Tommy Dorfman looking to cast a non-binary lead for new film I Wish You All The Best
Tommy Dorfman has announced an open casting for her new LGBTQ+ film, I Wish You All the Best. Back in 2021, the 13 Reasons Why star revealed to Time Magazine that she would be directing a movie adaptation of the popular LGBTQ+ novel.
Written by author Mason Deaver, the story follows Ben De Backer, a high school student whose thrown out of their parent’s home after coming out as non-binary.
After moving in with their estranged sister Hannah and her husband Thomas, Ben is forced to unpack their trauma, survive their senior year and navigate a blossoming relationship with fellow high school student Nathan Allan.
Since her initial announcement, details surrounding the film have been kept under wraps. However on 30 August, Dorfman announced that she was officially on the lookout for a non-binary actor to portray the film’s protagonist. “We are casting somebody to play a non-binary teenager in North Carolina who is coming of age and falling in love, and figuring out who they are after a tragic incident with their family,” she said in an Instagram Video.
