Sylvester Stallone is 17 years older than Matt Dillon. However, the latter is going to play the former’s father in I Play Rocky, a movie about how an unknown Sly brought the boxing classic to life.
Frank Stallone Sr. immigrated from Italy to the United States when he was a teenager. Sly said that the successful hairdresser was an abusive father, and he sought his approval while he was alive. So much so that he cast his father in a minor role in the Oscar-winning movie.
According to Deadline, Dillon is joining the previously announced cast, Stephan James as Carl Weathers, and AnnaSophia Robb will play Stallone’s first wife.
It sounds like they don’t have a Rocky, so who do you think should play him? I say Matt’s younger brother, Kevin, would be perfect! After all, Sly looked so much older than he was when he made Rocky, and the Entourage star looks so much younger than his years.
