National Treasure 3 Going Ahead with Nicolas Cage
- On Friday, Director Jon Turteltaub announced that National Treasure is "finally real" and moving forward during a recording of the National Treasure Hunt podcast in Philadelphia, marking the first public confirmation of the project.
- The franchise, which began in 2004, stars Nicolas Cage as Benjamin Gates, a historian who discovers hidden clues within the Declaration of Independence; the 2007 sequel Book of Secrets reunited the main cast.
- Turteltaub confirmed the team produced a script he approved, and Disney responded that it "sounds like a movie we can make." The director hopes to reunite the original cast, including Cage.
- While the 2007 sequel cost $130m and earned $459.2m globally, the 2004 original grossed $347.5m. The franchise also briefly expanded in 2022 with the Disney series Edge of History.
- Persistent franchise questions remain regarding what Benjamin Gates saw on page 47 of the Book of Secrets, which the previous film described as "life-altering" but left unexplained.
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National Treasure 3 is "finally real" says franchise director; Nic Cage set to return
Two years after Nicolas Cage declared National Treasure 3 dead, director Jon Turteltaub says it’s in the works at Disney – with Cage to star. Action-adventure sequel National Treasure 3 isn’t dead after all. That’s according to the previous two films’ director, Jon Turtletaub, who says that not only is the film going to get made at Disney, but also strongly suggests that Nicolas Cage is back as franchise protagonist Benjamin Franklin Gates. The …
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Director says he hopes to bring back original cast ‘to whatever extent we can’
'National Treasure 3' Is 'Finally Real' With Nicolas Cage
MEGA Nicolas Cage is back on the fierce mission for a hunt once again! “National Treasure” is now moving closer to reality after two decades of uncertainty surrounding the beloved Disney series. The development also puts Cage back in the conversation as Benjamin Franklin Gates. The first “National Treasure” arrived in 2004 and became a major part of Nicolas Cage’s blockbuster career. Its 2007 sequel, “National Treasure: Book of Secrets,” also c…
‘National Treasure 3’ is happening, original director reveals
Nicolas Cage is officially heading back on the hunt. Nicolas Cage’s Ben Gates famously stole the Declaration of Independence in the original film in an effort to protect the historic document. SOURCE: MEGA Nearly two decades after National Treasure: Book of Secrets hit theaters, director Jon Turteltaub revealed that a third installment in the beloved...
National Treasure 3 Gets Exciting Update As Casting Takes A Page From Brendan Fraser’s Mummy Revival
National Treasure fans, it’s your moment. Or, hopefully, the first of many moments as more exciting news about the third installment in the franchise finally becomes public. And director Jon Turteltaub isn’t holding anything back, opening up as much as he can (without getting in trouble with the Mouse, obviously) and spilling a few key […]
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