Watch Tom Hanks Stun As Mister Rogers In 'A Beautiful Day In The Neighborhood' Trailer
Time to do a double-take. The trailer for "A Beautiful Day In The Neighborhood" dropped on Monday and no, that's not Mister Rogers, it's Tom Hanks.
Described as "a timely story of kindness triumphing over cynicism" by Sony, "A Beautiful Day In The Neighborhood" is based on the true story of a real-life friendship between "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood" star Fred Rogers and journalist Tom Junod.
Sony's summary continues, "After a jaded magazine writer is assigned a profile of Fred Rogers, he overcomes his skepticism, learning about empathy, kindness, and decency from America’s most beloved neighbor."
The upcoming film, directed by Marielle Heller, also stars Matthew Rhys ("The Americans"), Susan Kelechi Watson ("This Is Us"), and Chris Cooper ("The Bourne Supremacy").
Rogers became a beloved television icon after he created and hosted "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood." The half-hour-long educational children's series was on air for over 30 years and had a total of 912 episodes over 31 seasons.
During the show, Rogers would speak directly to the audience about an array of topics while taking the viewer on a journey throughout his day before leaving the viewer with this valuable nugget.
"You've made this day a special day, by just your being you," he would say. "There's no person in the whole world like you, and I like you just the way you are."
"A Beautiful Day In The Neighborhood" is scheduled to be released in theatres on Nov. 22.
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