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Nat Geo Teams Up Again With Ridley Scott And Bill O’Reilly For ‘Killing Jesus’

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Monday March 25, 2013 @ 1:02pm PDTTags: Big Deals TV, Bill O'Reilly, National Geographic Channel, Ridley Scott

Hoping to piggyback on the success of National Geographic Channel‘s take on Bill O’Reilly’s best-seller Killing Lincoln, the network is again partnering with Ridley Scott and O’Reilly on Killing Jesus: A History, O’Reilly’s recently announced book that he co-authored with Martin Dugard. The book will be published by Henry Holt and Company on September 24. Today’s announcement comes as the network is in pre-production on O’Reilly’s Killing Kennedy: The End Of Camelot expected to air worldwide on Nat Geo Channels later this year. “I am thrilled to once again be partnering with National Geographic Channels and Scott Free Productions on my next book,” said O’Reilly. “Jesus is the most famous person that has ever lived — and is worshipped today by more than 2.2 billion people”. Killing Jesus tells the story of Jesus of Nazareth as a beloved and controversial young revolutionary brutally killed by Roman soldiers and recounting the seismic political and historical events that made his death inevitable and the changes that his life brought upon the world for the centuries to follow. “O’Reilly has proven with Killing Lincoln and Killing Kennedy that the public is fascinated with the tragic tales of these renowned historical figures, and this is one of the most dramatic stories ever told. We are privileged to once again work with National Geographic Channel to bring Bill’s vision to the screen,” said Scott. Production is set to begin this fall. Click over to read today’s release.

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National Geographic Channel Reteams With Bill O’Reilly And Ridley Scott For ‘Killing Kennedy’ Film About JFK’s Assassination

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Thursday January 3, 2013 @ 10:00am PSTTags: Bill O'Reilly, Killing Lincoln, National Geographic Channel, Scott Free
Nellie Andreeva

Killing Kennedy Movie National GeographicEXCLUSIVE: Ahead of next month’s premiere of National Geographic‘s Killing Lincoln, the cable network has greenlighted Killing Kennedy, a new film from Killing Lincoln producer Scott Free about the assassination of John F Kennedy. Like Killing Lincoln, Killing Kennedy will be based on a book by Fox News anchor Bill O’Reilly. Killing Kennedy: The End Of Camelot, O’Reilly’s latest New York Times bestseller with co-author Martin Dugard, is a follow-up to the duo’s hugely successful Killing Lincoln: The Shocking Assassination That Changed America Forever, which has sold more than 1 million copies. The new two-hour factual drama will keep the narrative storytelling devices used by O’Reilly in the book, published in October, which recounts Kennedy’s assassination and its impact on America. “The common parallels between Abraham Lincoln and John F. Kennedy are astonishing, with both assassinations profoundly changing the nation during crucial moments in its history,” O’Reilly said. “While Kennedy’s assassination continues to garner many conspiracy theories, our story is based on facts — some that haven’t been publicly known. And with National Geographic Channel and Scott Free once again at the helm, I have the utmost trust and faith that they will bring the story of Kennedy and Camelot to life.” Casting on the two-hour film, which will combine historical insights and archives with dramatic storytelling in the signature style of the Scott brothers, is expected to begin shortly for a sprint start of production. “Collaborating with National Geographic on Bill O’Reilly’s follow-up was an easy decision,” said Scott Free principal Ridley Scott. “They share the same passion of storytelling, willing to take creative leaps and risks to keep viewers entertained to tell the provocative story of Kennedy’s last days, a pivotal and historic moment.” Read More »

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Bill O’Reilly & Jon Stewart To Face Off In Debate

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Monday September 17, 2012 @ 8:38pm PDTTags: Bill O'Reilly, Jon Stewart

It’s always entertaining to watch Jon Stewart and Bill O’Reilly spar on each other’s shows. Now they’re going to face off in a 90-minute debate. It’s set for October 6 at George Washington University in Washington, D.C. A takeoff on the presidential debates, the event dubbed The … Read More »

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Tom Hanks To Host Bill O’Reilly And Scott Free’s Nat Geo Docu-Drama ‘Killing Lincoln’

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Thursday September 13, 2012 @ 6:00am PDTTags: Big Deals TV, Bill O'Reilly, Killing Lincoln, National Geographic Channel, Tom Hanks
Nellie Andreeva

EXCLUSIVE: Oscar winner Tom Hanks is set as the on-camera host, historical commentator and narrator of Killing Lincoln, National Geographic Channel‘s two-hour historical thriller from Ridley and the late Tony Scott’s Scott Free Prods. It’s based on Bill O’Reilly best-selling book with co-author Martin Dugard that chronicles the conspiracy behind Lincoln’s assassination.

Hanks joins director Adrian Moat (Gettysburg), Emmy-winning writer/executive producer Erik Jendresen (Band of Brothers) and producer Mark Herzog’s Herzog & Co. (Gettysburg) on the film, which combines drama with CGI — in the signature style of the Scott brothers — with rare historical archives. “The murder of Lincoln is not a passage of our history — it was a signpost of our American character, then, now and forever,” said Hanks, who has been involved in a number of historic TV projects including the HBO miniseries Band Of Brothers and The Pacific, which he exec produced, and the PBS docu-series Freedom: A History Of Us.

