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Tom Hanks Stars As Mister Rogers In A BEAUTIFUL DAY IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

Tom Hanks stars as Mister Rogers in TriStar Pictures’ A BEAUTIFUL DAY IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD. Photo by: Lacey Terrell. ©2019 CTMG, Inc. All rights reserved.

“You know everyone has lots of ways of feeling, and all those ways of feeling are fine. It’s what we do with our feelings that matter in this life.” WAMG reviewer Michael Haffner began his fantastic review of the documentary WON’T YOU BE MY NEIGHBOR? with a quote from Mister Rogers. Read the whole review of WON’T YOU BE MY NEIGHBOR? here.

Now comes a new film on the person.

Tom Hanks portrays Mister Rogers in A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood, a timely story of kindness triumphing over cynicism, based on the true story of a real-life friendship between Fred Rogers and journalist Tom Junod. After a jaded magazine writer (Emmy winner Matthew Rhys) is assigned a profile of Fred Rogers, he overcomes his skepticism, learning about empathy, kindness, and decency from America’s most beloved neighbor.

I’m too busy CRYING after watching this first preview. Hanks is sure to get a Oscar nomination for his portrayal of the kind man most of us grew up with.

Inspired by the article “Can You Say. . . Hero?” by Tom Junod, A BEAUTIFUL DAY IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD opens November 22nd, 2019.

Tom Hanks stars as Mister Rogers in TriStar Pictures’ A BEAUTIFUL DAY IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD. Photo by: Lacey Terrell. ©2019 CTMG, Inc. All rights reserved.
Mister Rogers (Tom Hanks) meets journalist Lloyd Vogel (Matthew Rhys) in TriStar Pictures’ A BEAUTIFUL DAY IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD. Photo by: Lacey Terrell. ©2019 CTMG, Inc. All rights reserved.
Director Marielle Heller and Tom Hanks on the set of TriStar Pictures' A BEAUTIFUL DAY IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

Focus Features Celebrates Mister Rogers Birthday With New Look At WON’T YOU BE MY NEIGHBOR?

Life Magazine shoot: WQED studio. Fred Rogers and David Newell, as Speedy Delivery’s Mr. McFeely, stand on the front porch set while filming an episode of Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood.

“WON’T YOU BE MY NEIGHBOR? serves as both a deeply moving tribute to one of life’s greatest teachers but also as an important reminder of the power of kindness.” Michael Haffner praised the upcoming documentary in his recent TRUE/FALSE Film Fest review. Mister Rogers was truly a light in the world and would have celebrated his 90th birthday this week. Focus Features has released a brand new trailer.

From Academy Award® -winning filmmaker Morgan Neville (20 Feet from Stardom), Won’t You Be My Neighbor? takes an intimate look at America’s favorite neighbor: Mister Fred Rogers. A portrait of a man whom we all think we know, this emotional and moving film takes us beyond the zip-up cardigans and the land of make-believe, and into the heart of a creative genius who inspired generations of children with compassion and limitless imagination.

Focus Features will release WON’T YOU BE MY NEIGHBOR? in select theaters on June 8th, 2018.

Visit the official site: http://focusfeatures.com/wont-you-be-my-neighbor/

Watch Mister Rogers In New Clip From WON’T YOU BE MY NEIGHBOR?

Fred Rogers on the set of his show Mr. Rogers Neighborhood from the film, WON’T YOU BE MY NEIGHBOR, a Focus Features release. Credit: Jim Judkis / Focus Features

Kids growing up in the 1970’s only knew Saturday morning cartoons, as well as educational TV on the local PBS station. We were introduced to Sesame Street, Electric Company, ZOOM and the magic of Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood. It’s where we learned how to use our imaginations and to tie our sneakers with Mister Rogers, the cool trolley that ran behind him (we all wanted one) and the land of Make-Believe.

From Academy Award-winning filmmaker Morgan Neville (20 Feet from Stardom), WON’T YOU BE MY NEIGHBOR? takes an intimate look at America’s favorite neighbor: Mister Fred Rogers.

From Focus Features, watch the first clip.

WON’T YOU BE MY NEIGHBOR? will have its World Premiere at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival.

A portrait of a man whom we all think we know, this emotional and moving film takes us beyond the zip-up cardigans and the land of make-believe, and into the heart of a creative genius who inspired generations of children with compassion and limitless imagination.

Focus Features will release WON’T YOU BE MY NEIGHBOR? in theaters June 8, 2018.

Visit the official site: focusfeatures.com/wont-you-be-my-neighbor

Fred Rogers with Daniel Tiger from his show Mr. Rogers Neighborhood in the film, WON’T YOU BE MY NEIGHBOR, a Focus Features release. Credit: Focus Features