Well, not really. It's raining at the moment. But here's an official image from A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood (2019) to grace your screen.
The film is inspired by this article and involves a journalist having their perspective on life changed when they meet Fred Rogers (aka Mr Rogers). The film opens on November 22nd, 2019 (Thanksgiving is on the 28th). Tom Hanks is of course playing the iconic TV host...
The cast also includes Matthew Rhys as the journalist profiling him, the great but undersung actress Maryann Plunkett as Fred Rogers' wife Joanne, as well as Tammy Blanchard, Susan Kelechi Watson, and Chris Cooper. Good cast!
Given that a) Tom Hanks has been a near miss for an Oscar nomination a few times since his last nominations a million years ago b) director Marielle Heller is coasting on a lot of goodwill after her terrific work on Can You Ever Forgive Me? and c) the documentary Won't You Be My Neighbor? was a huge hit last year, this film has a LOT going for it on paper when it comes to both mass appeal and Oscar dreams.
We shall see.
P.S. Here's another image from the film, with the reporter meeting Mr Rogers on set. I smell a supporting actor Oscar nomination for Matthew Rhys to follow up his Emmy win...
