NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Sylvester Stallone’s historic “Rocky” story will be retold in Peter Farrelly’s biographical drama, “I Play Rocky.” In order to bring it to life, Farrelly had to flash back to how “Rocky” became a household name, and it started with Stallone selling his screenplay only if he was cast as the lead role.In the “I Play Rocky” trailer, Stallone – who is played by Anthony Ippolito – presents the script that he wrote in three days to movie producers. They offered him outrageous amounts of money for the script, but Stallone wouldn’t budge. Eventually, the producers gave in and cast Stallone in the role that changed his life.Experts told Fox News Digital this move from Stallone was highly unheard of at the time. “It was unheard of at the time, especially for someone in Stallone’s economic situation which was dire,” film historian Dwight Cleveland said. In the trailer, Stallone was seen working as a valet attendant when he created “Rocky.”SYLVESTER STALLONE REVEALS GRUELING ‘ROCKY’ PREP: ‘IF YOU WANT IT TO FEEL REAL, YOU HAVE TO LIVE IT’Tisha Morris, entertainment attorney of Legacy Arts Law, said: “Stallone’s decision was extraordinarily unusual. Most first-time writers…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey” has dominated the box office over the past week as the summer has been widely plagued by franchise fatigue, with several films struggling to live up to the glory of their IP predecessors.Universal Pictures’ star-studded adaptation of Homer’s epic made $123 million domestically and more than $263 million globally during its opening weekend, marking Nolan’s strongest global opening weekend ever, surpassing “The Dark Knight” trilogy and 2023’s Oscar winner “Oppenheimer.””The Odyssey” maintained its strength during the week, making more than $18 million domestically Monday and Wednesday and more than $21 million on Tuesday. Its global gross crossed $320 million in less than a week.’THE ODYSSEY’ REVIEW: CHRISTOPHER NOLAN GOES EPIC WITH HIS MOST AMBITIOUS FILM TO DATE Such success at the box office could not be replicated by multiple franchise films released this summer.Disney’s live-action “Moana,” in which Dwayne Johnson reprised his role, opened to a dismal $43 million domestically earlier this month, a fraction of the $56 million the animated original made during its opening weekend in 2016 and the nearly $140 million “Moana 2” opened to in 2024. It has been reported that Disney could lose…

Colleges and universities across the country are scrambling to respond to the rapid adoption of artificial intelligence. One Christian university is looking to embrace the technology and graduate students who are “irreplaceable.” Cornerstone University wants to show other higher education institutions that the goal shouldn’t be keeping AI out of the classroom, but rather help students learn to use it wisely.”We want to lead,” Cornerstone University President Gerson Moreno-Riaño told Fox News Digital. “We want to be ahead of other institutions, but we need the insight of experts in the marketplace right now that can give us guidance, direction and insight to do this and to do it well.”Cornerstone University, located in Grand Rapids, Michigan, recently announced the President’s Artificial Intelligence Advisory Board. The board is made up of experts in several fields, including philosophy, engineering, enterprise AI, theology and higher education. The members are tasked with advising Cornerstone on AI curriculum, ethics and long-term strategy.HUMANOID ROBOT NAMED ‘GABI’ ORDAINED AS BUDDHIST MONK, PLEDGES DEVOTION TO ‘HOLY BUDDHA’ Moreno-Riaño said the board was formed to ensure that Cornerstone’s curriculum keeps pace with the rapidly evolving AI landscape, help faculty adapt to the technology and ensure the university’s approach remains grounded…

Caitlin Clark spoke out about the media coverage of her after weeks of national controversy, claiming that outlets have made false characterizations” of who she is.”I think there’s just like a false characterization of who I am sometimes,” she said in an interview with ESPN on Friday.Controversy hit a boiling point in recent days after USA Today published an opinion piece in which the writer invoked the murder of Emmett Till while criticizing the Indiana Fever guard for falling to the floor when hit by opposing players and arguing with referees over foul calls.CAITLIN CLARK MAKES WNBA HISTORY WITH RECORD-BREAKING GAME AFTER WEEKS OF CONTROVERSY “And I get it, like, as a reporter or as a blogger, like you can write an opinion piece and that’s your job and whatever. But at the same time, like you don’t know me. Like we’ve never had a conversation. I get people have a job to do. But at the same time, like don’t make accusations about my character and who I am when you don’t know me,” Clark said.”I understand this is your job and this is your profession, and this is what you get to do. And basketball is my profession,…

