Oscar-winner Tom Hanks looks set to follow his upcoming Mr. Rogers biopic A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood by portraying another real-life figure – that of Elvis Presley’s legendary manager Colonel Tom Parker. Variety reports that Hanks is in talks to star in the as-yet-untitled film, which is being directed by Baz Luhrmann (Moulin Rouge!) […]
New image from A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood featuring Tom Hanks and Matthew Rhys
Sony Pictures has revealed a new image from the upcoming Fred Rogers biopic A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood featuring Tom Hanks as the beloved children’s TV host Mr. Rogers and Matthew Rhys as journalist Lloyd Vogel. Two-time Oscar®-winner Tom Hanks portrays Mister Rogers in A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood, a timely story of […]
Tom Hanks and Paul Greengrass to reunite for News of the World
THR is reporting that Tom Hanks is set to reunite with his Captain Phillips director Paul Greengrass on News of the World, an adaptation of the Paulette Jiles novel, which is set up at Fox 2000. Set in the aftermath of the American Civil War, News of the World follows a widowed news reader who […]
Toy Story 4 Super Bowl TV spot features first footage from the Disney-Pixar sequel
Marketing for Toy Story 4 has been ramping up with last week’s release of Bo Peep’s character poster and the film’s banner featuring the newly craft-made toy Forky. Now Pixar has released the first real footage of Toy Story 4 with a Super Bowl TV ad showcasing Woody, Bo Peep and Buzz Lightyear at a local carnival with Buzz […]
Tom Hanks’ WWII movie Greyhound pushed back to 2020
Sony Pictures has announced that it has pushed back the release of the Tom Hanks World War II movie Greyhound, with the film now scheduled to arrive on May 8th 2020 from its original March 22nd 2019 date. Scripted by Hanks and directed by Aaron Schneider, Greyhound will see the two-time Oscar-winner playing Commander Ernest Krause, a […]
Mr. Rogers biopic starring Tom Hanks officially titled A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
The Fred Rogers biopic starring Tom Hanks has undergone a title change. Formerly known as You Are My Friend, the film has now been officially titled A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood, after the theme song of Rogers’ beloved television series. Directed by Marielle Heller (Diary of a Teenage Girl), the film stars Hanks as Mr. Rogers, […]
Tom Hanks in talks to play Geppetto in Disney’s Pinocchio
Having secured a director in Paddington’s Paul King earlier this year, it looks like Disney may be about to make its first casting on the live-action remake of its animated classic Pinocchio, with Variety reporting that Tom Hanks is in talks to portray Geppetto, the puppeteer who creates Pinocchio and becomes his father figure. Pinocchio […]
Are the days of the big name headliners disappearing?
Tom Jolliffe looks at whether the days of the superstar headliner are disappearing with audiences more drawn to franchises or film concepts than the stars attached… You could say it started in Hollywood’s classic era. The movie star. The big name. They were in some ways manufactured, or at least their image was. Rock Hudson […]
Tom Hanks is Mister Rogers in first image from upcoming film
TriStar Pictures has released the first image of Tom Hanks as Fred Rogers in the as-yet-untitled film based upon the life of the popular television personality and host of Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood. The film, developed under the title of You Are My Friend, is being directed by Marielle Heller (The Diary of a Teenage Girl), who […]
Chris Cooper joins Tom Hanks in Mr. Rogers film You Are My Friend
The Mr. Rogers film You Are My Friend starring Tom Hanks has just gained Chris Cooper (Coming Through The Rye) in the project, according to Variety. He’ll star alongside Hanks and Mathew Rhys (The Americans) in the Marielle Heller-directed film. You Are My Friend is inspired by a real-life friendship between Fred Rogers (Hanks) and award-winning journalist Tom Junod […]