alling ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁another ▁beautiful ▁day . ▁ ▁Cast ▁ ▁Matthew ▁Rh ys ▁as ▁Lloyd ▁Vog el : ▁A ▁j aded ▁journalist ▁who ▁is ▁assigned ▁to ▁profile ▁Rog ers ▁for ▁the ▁magazine ▁Es quire . ▁Lloyd ▁is ▁based ▁lo os ely ▁on ▁journalist ▁Tom ▁Jun od , ▁whose ▁encounter ▁with ▁Rog ers ▁was ▁adapted ▁into ▁the ▁film . ▁H eller ▁described ▁Lloyd ▁as ▁the ▁vie wer ' s ▁" entry ▁point ▁into ▁Fred ' s ▁teach ings " ▁and ▁expressed ▁hope ▁that ▁Lloyd ' s ▁character ▁development ▁and ▁growth ▁as ▁a ▁new ▁father ▁would ▁comp el ▁view ers ▁to ▁reflect ▁upon ▁themselves . ▁Tom ▁H anks ▁as ▁Fred ▁Rog ers : ▁The ▁cre ator ▁and ▁host ▁of ▁M ister ▁Rog ers ' ▁Ne igh bor hood . ▁To ▁prepare ▁for ▁his ▁role , ▁H anks ▁visited ▁the ▁Fred ▁Rog ers ▁Center ▁at ▁Saint ▁Vincent ▁College ▁in ▁Lat ro be , ▁Pennsylvania ▁for ▁research ▁in ▁the ▁Fred ▁Rog ers ▁Archives ▁and ▁also ▁watched ▁W on ' t ▁You ▁Be ▁My ▁Ne igh bor ?, ▁a ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁document ary ▁film . ▁At ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁Toronto ▁International ▁Film ▁Festival , ▁H anks ▁re called ▁watching ▁" h undred s ▁of ▁hours " ▁of ▁foot age ▁of ▁Rog ers ▁on ▁set ▁and ▁behind ▁the ▁scenes ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁get ▁into ▁character . ▁Director ▁Mar ielle ▁H eller ▁noted ▁that ▁Rog ers ▁" does n ' t ▁have ▁the ▁dynamic ▁nature ▁you ▁need ▁for ▁a ▁protagon ist ▁for ▁a