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Perfect Casting Alert! Tom Hanks to Play Mr. Rogers in New Biopic

It’s a beautiful day in the neighborhood! Tom Hanks has just been cast to play the world’s best TV neighbor, Mister Rogers in a new biopic called You Are My Friend. We can’t think of anyone better than Hanks to play the iconic children’s show host who brought so much happiness, laughter, wisdom, and amazing sweaters to our screens for over 30 years.

Perfect Casting Alert! Tom Hanks to Play Mr. Rogers in New Biopic

According to The Hollywood Reporter, the film is “inspired by a real-life friendship between Fred Rogers and award-winning journalist Tom Junod. The cynical journalist begrudgingly accepts an assignment to write a profile piece on the beloved icon and finds his perspective on life transformed.” The screenplay, which originally wound up on the 2013 Black List, was written by Micah Fitzerman-Blue and Noah Harpster. and it will be directed by Diary of a Teenage Girl’s Marielle Heller.

Fans were definitely on board with the idea of the beloved actor putting on the iconic cardigan of the beloved TV personality.

Mister Rogers’ Neighboorhood was on the air for an astounding 31 seasons and 895 episodes, winning 2 Daytime Emmy Awards and the 1969 Peabody Award along the way. In 1969, Rogers famously appeared before the United States Senate Subcommittee on Communications in an effort to support funding for PBS. You can watch his powerful statement in full below.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yXEuEUQIP3Q

What do you think about the casting?

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