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Peter Farrelly Directing ‘I Play Rocky,’ Inside Story of Sylvester Stallone’s Star-Making Performance


Peter Farrelly, the Oscar-winning 'Green Book' filmmaker, will direct behind-the-scenes drama 'I Am Rocky' about Sylvester Stallone's early years

“Green Book” director Peter Farrelly will take audiences behind-the-scenes on the unlikely and tumultuous production of “Rocky,” the boxing drama that catapulted Sylvester Stallone into stardom. In addition to “Green Book,” Farrelly’s credits include “There’s Something About Mary,” “Dumb and Dumber” and “The Greatest Beer Run Ever.” “The story of ‘I Play Rocky’ is as unique as Sylvester Stallone himself, a seeming Everyman with an undeniable gift who needs to share it with the world and refuses to take “no” for an answer.

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