AceShowbiz - Sylvester Stallone and Bill Conti reunited for a one-night-only celebration of Rocky's 50th anniversary at Brooklyn's historic Kings Theatre on November 5. The event, Rocky's 50th Anniversary at ROCKY in Concert, honored the film's legacy and its lasting impact over the past five decades.

The evening featured a pre-show Q&A moderated by Gayle King, who sat down with the two Academy Award winners for a conversation about all things Rocky. The discussion covered Stallone's inspiring journey in bringing the underdog story to life. The panel later expanded when Anthony Ippolito and Peter Farrelly joined the stage.

Ippolito stars as Stallone in the upcoming film I Play Rocky, which is presented by Amazon MGM Studios. Farrelly, an Academy Award-winning director, helmed the project. The group discussed Ippolito's turn as Stallone in the film, which opened in select theaters on November 6 and is set to expand everywhere on November 20.

I Play Rocky tells the true story of an unknown actor with an unshakable belief that he was not just meant to write Rocky but was meant to be Rocky Balboa. Told "no" at every turn, Stallone bets everything on himself, holding the line on playing the lead against seemingly impossible odds. The result is the ultimate underdog story behind the ultimate underdog movie.

The film is written by Peter Gamble and produced by Toby Emmerich, p.g.a., Christian Baha, p.g.a., Farrelly, p.g.a., Paul Currie and Michele Weiss. Gamble, Emmerich, Baha and Weiss were all in attendance at the Kings Theatre celebration.

The cast of I Play Rocky also includes AnnaSophia Robb, Toby Kebbell, P.J. Byrne, Jay Duplass and Kiki Seto, featuring Matt Dillon with Stephan James and Tracy Letts. Robb joined Ippolito and Farrelly at the Brooklyn event.

Following the celebration, attendees experienced Rocky in Concert, which featured the original 1976 film on the big screen accompanied by a live symphony orchestra performing Conti's legendary score in sync with the film.