”It's a beautiful day in the neighborhhod. A beautiful day for a neighbor. 
Would you be mine? Could you be mine?"
Tom Hanks had nothing but praise for everyone's favorite friendly neighbor Mister 
Rogers while promoting his latest film 'A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood' at the 
Toronto Film Festival. On Sunday during a press conference, the academy award 
winning actor, who plays the children’s tv host in the film, praised the icon for his 
sincerity and longing to spread positivity in the world. 
The actor said he was too old to watch Mister Rogers when the TV host debuted in the 
mid-1960s, but Hanks said he began to appreciate the PBS icon years later when he saw 
a video of Rogers addressing a child in a wheelchair. 
Speaking on Rogers desire to put out more positive, genuine content for children, 
Hanks said, 
Peter Saraf, a producer on the film, summed up his own admiration for Rogers' positive 
message to his young viewers. "Every human being has value and deserves to be loved." 
'A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood' follows a jaded journalist played by 'The 
Americans’ Matthew Rhys who is assigned to write a profile on Fred Rogers. The 
cynic soon discovers the healing nature of Mr. Rogers' kind spirit, which has shaped 
the upbringing of generations. The Sony pic is set to hit theaters on Nov. 22. 
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and until next time for The Hollywood Reporter News I’m Neha Joy. 
