Is ‘I Play Rocky’ Original or Adapted? Stallone’s ‘Rocky’ Origin Story Faces a ‘Barbie’-Style Oscar Dilemma (EXCLUSIVE)

By Clayton Davis

Clayton Davis

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Sylvester Stallone wrote “Rocky” in three days. Figuring out which Oscar screenplay category the movie about him writing it belongs in is taking a lot longer.

Amazon MGM Studios’ “I Play Rocky” has been the subject of multiple conversations among the studio, the Writers Guild of America, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and the film’s creative team over whether Peter Gamble’s script will compete as an original or adapted screenplay. No determination has been made.

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