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A standing ovation at TIFF and Sylvester Stallone’s tearful reaction—this is how “I Play Rocky” conquered the doubters. After every studio turned it down, Amazon MGM’s Courtenay Valenti fought hard, selling foreign rights to fund it, then rallying leadership with a 50th-anniversary pitch. With a trimmed budget and a triumphant story echoing Rocky’s own journey, the film hits theaters November 6—and proves that belief can beat bureaucracy.

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