Andy Roddick joins Ben Stiller in new pickleball film

Former American tennis champion Andy Roddick will group up with Ben Stiller for a brand new pickleball comedy referred to as “The Dink.”

The comedy will give attention to a washed-up tennis skilled trying to avoid wasting his membership by reluctantly taking part in pickleball to earn his father’s respect, in accordance with IMDb. Actor Jake Johnson will play the position of the tennis skilled. Mary Steenburgen and Ed Harris are additionally a part of the forged.

Stiller and Roddick are anticipated to have key supporting roles within the movie, in accordance with varied reviews. Stiller’s manufacturing firm, Crimson Hour Movies, and Rivulet Movies can be a part of the manufacturing.

Roddick has restricted performing expertise, making this his largest position but.

He had a brief look in “Simply Go With It” in 2011, starring Adam Sandler, Jennifer Aniston and Roddick’s spouse Brooklyn Decker. He appeared as himself on the fantasy sitcom “Sabrina the Teenage Witch” in 2002. Roddick additionally hosted an episode of “Saturday Night time Reside” in 2003.

Stiller isn’t any stranger to sports activities, starring within the 2004 movie “Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story” and usually posting on X about his favourite group, the New York Knicks.

Manufacturing begins in November with the film set to run on Hulu.