In May 2024, a
biographical drama film depicting the making-of the tumultuous production of the 1976 film
Rocky, with
Peter Farrelly directing was announced and Peter Gamble writing the script. CAA Media Finance would handle U.S sales with
FilmNation Entertainment handling international at the
Cannes Market 2024. In August 2025,
Anthony Ippolito was cast as a young
Sylvester Stallone with
Amazon MGM Studios coming onboard for domestic distribution. In October,
Stephan James was cast as
Carl Weathers, while
AnnaSophia Robb and
Matt Dillon were cast as Stallone's first wife Sasha Czack and Sylvester's father
Frank Stallone Sr..
P. J. Byrne,
Toby Kebbell,
Tracy Letts,
Jay Duplass, Kiki Seto,
Robert Morgan, Saul Stein,
Trevor St. John,
Erik Palladino, and Rob Demery would round out the cast later in the month. Stallone later confirmed that he was not contacted by anyone regarding the film and that he only learned about its existence after reading about it, although he was still open to participating in the film's production as a consultant since he currently had no involvement with it.
Filming Principal photography began on October 15, 2025, in
New York City,
Philadelphia, and
Los Angeles, with
Sean Porter serving as the cinematographer. ==Release==