Tom Hanks to Star as Mr. Rogers in Upcoming Biopic You Are My Friend
Tom Hanks wants to be your neighbor.
The actor has signed on to star as Mr. Rogers in the upcoming biopic You Are My Friend, a drama about the children’s television pioneer.
The film will focus on Fred Roger’s unlikely friendship with award-winning journalist Tom Junod, who got to know the television personality while writing a 1998 profile on the star for Esquire magazine.