Tom Hanks plays Mr Rogers in A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood (Trailer)
One of the most legendary actors on the big screen will play one of the legends of American television, Mr Rogers, the man who won the affection of generations of Americans with his program Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood and who came to face the president Nixon with a famous speech before the Senate, defending not only his program but the freedom of information and entertainment for the American family.
Tom Hanks seems to be a perfect fit for the image enshrined in Mr Rogers' collective memory. A good-natured man without approaching the vulgar, conservative, Presbyterian minister, educator, a presenter who went down in history for winning over the American family as an example of the exemplary citizen. Among other actions, the gesture of defending the rights of their viewers to record the program in all settings, with these types of actions generated more and more sympathy.
The unexpected friendship between Mr Rogers and Lloyd Vogel is at the center of the film
The story of this friendship is one of the most interesting in the medium and helped to increase the public's affection for Mr Rogers. Tom Junod, a character who represents Vogel and in turn is played in the film by the actor Matthew Rhys, was a somewhat cynical journalist, specialized in the notes of the moment and concerned exclusively with the rating, he did not like at all that Mr Rogers who He seemed like a priest and did not understand how he had gained so much public.
To Junod's annoyance, it was destiny (and his bosses) that it was up to him to interview Mr Rogers with a view to preparing a biography of the beloved presenter and thus, obviously annoyed, Tom Junod swore to himself that by interviewing that man he would be able to get his dark side, for we all have one, and he was sure that he, the cunning Junod, would manage to undress Mr Rogers before his audience.
The magic of Tom Hanks as Mr Rogers has a lot of acceptance
The story is known, men end up being friends since it is Rogers who manages to bring out the best in Tom Junod, and who could fit better than Tom Hanks in a role where with his sympathy and a touch of innocence he manages to bring out the best in whom he thought harm you? Did someone say Forrest Gump?
That's right, many people long for the premiere of A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood not only because they admire the mythical figure of Mr Rogers, but because they understand that the selection of Tom Hanks within the entire possible universe of actors for the role, has been something great that will make watching Hanks perform almost the same as following the show live and the story of the legendary host.
Actors on the level of Tom Hanks have their followers accustomed to a well-known ritual: As soon as their participation in a film of this type is announced, phrases such as "Tom Hanks goes for the Oscar as Mr Rogers ". It may sound exaggerated but no, it really isn't. We can say that Tom Hanks is going for the Oscar as Mr Rogers!. Enjoy the first trailer for the movie A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood:
