Daniel, Shahbaz, and Anthony review Peter Farrelly's I PLAY ROCKY starring Anthony Ippolito as Sylvester Stallone, Tracy Letts, Stephan James, and Matt Dillon at the 51st annual Toronto International Film Festival. The film is the electrifying true story about an unknown actor with an unshakable belief that he wasn't just meant to write Rocky—he was meant to be Rocky Balboa. Told "no" at every turn, Sylvester Stallone bets everything on himself, holding the line on playing the lead against seemingly impossible odds. I Play Rocky releases in theatres November 6, 2026. Check out all of our TIFF 26 coverage! Watch and listen to The Movie Podcast now on all podcast platforms, YouTube, and TheMoviePodcast.ca. Check out our new The Movie Podcast Clips Channel! Contact: hello@themoviepodcast.ca FOLLOW US Daniel on X, Instagram, Letterboxd Shahbaz on X, Instagram, and Letterboxd Anthony on X, Instagram, and Letterboxd The Movie Podcast on X, Instagram, TikTok, Discord, and Rotten Tomatoes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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