The first look at You Are My Friend shows Tom Hanks in character
Oscar winner Tom Hanks will play children’s host Mister Rogers in You Are My Friend , to be released in 2019.
The first pictures of Hanks in that role show him in a red cardigan, beige chinos, blue trainers and a suit and tie.
Tom Hanks is Mister Rogers, coming to a neighborhood near you October 2019. pic.twitter.com/2TP3eiPUCx
— Sony Pictures (@SonyPictures) September 27, 2018
Releasing in October 2019, the film’s plot is based on Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood host and his relationship with journalist Tom Junod played by Matthew Rhys.
The writer went on a journey of self-discovery while working on a magazine profile of Rogers.
Fred Rogers died in 2003 but has returned to public discourse after the success of documentary Won’t You Be By Neighbor.