Mr. Rogers Biopic to Be Titled A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood

The Tom Hanks-starring biopic about Mr. Rogers has a title. The Sony Pictures film will be titled A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood as announced by the studio on Thursday. The film is directed by Marielle Heller (Can You Ever Forgive Me?) and will release on October 18th, 2019.

A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood tells the story of the real-life friendship that blossomed between the beloved Fred Rogers and cynical journalist Tom Junod (Matthew Rhys). The film will see the cynical journalist begrudgingly accepting an assignment to write a profile piece on the beloved icon and finds his perspective on life transformed.