Check out Aaron Chen in the new pickleball comedy starring Jake Johnson.
Apple has released a trailer for The Dink, a new sports comedy feature starring Jake Johnson (New Girl, Minx, Self Reliance, Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed).
The all-star cast includes Patton Oswalt, Chloe Fineman, Chris Parnell and Aussie Aaron Chen, with Andy Roddick and Ben Stiller.
Washed up former tennis prodigy Dusty Boyd (Jake Johnson) has been reduced to coaching unruly children at his father Chuck’s (Ed Harris) suburban country club. Desperate for his father’s approval, Dusty blindly supports Chuck’s vendetta against the new craze taking over the club: pickleball. But when Dusty re-aggravates an old injury, taking away his ability to play tennis, he resorts to the unthinkable in the name of rehab. He not only tries pickleball, but, thanks in part to his enchanting new partner, Candace (Mary Steenburgen), he finds himself actually enjoying it.
Torn between two worlds, Dusty is forced to finally face the ghosts of his past athletic failures, including his childhood nemesis, Andy Roddick (Andy Roddick). Ultimately, Dusty is drawn into a desperate battle for the future of the club, his father’s affection and his very identity. “
The Dink” is a laugh-out-loud underdog story from producer Ben Stiller (“Dodgeball”), directed by Josh Greenbaum (“Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar”) from a script written by Sean Clements (“Workaholics”).
Directed by: Josh Greenbaum
Written by: Sean Clements
Producers: Ben Stiller, John Lesher, Rob Paris, Mike Witherill, Jake Johnson
Executive Producers: Rick Steele, Sean Clements, Josh Greenbaum, Joe Hardesty, Jonathan McCoy, Daniel Crosser
Friday July 24 on Apple TV.