Stars come out for special screening of 'A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood'

Bret Gibson
Sunday, Nov. 17, 2019 11:34 p.m. | Sunday, Nov. 17, 2019 11:34 p.m.

Director Marielle Heller, right, poses with Fred Rogers’ widow Joanne Rogers at a special screening of ‘A Beautiful Day In The Neighborhood’ at the Henry R. Luce Auditorium on Sunday, Nov. 17, 2019, in New York.

Actor Tom Hanks attends a special screening of ‘A Beautiful Day In The Neighborhood,’ at the Henry R. Luce Auditorium, Sunday, Nov. 17, 2019, in New York.

Actress Keri Russell attends a special screening of ‘A Beautiful Day In The Neighborhood,’ at the Henry R. Luce Auditorium, Sunday, Nov. 17, 2019, in New York.

Actors Chris Cooper, left, and David Newell, who played Mr. McFeely in the original ‘Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood,’ pose together at a special screening of ‘A Beautiful Day In The Neighborhood’ at the Henry R. Luce Auditorium on Sunday, Nov. 17, 2019, in New York.

Actors in the new Tom Hanks film about Fred Rogers, “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood,” attended the special screening Sunday in New York.

Rita Wilson with Tom Hanks & with Mister Rogers’ widow Joanne Rogers attend the "A Beautiful Day In The Neighborhood" New York Screening at Henry R. Luce Auditorium

? #ABeautifulDayInTheNeighborhood ? https://t.co/cuJU1FcrR9 #TomHanks #RitaWilson #MisterRogers #mrrogers pic.twitter.com/C1XjV1Qddd

— Getty Images Entertainment (@GettyVIP) November 17, 2019

Hanks, along with his wife Rita Wilson, joined actors Matthew Rhys, Chris Cooper, Christine Lahti and Susan Kelechi Watson to watch the film based on Rogers, the Latrobe native who created “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood.”

Rogers’ widow, Joanne, also attended the showing at the Henry R. Luce Auditorium.

Hello, neighbor! Check out highlights from tonight’s NY premiere of #ABeautifulDayMovie!

First up... @tomhanks, @RitaWilson, and @MatthewRhys!! pic.twitter.com/VSQKC2wAvW

— A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood (@ABeautifulDay) November 18, 2019

The film, which will open nationwide on Nov. 22, has had several special screenings sprinkled throughout the country and Canada.

#WorldKindnessDay is the perfect day to get tickets to see #ABeautifulDayMovie! ?Opening November 22 at AMC, get ?now: https://t.co/fuaJZcIciN

— AMC Theatres (@AMCTheatres) November 13, 2019

Bret Gibson is a TribLive digital producer. A South Hills resident, he started working for the Trib in 1998. He can be reached at bgibson@triblive.com.