Apple Original Films has acquired “The Dink,” a new sports comedy that’s set in the world of pickleball. The film is directed by Josh Greenbaum, who oversaw “Will & Harper” and “Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar,” and it stars Jake Johnson of “New Girl” fame. The deal extends Apple’s long partnership with Ben Stiller, one of the creative forces behind “Severance,” who produced “The Dink” with John Lesher for his company, Red Hour Films.
In “The Dink,” Johnson plays a washed-up tennis pro who, desperate to save a struggling club and earn his father’s respect,
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