PJ Byrne, Toby Kebbell, Tracy Letts and Jay Duplass join ‘I Play Rocky’
Exclusive: PJ Byrne (Green book, The Wolf of Wall Street), Toby Kebbell (For all humanity, Servant), Tracy Letts (Lady Bird, The Post)and Jay Duplass (industry, transparent) are the latest to join the cast of the Amazon MGM Studios film I play Rocky.
They join a previously announced cast, including Anthony Ippolito as Sylvester Stallone and AnnaSophia Robb as Sasha Chuck. Matt Dillon as Frank Stallone Sr And Stephen James as Carl Weathers.
From director Peter Farrelly and writer Peter Gamble, I play Rocky It is a true story about an unknown actor who firmly believed that he was not only supposed to write Rocky, but that he was meant to be Rocky Balboa. When he’s told “no” at every turn, Stallone bets everything on himself, sticking to his guns in the face of seemingly impossible odds. The result is the ultimate underdog story behind the ultimate underdog movie.
Byrne will play Irwin Winkler. Kebbell will play Robert Chartoff. Letts will play Sandy Maddox, a group of Hollywood studio executives. Duplass will play John Avildsen.
Toby Emmerich and Christian Baha will produce, and FilmNation Entertainment will handle production and international sales. I play Rocky It will be released in theaters.
The “Rocky” series, distributed by United Artists and later MGM, became one of the most financially successful sports film franchises of all time, grossing more than $1.7 billion globally, including the “Creed” spin-offs. Created by Sylvester Stallone and starring underdog boxer Rocky Balboa, the franchise launched in 1976 with the original film winning Best Picture at the Academy Awards.
Byrne played the title role Green book For Farrelly, Babylon By Damien Chazelle, and The Wolf of Wall Street By Martin Scorsese. He was also seen on Searchlight’s Completely anonymousa biographical film about Bob Dylan, in the role of Harold Leventhal. Next, he will star in the Warner Bros. film Flowerville Street. On the TV front, Burn wrapped Five star weekend getaway She can currently be seen as a series regular on the USA series rain maker, and recurring on the Amazon MGM Studios series Boys. He is repped by Greene Talent and Untitled Entertainment.
Kebbell can most recently be seen in the series For all humanity And as the star of the series servant, Both for Apple TV. He made his television debut in the Netflix series Black mirror. Kebbell can recently be seen starring in the movie salvageablewith additional film credits including Shane Meadows Dead man’s shoes, fantastic four, War for the Planet of the Apes, Wrath of the Titans, Ben Hur, Prince of PersiaGuy Ritchie Rocknrola and He controlsand Female brain. Kebbell is repped by CAA, Untitled, Independent Talent Group, and Hansen, Jacobson, Teller.
Letts’ acting credits include films such as Dynamite house, Lady Bird, mail, Ford vs Ferrariand LoversIn addition to the Showtime television series Homeland, HBO channels Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty, and FX Inside information. As a playwright, he has won a Pulitzer Prize and a Tony Award for his works August: Osage CountyWhich was later made into a feature film starring Meryl Streep and Julia Roberts. Letts is repped by United Talent Agency and Weintraub Tobin Chediak.
Jay Duplass began his career writing, directing and producing films with his brother Mark Duplass, including… The puffy chair and Cyrus. Jay Duplass began his acting career in the Amazon Original series, transparentfor which it received a Critics’ Choice Award nomination. Additional acting credits include foreign currencies Dying for sex,HBO industry, Netflix chair, Disney Percy Jackson, out inand Beatrice at dinner. Jay Duplass was writer and director Baltimoreonsreleased by the International Finance Corporation and won the SXSW 2025 Audience Award. Its latest features, I see you when I see youcurrently in post-production. He is repped by CAA and OPE Partners.