Amazon MGM has scheduled “I Play Rocky” for a splashy Nov. 20 release following a limited debut on Nov. 13, Variety has confirmed. The premiere comes just in time for the Thanksgiving holiday, one of the busiest times for moviegoing. The 50th anniversary of the original Oscar-winning boxing drama is on Nov. 21.
The film is a retelling of the creation of “Rocky” that doubles as a Sylvester Stallone biopic. Anthony Ippolito headlines as a young Stallone, starring alongside Stephan James as Carl Weathers, who played Rocky’s arch rival Apollo Creed, as well as AnnaSophia Robb, Matt
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