Two-time Oscar®-winner Tom Hanks is Mister Rogers in TriStar Pictures’ Untitled Mr. Rogers / Tom Hanks Project, coming to a neighborhood near you October 2019
Two-time Oscar®-winner Tom Hanks portrays Mister Rogers in Untitled Mr. Rogers/ Tom Hanks Project, 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.
Directed by:
Marielle Heller
Written by:
Noah Harpster & Micah Fitzerman-Blue
Inspired by the article
“Can You Say…Hero?” by Tom Junod
Produced by:
Youree Henley
Marc Turtletaub
Peter Saraf
Cast:
Tom Hanks
Matthew Rhys
Susan Kelechi Watson
And Chris Cooper
Credits Not Final
