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Tom Hanks was Fred Rogers‘ favorite actor.

The 63-year-old actor played the late star in A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood, earning him his first Oscar nomination in 19 years.

Director Marielle Heller spilled some behind-the-scenes secrets in a featurette from the home release of the film.

“Joanne [Rogers, Fred Rogers’ widow] revealed to us that Tom Hanks was Fred’s favorite actor,” Marielle says (via People). “They never met. And when I told Tom this, he was like, ‘What!’”

“I think Tom Hanks is just the nicest person you could ever want to meet,” she added. “And you hear that from everybody, but that’s my own experience with him.”

A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood is available on Digital today (February 4), and on 4K, Blu-ray, and DVD on February 18.

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Tom Hanks and Matthew Rhys were joined by their loves at the A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood premiere!

The co-stars were joined by Rita Wilson and Keri Russell at the premiere held on Sunday (November 17) at the Henry R. Luce Auditorium at Brookfield Place in New York City.

Also joining Tom and Matthew at the premiere included co-stars Chris Cooper and Susan Kelechi Watson with fiance Jaime Lincoln Smith along with director Marielle Heller.

Fellow guests at the premiere included Alexander Skaragard and Sarah Silverman.

Earlier that day, the cast and director promoted A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood at the movie’s photocall.

A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood will be out in theaters on Friday, November 22 – check out the trailer here!

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Tom Hanks and Matthew Rhys are all smiles as they arrive at the A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood premiere on Saturday afternoon (September 7) at the Roy Thomson Hall in Toronto, Canada.

The actors were joined by Matthew‘s longtime love Keri Russell as they premiered their Mr. Fred Rogers movie at the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival.

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Fellow cast members at the premiere included Susan Kelechi Watson, Chris Cooper, Noah Harpster, and Enrico Colantoni along with director Marielle Heller.

Earlier that day, Susan announced that she and Jaime Lincoln Smith are engaged!

A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood is set to hit theaters on November 22 – check out the trailer!

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Avengers: Infinity War‘s Karen Gillan, Big Little Lies‘ Kathryn Newton, and Fahrenheit 451‘s Lilly Singh grace the cover of the annual Women in Hollywood portfolio for Net-a-Porter’s weekly digital magazine PorterEdit!

They were joined by Diary of a Teenage Girl director Marielle Heller and Netflix’s VP of Original Documentary and Comedy Programming, Lisa Nishimura.

Here’s what the actresses had to share with the mag:

Karen on why she wanted to direct: “When I was growing up, I had a video camera and I would make horror movies with my parents or friends. I didn’t think of directing as a female job, which is ridiculous, but I hadn’t seen any examples. Then I started working in the industry and thought: ‘I should just do this.’ It’s one of the best decisions I’ve ever made.”

Kathryn on the one woman who has most inspired her: “Reese Witherspoon has made me a better actress. I remember the first table read of Big Little Lies; everyone was a big star and instead of leaving after, she ate lunch with me, and we talked about college and her daughter and Coachella.”

Lilly on being an Indian woman in the media: “As an Indian woman, my career allowed me to do something that most women in my family don’t get to do, which is move away from home. Now my mom doesn’t even care if I get married!”

For more from the actresses, head to Net-a-Porter.com.

Sebastian Stan keeps it cool as he brings his handsome face to the Broadway opening night after party for Lobby Hero held at the Hayes Theater on Monday (March 26) in New York City.

The 35-year-old actor was joined at the event by Aubrey Plaza, Tony Goldwyn, Aaron Tveit, Sam Rockwell, Annette Bening, Daniel J. Watts, Tavi Gevinson, Jorma Taccone and his wife Marielle Heller, Dylan Baker and his wife Becky Ann Baker, and Luann de Lesseps.

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Chris was in attendance to support his Avengers: Infinity War co-star Chris Evans while Aubrey showed her support for Michael Cera, who she starred with in Scott Pilgrim vs. the World.

The play follows “a security guard, his strict supervisor, a rookie cop and her overbearing partner who all convening in the foyer of a middle-income Manhattan apartment building where a murder investigation is underway.”

FYI: Aubrey is wearing a Michael Kors Collection slip dress and EF Collection rings.

Alexander Skarsgard is as dreamy as ever while stepping out for The Cinema Society screening of his new film The Diary Of A Teenage Girl held at Landmark Sunshine Cinema on Wednesday evening (August 5) in New York City.

The 38-year-old actor was joined at the event by his co-star Bel Powley and director Marielle Heller.

Seth Meyers, Anna Wintour, and Covert Affairs alum Hill Harper were also in attendance.

The film follows a teen artist living in 1970s San Francisco who enters into an affair with her mother’s boyfriend.

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