The First Look At Tom Hanks as Mr. Rogers Is Getting Us Emotional

America’s Dad is about to tackle his most important role – Tom Hanks is morphing into Mr. Rogers for the new biopic.

Today we got the first glimpse of Tom Hanks in the iconic red sweater.

“Hanks’ pic is directed by Marielle Heller (“The Diary of a Teenage Girl”) from a script by Noah Harpster and Micah Fitzerman-Blue, and produced by Youree Henley, Marc Turtletaub, and Peter Saraf. Susan Kelechi Watson (“This Is Us”) and Chris Cooper (“Live by Night”) will star alongside Hanks and Rhys.

The film hits theaters Oct. 19, 2019.”