I Play Rocky Premieres at Toronto Film Festival to Critical Acclaim
Peter Farrelly’s biopic about the making of Rocky, starring Anthony Ippolito as Sylvester Stallone, has premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival.
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First reported by Variety, 5 min ahead of the next publisher · who breaks stories first
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The story so far
4 publishers have covered this in 7 articles since 13 Sept 2026. Variety published first, on 13 September at 01:10 UTC; The Hollywood Reporter followed 5 min later. The most recent article, from The Hollywood Reporter, appeared on 13 September at 18:58 UTC.
Outlets reporting it: Variety (major outlet), The Hollywood Reporter (major outlet), Deadline, IndieWire.
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How it unfolded
Every source in the order it published.
- Variety‘I Play Rocky’ Premieres at TIFF: A Movie About a Best Picture Winner That’s a Best Picture Contender?
- The Hollywood ReporterAnthony Ippolito on Speaking to Sylvester Stallone Before Filming ‘I Play Rocky’: “Very Overwhelming and Daunting”
- Variety‘I Play Rocky’ Review: Anthony Ippolito Channels Sylvester Stallone in Peter Farrelly’s Cleverly Crafted Crowd-Pleaser About the Making of ‘Rocky’
- Deadline‘I Play Rocky’ Review: Peter Farrelly’s Sensational Biopic Of The Making Of Stallone’s Classic Is Just As Inspiring As The Original Movie Itself – Toronto Film Festival
- The Hollywood ReporterToronto Awards Analysis: ‘I Play Rocky’ Channels Namesake, Could Follow in Its Oscar Footsteps
- IndieWire‘I Play Rocky’ Review: Sylvester Stallone’s Wild Hollywood Underdog Story Gets a Punchy Crowdpleaser
- The Hollywood Reporter‘I Play Rocky’ Review: Anthony Ippolito Is an Endearing Pre-Stardom Sylvester Stallone in Peter Farrelly’s Dutifully Crowd-Pleasing Making-Of Drama
Sources
Every article we clustered into this story. Headlines link to the publisher.
- ‘I Play Rocky’ Review: Anthony Ippolito Is an Endearing Pre-Stardom Sylvester Stallone in Peter Farrelly’s Dutifully Crowd-Pleasing Making-Of Drama The Hollywood Reporter ·
- Toronto Awards Analysis: ‘I Play Rocky’ Channels Namesake, Could Follow in Its Oscar Footsteps The Hollywood Reporter ·
- ‘I Play Rocky’ Review: Anthony Ippolito Channels Sylvester Stallone in Peter Farrelly’s Cleverly Crafted Crowd-Pleaser About the Making of ‘Rocky’ Variety ·
- Anthony Ippolito on Speaking to Sylvester Stallone Before Filming ‘I Play Rocky’: “Very Overwhelming and Daunting” The Hollywood Reporter ·
- ‘I Play Rocky’ Premieres at TIFF: A Movie About a Best Picture Winner That’s a Best Picture Contender? Variety ·
- ‘I Play Rocky’ Review: Sylvester Stallone’s Wild Hollywood Underdog Story Gets a Punchy Crowdpleaser IndieWire
- ‘I Play Rocky’ Review: Peter Farrelly’s Sensational Biopic Of The Making Of Stallone’s Classic Is Just As Inspiring As The Original Movie Itself – Toronto Film Festival Deadline
In this story
- Anthony Ippolito
- Sylvester Stallone
- Peter Farrelly
- Toronto International Film Festival