Ben Stiller to Produce & Act in Pickleball Comedy The Dink [Video]

Ben Stiller is returning to the sports world for his next project, a pickleball movie titled The Dink.

Jake Johnson, Mary Steeburgen, and Ed Harris are set to star in the joint venture from Stiller’s Red Hour Films and Rivulet Films, with tennis star Andy Roddick and Stiller in supporting roles. Josh Greenbaum, who is working on the upcoming Spaceballs sequel, is set to direct the project.

The Dink follows “a washed-up tennis pro (Johnson) who, in trying to save a club in crisis and win his father’s respect, is forced to break a solemn vow and do the one thing he swore he’d never do: play pickleball.”

This year, pickleball was named the fastest-growing sport in Americafor the third consecutive year, and an estimated 36 million people have picked up the game as its popularity has continued to grow. The movie is scheduled to begin shooting in Los Angeles …