
I Play Rocky Faces Oscar Screenplay Category Battle as Academy Weighs Original vs Adapted
Peter Gamble's script about Stallone writing Rocky hits the final OSC deadline Thursday with no WGA classification to guide the Academy's Writers Branch.

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Sylvester Stallone's films and where to watch them on Videoess →Sylvester Gardenzio Stallone (born July 6, 1946) is an American actor and filmmaker. In a film career spanning more than fifty years, Stallone has received numerous accolades, including a Golden Globe Award and a Critics' Choice Award, as well as nominations for three Academy Awards and two BAFTA Awards.
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Peter Gamble's script about Stallone writing Rocky hits the final OSC deadline Thursday with no WGA classification to guide the Academy's Writers Branch.

Sylvester Stallone's biopic 'I Play Rocky' opened in seven theaters and grossed $344,000, sparking early talk of a November 20 national rollout. The film holds an 88% Rotten Tomatoes score and drew strong audience reactions.

The film opens in limited release today, expanding nationwide on November 20.

Stallone called Ippolito’s portrayal 'uncanny' and 'astounding,' saying he looked at the screen and thought he was seeing himself. He didn’t want the film to feel like a vanity project, so he stayed away from production. What’s on screen is original. And yet, he’s now predicting Oscar glory for Ippolito.

Sylvester Stallone has stopped pretending casting his daughter Scarlet Rose in Tulsa King Season 4 is anything but nepotism, telling critics that's exactly what parents are supposed to do.

Samuel L. Jackson returns as Russell Lee Washington Jr. in the new spinoff Frisco King, premiering December 18 on Paramount+. The series follows his rise in a deceptively quiet Texas town where crime thrives beneath the surface.

Sly called Dolly Parton 'one in eight billion' and the 'most amazing person ever.'

Tulsa King is headed toward a sixth season — if Sylvester Stallone has anything to say about it. The actor, who plays ex-mob boss Dwight Manfredi in Taylor Sheridan’s crime drama, told Collider that his dream ending for the Paramount+ series is six seasons. That would see him turn 81 when it wraps, a milestone he’s not shy about celebrating. 'That would make me, like, 81, and that’s amazing,'

Tulsa King is heading back to New York — and not just in the story. Season 5 is officially on, with production already underway in Manhattan, a shift from Georgia that’s as much about plot as it is budget.
Fathom Entertainment will re-release the 1976 original Rocky in November 2026, with a 4K restoration and a new trailer campaign. The move coincides with the release of I Play Rocky, a fictionalized take on the film’s making.

Amazon MGM’s I Play Rocky opens the 11th Coronado Island Film Festival, with a lineup that mixes biopics, indie dramas, and high-stakes genre fare. The real story? Who gets to own the myth.

The show’s resurgence says more about streaming than its plot. It’s not just returning — it’s becoming a benchmark.

Sylvester Stallone has revealed he's asked Amazon for permission to recut Rocky V, the franchise entry he's long considered its weakest link, following his 2021 rework of Rocky IV.
Paramount+ has released the Tulsa King season 4 trailer, showing Sylvester Stallone's Dwight Manfredi losing his businesses to corrupt politicians and new enemies before the October 16 premiere.

Sylvester Stallone has broken his silence on I Play Rocky, the Peter Farrelly biopic that premiered at TIFF, saying he was initially unsettled but won over once he saw Anthony Ippolito's performance.
Sylvester Stallone took to Instagram, proclaiming ‘Rhinestone’ his favorite movie after Rocky and pleading for its streaming debut, as the 1984 Dolly Parton‑Stallone musical remains unavailable in North America.

Peter Farrelly's I Play Rocky, chronicling how Sylvester Stallone forced Hollywood to let him star in his own script, premiered at TIFF to standing ovations and early Oscar talk for lead Anthony Ippolito.

Sylvester Stallone has announced that Bill Conti, who composed the Rocky score, will provide original music for the audiobook edition of his memoir The Steps, out September 29.

Peter Farrelly's I Play Rocky, starring Anthony Ippolito as a young Sylvester Stallone fighting to get his script made his way, premiered at TIFF to sharply divided reviews from Variety and TheWrap.