Mumbai, Aug. 29 -- Anthony Ippolito, best known for playing a young Al Pacino in the Paramount+ series 'The Offer,' is now set to step into the shoes of another Hollywood icon.

The actor has been cast as Sylvester Stallone in "I Play Rocky," a film about the making of the legendary boxing drama "Rocky," according to The Hollywood Reporter.

The movie will be directed by Peter Farrelly, who won an Oscar for Green Book, and will be released in theatres by Amazon MGM.

'I Play Rocky' tells the true story of how Stallone, then an unknown actor, refused to sell his script for Rocky unless he was allowed to star in it. Despite constant rejections, Stallone held firm in his belief and ultimately made history when the 1976 film became a critical...