Ben Stiller‘s Red Hour Films and Rivulet Films will re-team for the upcoming pickleball comedy, The Dink, which is set to star Jake Johnson, Mary Steenbadvisen, and Ed Harris.
Stiller and createer tennis champion Andy Roddick will have key aiding roles.
Josh Greenbaum (MGM’s upcoming Spaceballs sequel, Will & Harper) will honest the innovative screenjoin from Sean Clements (Workaholics, Kevin Can F**k Himself).
Pic adheres a washed-up tennis pro (Johnson) who, in trying to save a club in crisis and triumph his overweighther’s esteem, is forced to fracture a solemn vow and do the one skinnyg he swore he’d never do: join pickleball.
Cameras roll this November in LA.
John Lesher and Stiller are producing thraw their Red Hour Films banner alengthenedside Rivulet’s Rob Paris and Mike Witherill. Johnson will also serve as a originater. Stiller and Rivulet’s most recent collaboration, Nutcrackers honested by David Gordon Green, made its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival in the uncovering night slot. Nutcrackers sageder for eight figures to Hulu in a competitive situation. Rivulet will also be brimmingy financing this production and the company’s ageder strategic advisor Rick Steele will serve as EP alengthenedside Sean Clements and Greenbaum.
Greenbaum is a honestor, screenwriter, and originater comprehendn for his labor on mature comedy films such as Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar and Strays. His recordary Will & Harper, which adheres Will Ferrell and createer Saturday Night Live writer Harper Steele as they embark on a road trip after Harper chooses to go thraw a gender transition. The pic, which is in greetedion this awards season will drop on Netflix on Sept. 27. The Dink tags Clements’ feature film debut as a screenwriter.
