{"id":104487,"date":"2025-08-19T15:11:16","date_gmt":"2025-08-19T19:11:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=104487"},"modified":"2025-08-19T15:11:16","modified_gmt":"2025-08-19T19:11:16","slug":"apple-original-films-lands-the-dink-a-new-sports-comedy-feature","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2025\/08\/19\/apple-original-films-lands-the-dink-a-new-sports-comedy-feature\/","title":{"rendered":"Apple Original Films Lands &#8220;The Dink,&#8221; A New Sports Comedy Feature"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-104488\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/dink-20250818.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"666\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/dink-20250818.webp 666w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/dink-20250818-300x169.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 666px) 100vw, 666px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Apple Original Films today announced it will expand its award-winning feature slate with <em><strong>&#8220;The Dink,&#8221;<\/strong><\/em> a new sports comedy feature helmed by Josh Greenbaum (<em>&#8220;Will &amp; Harper,&#8221; &#8220;Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar,&#8221;<\/em> upcoming<em> &#8220;Spaceballs 2&#8221;<\/em>) and starring Jake Johnson (<em>&#8220;New Girl,&#8221; &#8220;Minx,&#8221; &#8220;Self Reliance,&#8221;<\/em> upcoming <em>&#8220;Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed&#8221;<\/em>).<\/p>\n<p>All-star cast led by Jake Johnson, Mary Steenburgen, Ed Harris, Chloe Fineman, Aaron Chen, Patton Oswalt, Chris Parnell, and Christine Taylor, with Ben Stiller, Andy Roddick, and John McEnroe.<\/p><div id=\"morty-1047260057\" class=\"morty-content\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p><em>&#8220;The Dink&#8221;<\/em> stars Johnson as a washed-up tennis pro who, desperate to save a struggling club and earn his father&#8217;s respect, is compelled to break a sacred vow and do the unthinkable: play pickleball. 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