In Killing Lincoln, Billy Campbell plays Lincoln, Jesse Johnson plays John Wilkes Booth and Geraldine Hughes is Mary Todd Lincoln. Graham Beckel appears as Edwin Stanton (who served as Secretary of War under the Lincoln administration) and Shawn Pyfrom portrays Private John W. Nichols. Read More »

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It’s Official: Bill O’Reilly Signs New Deal With Fox News

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Tuesday April 24, 2012 @ 2:04pm PDTTags: Big Deals TV, Bill O'Reilly, Fox News
Nellie Andreeva

Bill O'Reilly Fox NewsLast week, we broke the story that Fox News Channel was finalizing new multi-year, multimillion-dollar deals with its two biggest stars, Bill O’Reilly and Sean Hannity. Now one of them, O’Reilly’s, has closed, according to an official announcement by the cable news network’s chairman and CEO Roger Ailes. “Bill’s immense talent, intellect and raw convictions are an extremely rare combination in television and exemplify why The O’Reilly Factor has been the number one program in cable news for more than a decade,” Ailes said. “He is a tremendous force in the business and has helped to make Fox News the success story it is today.” Added O’Reilly, “It’s been great fun in challenging the establishment and exposing the corruption across the nation. Fox News has become the primary force in television news under Roger’s leadership and I’m delighted to continue there for years to come.”

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Bill O’Reilly & Sean Hannity Closing New Deals With Fox News Channel

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Wednesday April 18, 2012 @ 1:13pm PDTTags: Big Deals TV, Bill O'Reilly, Fox News Channel, Sean Hannity
Nellie Andreeva

EXCLUSIVE: I’ve learned that Fox News Channel is finalizing new deals with its two biggest stars, Bill O’Reilly and Sean Hannity. The new multi-year, multi-million dollar agreements, which are expected … Read More »

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Bill O’Reilly Book ‘Killing Lincoln’ Becomes Nat Geo Documentary Produced By Ridley & Tony Scott

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Thursday January 12, 2012 @ 9:00am PSTTags: Bill O'Reilly, National Geographic, Ridley Scott, Tony Scott
Nellie Andreeva

EXCLUSIVE: National Geographic Channel has teamed with Tony and Ridley Scott to produce a two-hour documentary based on Killing Lincoln: The Shocking Assassination That Changed America Forever, Bill O’Reilly’s best-selling book with co-author Martin Dugard. The documentary, set to begin production in the spring for an early 2013 premiere globally on the National Geographic Channel, will keep the fast pace of the book, described as a historical thriller with a John Grisham-style narrative about the 1865 murder of President Abraham Lincoln and the furious manhunt for his killer. It will include feature-film quality re-enactments completed with CGI in the signature style of the Scott brothers. “National Geographic has a great legacy of telling some of history’s most riveting stories,” said O’Reilly, who will also serve as an executive producer on the documentary. “The assassination of President Abraham Lincoln is no exception, as it continues to be one of the most significant, life-changing events in America’s young history.” Read More »

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Bill O’Reilly Lands Bill Clinton As Guest

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Friday December 16, 2011 @ 10:04am PSTTags: Bill Clinton, Bill O'Reilly, Fox News Channel
Nellie Andreeva

Fox News Channel’s Bill O’Reilly just got a nice Christmas gift, landing his first interview with former President Bill Clinton. It will air during The O’Reilly Factor next Tuesday. … Read More »

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Keith Olbermann Warns Of “Bullshit” Attacks On His New Show And Says Donald Sutherland Will Be A Regular Commentator

By DAVID LIEBERMAN, Executive Editor | Friday June 17, 2011 @ 9:36am PDTTags: Bill O'Reilly, Countdown With Keith Olbermann, Current TV, Donald Sutherland, Keith Olbermann, MSNBC

Will there be any substantive difference between Countdown With Keith Olbermann, which debuts Monday night on Current, and its most direct competitor, MSNBC’s The Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell? Don’t ask Olbermann. “I haven’t seen Lawrence’s show,” he told reporters on Friday. “I have not watched MSNBC for more than five minutes since I left it” in January. But viewers and especially MSNBC executives might be surprised to hear that Olbermann says he felt a “self-chilling effect” there to tone down his commentaries out of fear that he might “honk somebody off” at another NBCUniversal unit or in the news operation. Praising the “purity” of Current, he says that, ”even in writing the practice shows, I’ve stopped myself from stopping myself.”

Olbermann warned reporters in a conference call not to be swayed by ratings “bullshit” as rivals release data showing that few people will be watching his new show. ”We’re in this for the long haul,” he said, adding that there are no set audience targets. If just 10 technicians for the show can see it on Monday, “that would be a satisfactory audience.” Current reaches about 60 million cable and satellite homes, which puts it at a disadvantage to MSNBC, which goes to about 97 million and Fox News at about 102 million.

