Playing Mister Rogers “was terrifying,” says Tom Hanks
Photo: Lacey Terrell/Copyright ©2019 CTMG, Inc. All rights reserved. (NEW YORK) -- His portrayal is being received warmly by many critics, but the thought of playing Fred Rogers in A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood left Tom Hanks with cold sweats. He may have trained like an astronaut in Apollo 13, and shed 55 pounds to portray a stranded FedEx guy in Cast Away, but the idea of buttoning up the beloved kids show host's red cardigan "was terrifying," […]

