Tom Hanks dons a vintage Mr. Rogers cardigan in the first look at the upcoming biopic about the beloved host. Sony Pictures Tom Hanks dons a vintage Mr. Rogers red cardigan in the first photo from the upcoming biopic about the beloved children’s television host. The film is expected to arrive in theaters October 2019. The photo was released by the film’s studio, Sony, and captures Hanks outside a trailer, examining a script. Micah Fitzerman-Blue and Noah Harpster wrote the script for the biopic, which was inspired by journalist Tom Junod’s 1998 profile on Rogers, “Can You Say… Hero?”