Broadcast | TVWeek

Heavyweights DiCaprio and Hanks Working With HBO on Movie About World Leader

HBO Films is developing a movie about a real-life world leader with actors Leonardo DiCaprio and Tom Hanks, reports Deadline.com. The project is “Gorbachev.” The production also involves former Soviet Union President Mikhail Gorbachev — the subject of the film…

ABC Taps Paul Reubens to Play One of ‘Alice in Wonderland’s’ Signature Characters

One of the signature characters from “Alice in Wonderland” will be played by Paul Reubens — known for his alter ego, Pee-Wee Herman — in ABC’s new “Once Upon a Time” spinoff. Deadline.com reports that Reubens has been cast to…

TLC Unveils New Programs for 2013-2014

Touting strong ratings during 2012 — including 2 million-plus viewers for “Here Comes Honey Boo Boo,” “Breaking Amish,” “Long Island Medium” and “Sister Wives” — TLC took the wraps off its lineup of new programming for 2013-2014. Among the cable…

Details Emerge on the New ‘Tonight Show’ Set in New York

Jimmy Fallon’s new set for NBC’s retooled "Tonight Show," which will move to New York City after Jay Leno steps down, will look like a Broadway theater, reports the New York Post. The network is gutting a studio on the…

New Syfy Project Has ‘NCIS’ Bloodlines

A new drama project is in development at Syfy, which bought the script on spec from Alfonso H. Moreno of "NCIS," reports Deadline.com. “The untitled project, from Fox TV Studios and Ross Fineman’s FtvS-based Fineman Entertainment, starts off with a…

Video Fun: Late-Night Wars Heat Up as Conan O’Brien and Chelsea Handler Have a Naked Shower Encounter (Warning — This May Offend Some)

Here’s a short reel of outtakes that E! also posted:

Four Lessons for Apple to Be Learned From the Introduction of the Facebook Phone

According to Fortune, "Now we know: The Facebook Phone is neither a phone, nor an operating system. Instead, [Facebook founder Mark] Zuckerberg unveiled a downloadable collection of apps, available April 12, that will be supported on select Android phones to…

Our Tribute to Roger Ebert

[Popular film critic Roger Ebert died Wednesday, April 4, 2013, at age 70. Here’s our tribute to him] By Chuck Ross I didn’t know Roger Ebert well. I used to run into him – and his then TV sparring partner, Gene Siskel –…

Film Critic Roger Ebert Dead at 70

The Chicago Sun-Times is reporting that famed film critic Roger Ebert has died. Ebert, 70, had just announced that he was cutting back on work, as previously reported, as his fight with cancer had taken a turn for the worse….

A Familiar Face at CNN Is Headed Out the Door

CNN continues to shake up its on-air lineup, with another familiar face the latest casualty as new CNN Worldwide President Jeff Zucker retools the channel. TVNewser reports that Ali Velshi, the channel’s chief business correspondent, is out the door. His…