{"id":641529,"date":"2026-10-26T05:48:13","date_gmt":"2026-10-26T05:48:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/641529\/"},"modified":"2026-10-26T05:48:13","modified_gmt":"2026-10-26T05:48:13","slug":"i-play-rockys-stephan-james-honors-carl-weathers-with-red-carpet-suit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/641529\/","title":{"rendered":"I Play Rocky’s Stephan James Honors Carl Weathers With Red Carpet Suit"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tStephan James<\/a> paid tribute to Carl Weathers<\/a> by donning a white suit on Saturday at the AFI Fest screening of his new movie, \u201cI Play Rocky<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tJames plays the late actor in the Peter Farrelly film, which chronicles the making of Sylvester Stallone\u2019s \u201cRocky\u201d in 1976. \u201d<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cThis is a three-piece custom King & Bay bespoke suit,\u201d James told me while walking the red carpet at the TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood. \u201cMy friends in Toronto at King & Bay remade this suit for me because Carl Weathers wore the exact same suit to the \u2018Rocky II\u2019 premiere in Philadelphia. It was a three-piece white suit, and I had them remake it so I can literally walk in his shoes yet again.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\t\t\t\t\tStephan James at the \u201cI Play Rocky\u201d screening during AFI Fest at the TCL Chinese Theatre on Oct. 24 in Hollywood.<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tVariety via Getty Images<\/p>\n

\n\tThe idea came from James\u2019 publicist Samantha Hill. He accessorized with a rose brooch. \u201cCarl had an actual rose, so this is my little twist on it,\u201d James said. \u201cI\u2019m doing something a little more timeless with a brooch.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tWeathers played fighter Apollo Creed, who fought Rocky Balboa in the first two \u201cRocky\u201d movies before becoming his coach in the third installment, and died in \u201cRocky IV\u201d during a match against Ivan Drago (Dolph Lundgren). Weathers passed away in 2024<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\n\tJames also told me he had a little chat with Michael B. Jordan<\/a> after he was cast as Weathers. Jordan played Apollo\u2019s son in the three \u201cCreed\u201d movies. \u201c\u2018Hey, I\u2019m gonna be your daddy, Mike. I\u2019m gonna be your daddy,\u2019\u201d James said. \u201cSo yeah, we had to talk.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\t\t\t\t\tStephan James as Carl Weathers in \u201cI Play Rocky\u201d and Michael B. Jordan as Apollo Creed in 2023\u2019s \u201cCreed III.\u201d<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\u00a9MGM\/Courtesy Everett Collection<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cI Play Rocky\u201d stars Anthony Ippolito<\/a> as Sylvester Stallone. The film has been earning critical raves \u2014 and Oscar buzz <\/a>\u2014 since its premiere in early September at the Toronto International Film Festival.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe movie, from Amazon MGM, will be released in limited theaters on Nov. 6, followed by a wider release on Nov. 20.<\/p>\n

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