A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood New York Premiere - Itw Tom Junod (official video)

New York, The Henery R.Luce Auditorium, November 17 2019 A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood is a 2019 American biographical drama film directed by Marielle Heller and written by Micah Fitzerman-Blue and Noah Harpster, inspired by the 1998 article "Can You Say... Hero?" by Tom Junod, published in Esquire. The film stars Tom Hanks, Matthew Rhys, Susan Kelechi Watson, and Chris Cooper. It depicts Lloyd Vogel (Rhys), a journalist for Esquire who is assigned to profile beloved television icon Fred Rogers (Hanks). The film had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 7, 2019, and is scheduled to be theatrically released in the United States on November 22, 2019, by Sony Pictures Releasing. It received critical acclaim, with praise for the performances (particularly that of Hanks and Rhys), Heller's direction, screenplay, and its heart-warming messages. Synopsis : A cynical, award-winning journalist, Lloyd Vogel (Matthew Rhys), finds his perspective on life transformed after he begrudgingly accepts an assignment to write an Esquire profile of the beloved television icon Fred Rogers (Tom Hanks). A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood Directed by Marielle Heller Produced by Youree Henley, Peter Saraf, Marc Turtletaub, Leah Holzer Written by Micah Fitzerman-Blue, Noah Harpster Based on "Can You Say... Hero?" by Tom Junod Starring Tom Hanks, Matthew Rhys, Susan Kelechi Watson, Chris Cooper Music by Nate Heller Cinematography : Jody Lee Lipes Edited by Anne McCabe Production company : TriStar Pictures, Tencent Pictures, Big Beach Distributed by Sony Pictures Releasing Release date : September 7, 2019 (TIFF), November 22, 2019 (United States), March 25, 2019 (France) Running time : 107 minutes (Source : Wikipedia)