Tom Hanks Was Cast as Mister Rogers and People Could Barely Handle the News

It's a wonderful day in the neighborhood for fans of both Tom Hanks and Mister Rogers: the Oscar-winning actor is set to play the beloved television icon in an upcoming movie titled You Are My Friend, according to TriStar pictures. The film, which is loosely based on an Esquire profile by writer Tom Junod, traces the writer's experience meeting — and befriending, with transformative effects — the family-friendly screen personality.