Ben Stiller's Red Hour Films & Rivulet Set Cast For Pickleball Comedy 'The Dink'
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Ben Stiller's Red Hour Films and Rivulet Entertainment (OTCPK: RIVF) are collaborating on a new pickleball comedy titled 'The Dink'. The film will star Jake Johnson, Mary Steenburgen, and Ed Harris, with Ben Stiller and Andy Roddick in supporting roles. Josh Greenbaum is set to direct the original screenplay by Sean Clements.
The story follows a washed-up tennis pro (Johnson) who reluctantly turns to pickleball to save a club in crisis and win his father's respect. Filming is scheduled to begin in November in Los Angeles. John Lesher and Ben Stiller are producing through Red Hour Films, alongside Rivulet's Rob Paris and Mike Witherill. Jake Johnson will also serve as a producer.
This collaboration follows the success of Stiller and Rivulet's previous project, 'Nutcrackers', which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival and was sold to Hulu for a significant sum. Rivulet Entertainment will fully finance 'The Dink', with Rick Steele serving as executive producer alongside Sean Clements and Josh Greenbaum.
Positive
- Rivulet Entertainment (RIVF) is collaborating with Ben Stiller's Red Hour Films on a new high-profile comedy project
- The film features a star-studded cast, potentially increasing its market appeal
- Rivulet's previous collaboration with Stiller, 'Nutcrackers', sold to Hulu for eight figures
- Rivulet is fully financing the production, demonstrating financial capability and confidence in the project
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- None.
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Josh Greenbaum (MGM's upcoming Spaceballs sequel, Will & Harper) will direct the original screenplay from Sean Clements (Workaholics, Kevin Can F**k Himself).
Pic 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.
Cameras roll this November in LA.
John Lesher and Stiller are producing through their Red Hour Films banner alongside Rivulet's Rob Paris and Mike Witherill. Johnson will also serve as a producer. Stiller and Rivulet's most recent collaboration, Nutcrackers directed by David Gordon Green, made its world premiere at the
About Rivulet Entertainment, Inc. (the Company). The Company is engaged in the production, distribution and marketing of feature-length films, television series and mini-series, and television movies, from initial creative development through principal photography, postproduction, distribution, and ancillary sales, as well as the music production and distribution industry. The Company also provides event-based audio and video design, production, and installation services. The Company came into existence when it purchased the assets of Rivulet Media, Inc. which included Nutcrackers, The Dink and other films and scripts.
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