'I Play Rocky' revives the gamble that made Sylvester Stallone a superstar
They offered him outrageous amounts of money for the script, but Stallone wouldn't budge. Eventually, the producers gave in and cast Stallone in the role that changed his life.Experts told Fox News Digital this move from Stallone was highly unheard of at the time. "However, the risk was whether the producers would simply walk away, leaving him with neither a sale nor a film.
- ▪They offered him outrageous amounts of money for the script, but Stallone wouldn't budge.
- ▪Eventually, the producers gave in and cast Stallone in the role that changed his life.Experts told Fox News Digital this move from Stallone was highly unheard of at the time.
- ▪"However, the risk was whether the producers would simply walk away, leaving him with neither a sale nor a film.
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Exclusive Interviews 'I Play Rocky' revives the gamble that made Sylvester Stallone a superstar Peter Farrelly's biopic 'I Play Rocky' dramatizes how an unknown actor bet everything on himself and changed cinema By Janelle Ash Fox News Published July 25, 2026 11:00am EDT Facebook Twitter Threads Flipboard Comments Print Email Add Fox News on Google close Video Dolph Lundgren's relationship with Sylvester Stallone 'slowly developed to friendship' while filming 'Rocky IV' The actor explained that his relationship with Stallone started off as professional since Stallone was his boss, but they developed a friendship.
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