The Actor Who Played Al Pacino Lands Sylvester Stallone Role

This purely hypothetical scenario is inspired by the story of how the action star made his first blockbuster – "Rocky".

According to The Hollywood Reporter, director Peter Farrelly, known for "Green Book," is planning to shoot a biographical film about Stallone . The role of the action star has been given to young actor Anthony Ippolito, who bears a striking resemblance to him and has already made his mark playing Al Pacino in the series "The Offer."

Anthony Ippolito and young Sylvester Stallone — Anthony Ippolito could play young Stallone

The film has been given the working title "I Play Rocky." Whether Stallone himself has approved it remains unclear. As for the plot, here's what we know so far: an actor with a partially paralyzed face and speech impediment creates a screenplay that a major studio wants to buy. However, he won't hand over the script unless they give him the lead role in the film. Ultimately, the guy turns down the studio's offer and works for peanuts to make the movie himself. The zoomboola.com editorial team wants to point out that we all know how this story ends: "Rocky" hit theaters in 1976 and earned $225 million at the box office on just a $1 million budget. Stallone went on to make five more films about the famous boxer.