Stephan James brings Carl Weathers' confidence to I Play Rocky

Amazon MGM Studios' audition clip has viewers comparing James' mannerisms with the actor who made Apollo Creed unforgettable.

Channel: Amazon MGM Studios Story of November 10, 2026Trari Newsroom

Why this story? The video opened at a pace of 47,468 views a day, 10 times a normal first day on this channel (4,540).

I Play Rocky: Official Clip: “Meeting Carl Weathers”

Asked whether he can box, Stephan James' Carl Weathers offers to get into the ring and demonstrate. The confidence is already there; navigating the audition room proves trickier.

Amazon MGM Studios' "I Play Rocky: Official Clip: "Meeting Carl Weathers"" dramatises Weathers' introduction to Sylvester Stallone during casting for Rocky. James arrives ready to command the room, delivering an expansive boxing monologue before director John G. Avildsen pairs him with "Sly" for a reading.

Stallone's flat responses and lack of eye contact throw him off. Weathers stops to request a different scene partner, only to discover that the man opposite him is both the writer and the lead. This is a scene from the film about making Rocky, not footage of the original audition.

The Short reached more than 30,000 views in eleven hours, an unusually fast start for the studio's short uploads. Its comments were already far busier than a usual full first day.

Viewers are picking out James' smooth delivery and Weathers' mannerisms. Others enjoy the layers involved: James playing Weathers as he tries out Apollo Creed. After the channel's earlier attention for Anthony Ippolito's Stallone, this clip gives his future screen opponent the floor.

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The numbers

The audition scene is drawing a much faster start than Amazon MGM Studios' usual Shorts, with an especially active comment section.

the video's first day

usual first day here

4,540

this video

47,468

subscribers

1,850,000

no significant change in the last 7 days

total views

2,168,025,483

views per day

490,617

typical day: 1,658,926

the video

views

30,612

likes

380

comments

40

days online

1

subscribers: this channel and similar channels

Harry Potter

3,020,000

Warner Bros. Classics

2,270,000

A24

1,990,000

Paramount Movies

1,920,000

Amazon MGM Studios

1,850,000

Fandango (Stream)

1,270,000

As of November 10, 2026 · Data source: Trari Social News, Trari Traffic Trends and Ranking Platform, Google YouTube

Subscriber, view, like and comment counts are YouTube's. Rates, usual days, rankings, comparisons and categories are Trari's own calculations.