EXCLUSIVE: Benjamin Norris ( Abbott Elementary ) has wrapped a starring role opposite Critics Choice Award winner Emile Hirsch in In Tandem , an adventure thriller we first reported on in 2021, which marks Hirsch’s feature writing debut.

While specifics as to Norris’ character weren’t disclosed, In Tandem centers on two former high school pals who reconnect at a rock-climbing gym. Inspired by the award-winning documentary The Dawn Wall , they decide to climb a real mountain together, despite the fact that they lack any real-world climbing experience. While dangling off the side of a cliff, their past conflicts begin to emerge, though they are forced to rely on one another to survive.

The film will also feature appearances by climbing icons Alex Honnold — subject of the O

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