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Tom Hanks stars as Mr. Rogers in the upcoming Sony Pictures movie “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood.”
The film is inspired by a real-life friendship between Fred Rogers, star of the long-running “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood,” and award-winning journalist Tom Junod. It tells of a cynical journalist who begrudgingly accepts an assignment to write a profile piece on the beloved icon and finds his perspective on life transformed.
The film will hit theaters in October of 2019, according to THR. The cast also includes Matthew Rhys, Chris Cooper, Tammy Blanchard, and Sakina Jaffrey.