Olbermann said that actor Donald Sutherland will frequently appear on the show as a commentator. Other newly announced regulars are Rolling Stone journalist Matt Taibbi; former Nixon White House counsel John Dean; activist group Demos’ Heather McGhee; law professor Jonathan Turley; comedian Maysoon Zayid; Franklin Institute Chief Astronomer Derrick Pitts; and reporters Kate Sheppard and Jeremy Scahill. Read More »

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Jon Stewart Accepts Bill O’Reilly Invite

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Friday May 13, 2011 @ 10:42am PDTTags: Bill O'Reilly, Fox News, Jon Stewart, The O'Reilly Factor

The Daily Show host Jon Stewart will appear on Fox News’ The O’Reilly Factor on Monday to debate about rapper Common’s invitation to perform at a White House event. O’Reilly issued the challenge Thursday on his show. The two hosts have differing opinions on the rapper, who performed at a … Read More »

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O’Reilly And Obama To Spar In Fox Interview On Super Bowl Sunday

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Thursday January 6, 2011 @ 1:45pm PSTTags: Bill O'Reilly, Fox News, Fox Super Bowl Broadcast, Super Bowl XLV Pre-Game, TV
Nellie Andreeva

The toughest blows on Super Bowl Sunday may not be on the football field. Fox News confirmed that Fox News Channel’s top anchor, Bill O’Reilly, will interview President Barack Obama. Their sit-down will air on sibling broadcast network Fox as … Read More »

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Whoopi Goldberg And Bill O’Reilly Discuss The ‘View’ Walkout On ‘The O’Reilly Factor’

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Tuesday November 23, 2010 @ 1:02pm PSTTags: Bill O'Reilly, Bill O'Reilly The View, Daytime TV, Joy Behar The View, The O'Reilly Factor Video, TV, Video, Whoopi Goldberg
Nellie Andreeva

Six weeks ago, Bill O’Reilly’s visit to The View while promoting his new book led to co-hosts Whoopi Goldberg and Joy Behar walking off stage. Tonight, Goldberg visits O’Reilly on his Fox News talk show to promote her new book. And of course, they talk about the incident. Here … Read More »

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Now Stephen Colbert Walks Off ‘The View’

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Tuesday October 19, 2010 @ 2:40pm PDTTags: Bill O'Reilly, Bill O'Reilly The View, Daytime Talk Shows, Joy Behar The View, Stephen Colbert, The View, The View Video, TV, Whoopi Goldberg
Nellie Andreeva

Funny man Stephen Colbert channeled his idol Bill “Papa Bear” O’Reilly in his faceoff with The View co-hosts today in a segment capped by a “Whoopi Goldberg/Joy Behar” moment, in which Colbert briefly walked off the stage.

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‘View’ Co-Hosts Discuss O’Reilly Walk-Off

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Monday October 18, 2010 @ 11:50am PDTTags: Bill O'Reilly, Bill O'Reilly The View, Daytime Talk Shows, Joy Behar The View, The View, The View Video, TV, Video, Whoopi Goldberg
Nellie Andreeva

A lot calmer View co-hosts spent 4 minutes today reminiscing about Joy Behar and Whoopi Goldberg’s infamous walk-off during the interview with Bill O’Reilly on Thursday. “On this show, we all talk about standing up to bigotry, so I stood out,” was Behar’s comment. “I hit my saturation point… I … Read More »

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Joy Behar & Bill O’Reilly Talk ‘View’ Spat

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Friday October 15, 2010 @ 1:04pm PDTTags: Bill O'Reilly, Bill O'Reilly The View, Daytime Talk Shows, Ground Zero Mosque Controversy, Joy Behar, The O'Reilly Factor, The O'Reilly Factor Video, The View, TV, Video, Whoopi Goldberg
Nellie Andreeva

Both Joy Behar and Bill O’Reilly have primetime talk shows and used them last night to comment on the heated exchange during O’Reilly’s visit to The View yesterday that resulted in co-hosts Behar and Whoopi  Goldberg walking off the stage. Behar stayed on a war path, saying that O’Reilly “had a real pinhead moment” and attacking his position on the Ground Zero mosque in an interview with Jesse Ventura on her eponymous HLN show. Meanwhile, O’Reilly was surprisingly subdued on Fox News’ O’Reilly Factor, playing a long clip from The View followed by a short statement that ended with “I loved that exposition today. Didn’t you?” There will be more dissection of the incident on Monday’s edition of The View, ABC just announced. Why, this couldn’t be a ratings ploy, could it? (Today’s edition of the chat show was pre-taped): Read More »

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Whoopi Goldberg and Joy Behar Storm Off ‘The View’ Over Bill O’Reilly Comments

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Thursday October 14, 2010 @ 12:22pm PDTTags: Bill O'Reilly, Bill O'Reilly The View, Daytime Talk Shows, Daytime TV, Ground Zero Mosque Controversy, Joy Behar, The View, The View Video, TV, Whoopi Goldberg
Nellie Andreeva

What happens if you put Bill O’Reilly on a couch with five outspoken women and throw in a hot-button issue like the Ground Zero mosque? Guaranteed mayhem. And that’s exactly what happened today on ABC’s The View.

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