1 of 3 | Jake Johnson is set to star in the new pickleball comedy “The Dink.” File Photo by Patrick Rideaux/UPI | License Photo
Aug. 18 (UPI) — New Girl and Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse actor Jake Johnson will soon be seen in the Apple TV+ sports comedy film The Dink.
“Excited to partner with @appletv on this one,” Johnson wrote on Instagram. “I love the movie. It’s a ton of fun. So many funny performances.”
Johnson plays “a washed-up tennis pro who, desperate to save a struggling club and earn his father’s respect, is compelled to break a sacred vow and do the unthinkable: play pickleball,” the streaming service said in a press release Monday.
Mary Steenburgen, Ed Harris, Chloe Fineman, Aaron Chen, Patton Oswalt, Chris Parnell and Christine Taylor co-star in the series, which is being produced by Ben Stiller.
Stiller and Apple TV+ previously collaborated o