Sony Releases First Picture of Tom Hanks as Fred Rogers In the pic, Hanks is seen smiling happily in a bright red sweater pulled over a buttoned-up shirt and tie over khaki pants. This is the familiar outfit Fred Rogers is remembered for wearing. Hanks also sports gray-dyed hair and eyebrows, making him look even more like the beloved TV personality for the untitled film. The movie will focus on Rogers’ unlikely friendship with journalist <br />Tom Junod, who got to know the television personality while writing a profile on him for 'Esquire' magazine in 1998. According to Sony, the flick hits theatres in <br />October 2019.