But, we’ve had a lot of conversations about the character and he understands the essence of Mr. Rogers.
In the research for the movie, the writers found that more people than they could possibly count credited Mr. Rogers with changing their lives….
That’s where Tom Hanks-starring Mr. Rogers movie You Are My Friend falls. The movie’s director Marielle Heller told Entertainment Weekly that she didn’t appreciate that You Are My Friend was immediately labeled a biopic when the casting news was announced.
(I almost had a heart attack the day they were both trending on Twitter when the casting news was announced.)