Jake Johnson (New Woman) has signed on for the main position within the upcoming pickleball comedy titled, The Dink. Apart from the Spider-Verse star, Ben Stiller (Zoolander), Mary Steenburgen (Step Brothers) and Ed Harris (Westworld) have additionally been tapped to painting supporting characters, together with former tennis champion Andy Roddick. Manufacturing is predicted to start someday in November in Los Angeles.
“The movie follows a washed-up tennis professional (Johnson) who, in making an attempt to save lots of a membership in disaster and win his father’s respect, is compelled to interrupt a solemn vow and do the one factor he swore he’d by no means do: play pickleball,” reads the synopsis.
Who’s concerned in The Dink film?
The Dink shall be directed by Josh Greenbaum from a screenplay written by Sean Clements. Along with being a part of the forged, Stiller and Johnson are additionally set as a producers, together with John Lesher, Rob Paris and Mike Witherill. It’s govt produced by Greenbaum, Clements and Rick Steele. The movie is a manufacturing by Purple Hour Movies and Rivulet Movies, with the latter additionally totally financing the venture.
Earlier than starring in The Dink, Stiller will subsequent star in David Gordon Inexperienced’s comedy drama film Nutcrackers, which had its world premiere on the 2024 Toronto Worldwide Movie Competition. This marks the Evening on the Museum star’s first performing film venture in a protracted whereas, after 2022’s Bleecker. Stiller can be at present hooked up to star reverse Colin Farrell in Stomach of the Beast.
Supply: The Hollywood Reporter
