Stephan James Wore a Remake of Carl Weathers’s Rocky II Premiere Suit to an I Play Rocky Screening
At the AFI Fest screening of “I Play Rocky,” Stephan James paid tribute to Carl Weathers by wearing a white suit; James plays the late actor in Peter Farrelly’s film, which chronicles the making of Sylvester Stallone’s “Rocky” in 1976.
James said the suit was remade by his friends in Toronto at King & Bay because Weathers wore the exact same suit to the “Rocky II” premiere in Philadelphia. The idea came from publicist Samantha Hill, and James accessorized with a rose brooch.
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A remake is a more specific tribute than a generic red-carpet accessory: it points at one garment rather than a general era.
Specific, but not exactly spontaneous. The idea came from publicist Samantha Hill, which makes it feel like a careful piece of image-making as much as a personal tribute.