Ridley Tony Scott doing doc based on O Reilly Lincoln book

LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Ridley and

Tony Scott

are producing a two-hour documentary formed on Bill O'Reilly and

Martin Dugard

's best-selling book "

Killing Lincoln

: The Shocking Assassination That Changed America Forever," TheWrap has confirmed.

The documentary will atmosphere on a

National Geographic Channel

, that is a corner try between

National Geographic

and

Fox Cable Networks

.

Production is due to start in a spring, with an early 2013 premiere planned. O'Reilly will offer as an executive producer. The Scotts will furnish by their

Scott Free Productions

banner.

The film about a Lincoln assassination will underline re-enactments (some of them CGI) and singular archival material.

"National Geographic has a good bequest of revelation some of history's many riveting stories," O'Reilly pronounced in a statement. "The assassination of President Abraham Lincoln is no exception, as it continues to be one of a many significant, life-changing events in America's immature history."

"Ridley and Tony Scott are implausible directors, producers and extraordinary storytellers with a ability to move this story to life in a approach no one else can," a matter continued.

The Scott brothers have some story with cinema about American history. Their History Channel documentary, "Gettysburg," came out final year.

The Scotts are also developing, with AMC, a play about solid trading.

(news.yahoo.com)