What does Mr. Rodgers have that Walt Disney doesn't? Tom Hanks reveals why the role of Fred Rodgers in ABeautifulDayMovie was so different in comparison. 👔
In several of his previous roles based on real people,"what they had was a moment in which they were trying to achieve something that was of stellar importance," he explained to ET's Ash Crossan while at the"Certainly Walt Disney, Charlie Wilson, when I played Charlie Wilson, and a number of other real people," he continued."I think Mr. Fred Rogers is the first person I've played that is not undergoing the great crisis of their business or their lives.
Besides Walt Disney, Charlie Wilson and Chesley"Sully" Sullenberger, 63-year-old Hanks has also portrayed other real individuals including James B. Donovan in
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