On The Set: "The Tower"

Marcia Gay Harden has her hair and make-up done before filming a scene of the new TV pilot "The Tower" in the CBSNews.com newsroom. Harden plays tough talking boss, Zoe Cafritz. "She's a billionaire media mogul tabloid owner," the Oscar-winner told The ShowBuzz after shooting wrapped for the day. "She has bought recently two newspapers and the one she's about to acquire is a prestigious one."

Extras for a scene from the new TV pilot, "The Tower", wait patiently for filming to begin. Members of the CBS News staff stood in as nervous writers, editors and other veteran journalists being addressed by their intimidating new boss, Zoe Cafritz.

The Tallahassee Sun -- the fictional newspaper which Harden's character, media mogul Zoe Cafritz, takes over.

Harden, ready for action. She won the Best Supporting Actress Oscar in 2001 for her role in "Pollack," and was nominated in 2004 for "Mystic River." She was nominated for an Emmy last year for her role in "Law and Order: SVU" as the undercover FBI agent, Star Morrison.

Harden rehearses her lines before shooting starts. Her character wants to drop the newspaper's "boring" image and isn't afraid to push the envelope and to get her point across to the staff.

Harden gets into character by showing some aggressive emotion.

Extras portraying "The Tallahassee Sun" staff share a laugh during a rehearsal run through. The extras were told to look nervous and uncomfortable as their new boss reads them the riot act during actual shooting.

Producers giving some last minute direction between shots.

Producers from CBS review footage from the scene shot in the CBSNews.com newsroom.

Harden chats with members of the film crew after filming of the scene wrapped.

Harden in the dressing room after the shoot for "The Tower" wrapped at the CBS Broadcast Center in New York.

Marcia Gay Harden in the dressing room after shooting a scene from "The Tower" — CBS

Harden takes some time for photo opportunites before an exclusive interview with The ShowBuzz.

Judy Rosen from The ShowBuzz gets the inside scoop on why Harden chose this role. "One, I'm a CBS devotee. I've worked with CBS many times and I really love it, and two she's a strong woman and I thought it was a character you rarely get a chance to do on television," she said. "And three, I think the issues that 'The Tower' is investigating are extraordinarily important."

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