Tom Hanks has signed on to star as Fred Rogers in a biopic about the beloved American children's television star.
TriStar Pictures has bought the rights to a film inspired by the real life of the creator of 'Mister Rogers' Neighborhood.'
Fred Rogers was a television icon to generations of American children.
'Mister Rogers Neighborhood was a popular educational children's TV series of the 60s, 70s, and 80s.
The film will be directed by 'Diary of a Teenage Girl's Marielle Heller.