A Michigan father says his family received alleged death threats, racist insults and threats that someone would blow up their home after he and his teenage daughter spoke publicly about her unknowingly competing against a transgender athlete in girls’ volleyball.”We’ve been threatened with violence, called Nazis, subjected to racist insults, and even received threats to blow up our home,” Sean Lechner told Fox News Digital. “The situation became so serious that the FBI contacted us.”Fox News Digital has reached out to the FBI for comment.VOLLEYBALL STAR SKEWERS DEMOCRAT STATE LAWMAKER FROM VIRAL SPAT AFTER ‘SAVE WOMEN’S SPORTS’ BILL PASSES Lechner said his family received an “overwhelming amount of support” but also the hostile responses after he and his 16-year-old daughter, Briley, spoke out in support of protecting girls’ sports. They originally spoke out last fall before resuming interviews about the situation this past week on “Fox & Friends” and with Moms for Liberty.”All of this because I’m a father standing beside my daughter, her teammates, and every female athlete who deserves safety, privacy, fairness, and equal opportunity,” the father said.Briley, a student-athlete at Monroe High School in Michigan, said her father absorbed most of the abuse after the family went…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Indiana Fever guard Sophie Cunningham received support Friday from Sen. Darline Graham, R-S.C., after the WNBA player doubled down this week on her comments that it is “common sense” to keep biological males out of women’s sports.In a statement released Friday, Graham thanked Cunningham for speaking publicly on the issue.”I want to thank Sophie Cunningham for speaking out and make it clear that I could not agree more,” Graham said.WHITE HOUSE DEFENDS WNBA STAR SOPHIE CUNNINGHAM AFTER SHE SPEAKS OUT IN SUPPORT OF PROTECTING WOMEN’S SPORTS “What she said took a lot of guts. It’s sad but true that in today’s world, and particularly on this issue, common sense is not common.”Graham, who described herself as a “volleyball mom,” said she knows “how dangerous it is to have boys playing in girls’ sports” after years of traveling with her daughter’s team throughout South Carolina and the Southeast.She also referenced a North Carolina high school volleyball player who was seriously injured after being struck by a hit from a transgender athlete.US MASTERS SWIMMING COMPETITOR SAYS HER GRIEVANCE FOR TRANS ATHLETE COMMENTS HAS BEEN RESOLVED “As a mother, thank you to Miss Cunningham for…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A California man was arrested this week in connection with his mother’s killing, authorities said.Angela Caprioli, 61, was found dead Monday at a home in Laguna Beach, according to the Laguna Beach Police Department. The New York Post identified Caprioli and the suspect, Safford Wolfson, as mother and son.Wolfson, 36, was arrested Thursday on suspicion of murder after investigators previously identified him as a person of interest in the case.RETIRED MATH PROFESSOR CHARGED AFTER WIFE, AN AIRLINE METEOROLOGIST, FOUND SHOT DEAD: COPS Police said officers responded to a home in the 1300 block of Dunning Drive shortly after 11 a.m. for a death investigation and found Caprioli deceased.The circumstances surrounding her death remain under investigation.Neighbor Dustin Pettit said he witnessed Wolfson and Caprioli engaged in what appeared to be a heated argument at the home days before the alleged killing.FLORIDA MAN ARRESTED AFTER SUSPECTED HUMAN REMAINS FOUND BURIED AT PROPERTY WHERE HIS FATHER LIVED “I saw her outside talking with him and it seemed like a pretty hostile conversation,” Pettit told The California Post.”She turned around and went inside and slammed the door, like she was fed up with whatever was going…

Smith & Wesson has just expanded its M&P15 line with the .300 BLK AXE pistol and SBR.Suppressed, short-barrel AR-15s and .300 Blackout are a match made in heaven, and that’s exactly what Smith & Wesson is offering with its new M&P15 AXE models. They’re available as either a factory SBR or as a braced pistol, but both versions feature 8-inch barrels and are optimized for use with suppressors.That suppressor optimization is thanks to the built-in Gemtech GVAC technology. It adds an expansion chamber that allows excess gas to vent forward out of the muzzle, significantly reducing the gas blowback your face will receive while shooting with a can. Other features of the M&P15 AXE .300 BLK firearms include 7-inch Midwest Industries Combat M-LOK free-floated handguards, enhanced bolt carrier groups, Radian Raptor ambidextrous charging handles, ambidextrous controls, and M&P pistol grips. The pistol version comes equipped with a Magpul BTR arm brace, and the SBR version comes with a Magpul CTR adjustable stock and Williams folding adjustable sights. As for barrels, both feature 8-inch 5R-rifled barrels with a 1:7.5-inch twist rate and 5/8×24 threaded muzzles.The Smith & Wesson M&P15 .300 BLK AXE pistol has an MSRP of $1,480 and the SBR…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Democratic lawmakers told Fox News Digital they agree New Jersey’s voter registration error demands accountability but say it doesn’t justify claims of widespread election fraud.New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill on Tuesday said a “serious software error” led to the mistaken registration of roughly 6,600 noncitizens through the state’s Motor Vehicle System, while the company that provides the identity-related security services denied any wrongdoing.”In New Jersey, we absolutely need to have accountability for what happened,” Sen. Andy Kim, D-N.J., said.”It was just horrible. There was a big problem with that computer problem that they had. We need to try to address that going forward.”NEW JERSEY REMOVES 6,600 PEOPLE FROM VOTER ROLLS WHO WERE ELIGIBLE TO CAST A BALLOT FOR 2024 ELECTION Kim said states should be given the tools to keep voter rolls accurate instead of relying on the Department of Homeland Security’s findings after the agency found roughly 250,000 potential noncitizens who may be registered to vote across New Jersey, California, Nevada and Pennsylvania during a preliminary review.”The main thing is making sure states have what they need,” Kim added. “I don’t trust the idea that we’re just going to mesh it…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Ousted “60 Minutes” correspondent Cecilia Vega spoke out against her former bosses at CBS News, alleging they had meddled in the show’s reporting.Vega, who was fired by the network in May, appeared Thursday at the National Association of Hispanic Journalists Conference & Expo in New Orleans. According to audio obtained by Status News, Vega decided to speak candidly about her experience despite initially being “scared” to do so.”It’s not that I just lost a job. There is a lot at stake,” Vega said, per Status. “Sometimes you got to be scared and do it still.”CBS NEWS FIRES ’60 MINUTES’ CORRESPONDENTS, TOP PRODUCER IN SWEEPING SHAKEUP OF STORIED PROGRAM Vega alleged that while reporting about the anti-ICE unrest in Minnesota in January that spotlighted the deaths of Renee Good and Alex Pretti, she was encouraged to also include footage of anti-ICE agitators attacking those that were perceived to be plain-clothed ICE agents, but she concluded there were “no credible examples” despite one reported at the time by Alpha News. She said her team was also asked to include comments made at a press conference by Democratic Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey about him allegedly urging local…