The Rocky franchise is getting a new movie, but the special installment in the sports series has a behind-the-scenes twist.
It’s been 18 years since the last official installment in the Rocky franchise, not including the three Creed movies that have since added to Balboa’s boxing lore. Now, a new movie all about the production of the first Rocky movie is in development, focusing on the journey that brought audiences one of thebest sports moviesof all time.
Rocky’s impact cannot be overstated — it became the blueprint for every movie of its kind, redefined the movie montage, and changed the way we look at steps. (We won’t always run up them, but we certainly think about it.)
Toby Emmerich, the former Warner Bros. film chief who will also produce the film,saidin a statement: “I’ve been a fan of Peter Farrelly as both a filmmaker and a person since getting to work with him on the music for Dumb and Dumber. But it was Green Book that made me think of Pete for this inspiring screenplay.
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“Christian Baha and I feel blessed to have Pete at the helm for this movie. And like the unknown Stallone starring in Rocky, Pete will be conducting a worldwide search to discover another actor who just needs one shot — in I Play Rocky — to show the world what he can do.”
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Jessica Cullen is a TV and Movies Writer on Dexerto’s UK team. She’s previously written for The Digital Fix, Cosmopolitan, Refinery29, Slate and more. Aside from being the residential Yellowstone expert, she also loves Westerns, ’90s action movies, and true crime. You can email her here: jessica.cullen@dexerto.com.
