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ACCORDING TO THE Chinese zodiac, 2026 is the Year of the Fire Horse. Well, we beg to differ — it’s surely the Year of the Italian Stallion. Because, in case you hadn’t noticed, Rocky Balboa, cinema’s greatest slugger, is back in a massive way. First, Project Hail Mary named an alien Rocky and a planet Adrian, making it technically not sci-fi but Sly-fi. And now, coming out close to the original film’s 50th anniversary, along comes I Play Rocky, a movie about the making of the movie, chronicling Sylvester Stallone’s breakthrough via what might be Hollywood’s unlikeliest triumph. “Rocky at the beginning at least had a job,” says director Peter Farrelly. …
摘自《帝国》(Empire)2026年11月刊,Nick de Semlyen。仅引用开头一小段供了解文章,版权归原刊所有,全文请阅读原刊。