality.
Poor to the point that he had to sell his dog because he could not afford to feed it, Stallone turned down studio offers for the script over one condition: he would only sell the script if he could star in the film.
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