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Stephan James paid tribute to Carl Weathers by donning a white suit on Saturday at the AFI Fest screening of his new movie, “I Play Rocky.” James plays the late actor in the Peter Farrelly film, which chronicles the making of Sylvester Stallone’s “Rocky” in 1976. ” “This is a three-piece custom King & Bay […]
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 […]
London Film Festival’s surprise film on Friday night was “I Play Rocky,” Peter Farrelly’s biographical drama about the beginnings of Sylvester Stallone’s beloved boxing franchise. Farrelly was on hand to introduce the movie and shouted out his star, newcomer Anthony Ippolito, who has already earned praise for his portrayal of Stallone. “I could do a […]
The first time you hear Anthony Ippolito’s voice in the trailer for “I Play Rocky,” you can’t help but gasp. The unmistakable Sylvester Stallone drawl is there, but something harder to convey than an impression is, too: the hunger of a young man Hollywood didn’t believe in yet. Ippolito knows that feeling better than most. […]
Rapper-actor and May 2025 Variety cover star A$AP Rocky has announced a four-year full-tuition scholarship for a student to attend the Roc Nation School of Music, Sports & Entertainment at Long Island University. The scholarship will provide a first-time freshman student the opportunity to pursue a four-year education at the Roc Nation School “while gaining […]
The actor recalls in his memoirs a violent childhood without the love of his parents and is blamed that his career after the success of 'Rocky' was not as he intended: "They hated me for reason: he was arrogant, angry and grudgingly."
Elon Musk's effort to move beyond auto sales largely relies on the success of his company's Cybercab, which launched in Austin a month ago.
Sylvester Stallone is sharing the story of how “Rocky” got made 50 years after its release in his new tell-all memoir, “Steps,” which hits shelves today. Part of the Oscar winner’s press tour brought him to New York 92nd Street Y for a 50-minute conversation with journalist Tracy Smith about his early career struggles, the […]
Sylvester Stallone is opening up about the less glamorous side of fame, revealing that he’s struggled with a tumultuous relationship with his body ever since he physically transformed to play the titular boxer in “Rocky.” In a recent interview with The New York Times, the famed actor delved into his “intimate” relationship with his body […]
Your legacy is more than a name. Can Rocky Balboa turn a young boxer into a true fighter?
The gender-bending role as Dr. Frank-N-Furter put Curry on the map in 1975. He then went on to play a number of villainous roles like Gomez Addams, Pennywise and Bill Sikes, but also Mozart and William Shakespeare.
