Nov 19, 2019 signing on as bens mother in national treasure. Justin bartha almost ruined national treasure duration. Dec 30, 2007 no one knows whats on page 47, as it was never shown in the film. Book of secrets, the president asks gates if he can help on what is written on page 47 of the presidents secret book, and that plot will be the main idea of national treasure 3. Will there ever be a national treasure 3 film made. Book of secrets, was released in 2007 and improved on the first films box office return.
This was enough for the movie to earn a sequel, national treasure. National treasure 3 is officially in the works, so maybe well. There was no novelization of the first movie, but a novelization of the second titled national treasure 2. Will we finally learn whats on page 47 in national treasure. Book of secrets, helen mirren was forced to turn down an invitation to visit queen elizabeth ii, sent in response to her portrayal of her in the. Rileys introduction of the book of secrets builds towards his assertion that it.
Turteltaubs response is that the page 47 idea isnt set in stone as the basis for national treasure 3. You sit in the movie theater, this time a little older and wiser, to watch national treasure 2. Book of secrets released on home video as national. Page 47 revealed national treasure 2 photo 835729 fanpop. Will we finally learn whats on page 47 in national treasure 3. While in the past, nicholas cage obtains the book of secrets from the resolute desk already knowing how to access it and leaves the message for himself. Book of secrets 2007 after the templar treasure find, ben and his father are wellrespected historians making rounds at various universities and lectures. Jun 21, 20 national treasure book of secrets page 47 revealed stay safe and healthy. Book of secrets is a 2007 american adventure film directed by jon turteltaub and produced by jerry bruckheimer.
Jerry bruckheimer, who produced both the original national treasure and its sequel, national treasure. National treasure book of secrets page 47 revealed. Disney, if you dont release national treasure 3 soon ill. The stem of the pipe revealed a riddle when covered in an ink like liquid and rolled out on paper. Book of secrets has without a doubt the most absurd and fevered plot since, oh, say, national treasure 2004. The president told him to look at it and gates says its life altering. Someone posed the question to director jon turteltaub at the films press day, and.
We were asked to start there when writing the third film, so that is where well start. Mar 07, 2019 for one, the previous movie, national treasure. Book of secrets the junior novel was released on november 6, 2007. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. Rushmore was carved only in order to erase landmarks pointing to a fabled city of gold built inside the mountain. The president of the united states asks ben to read page 47 in the book of secrets after the kidnap in mount vernon and when hes freed. A tv series based on the national treasure movies is in development at disney plus.
In in this conjectural national treasure 3, nicholas cage follows the clue from page 47, which leads him to travel back in time. National treasure book of secrets page 47 revealed national. So, even the cast and crew of national treasure 3 will is unsure of what is on the page or even if it will be used. Jan 18, 2020 the cast, including cage, diane kruger, justin bartha, jon voight, harvey keitel and armando riesc, returned for the 2007 sequel, national treasure. At the end of the movie, the president asks ben if he can help him with what was on page 47. At the end of national treasure 2, the president post kidnapping pulls ben aside and asks him if he saw page 47 in the book of secrets.
Book of secrets is a pretty typical blockbuster sequel, focused intently on appeasing what it thinks the audience wants, and missing out on what it takes to make a truly good movie. Book of secrets ended with the characters looking into page 47 of a secret book owned by the president of the united states. With nicolas cage, diane kruger, justin bartha, jon voight. Ben convinces the president to reveal the location of the book, which is at the. Talk about a third film started shortly after, and although rumors have. Lets hope that jon turteltaub and nicolas cage will bring some incredible surprise from the page 47 of the book of secrets. Oct 24, 2008 the page 47 of national treasure 2 actually involves a quest to find the lost colony of roanoke, north carolina the colony that disappeared in 1585. That film, which found ben trying to clear his familys name after his ancestor is.
In this follow up to the boxoffice hit national treasure, treasure hunter ben gates nicolas cage once again sets out on an exhilarating. Basically nicholas cages benjamin gates great, great grandfather is accused of being the mastermind behind abraham lincolns assassination. National treasure 3 in the works with bad boys for life. National treasure 3 is not greenlit yet, will we ever see it. Its believed theres nothing substantial revealed in the tapes that havent been.
National treasure ii although not as good as the first movie still holds you in your chair to see what will come next. It is a sequel to the 2004 film national treasure and is the second part of the national treasure film series. On mount rushmore the final clue from the queen victorias letter, the entrance shall only be revealed under a cloudless rain, revealed the location of the noble bird that was the lever that. Book of secrets, nicolas cages character ben gates. During one of their lectures, mitch wilkinson ed harris shows up with a missing page from john wilkes booths diary that implicates their ancestor thomas gates being. Thats already more than a decade between movies and, anytime theres a gap that big, it gets risky. It is the clue that gave ben gates the idea about the declaration of independence.
Why disney refuses to release national treasure 3 youtube. If it is the case that national treasure 3 is all about around area 51, then we may. Book of secrets, the referred to page 47, but never said what was on it. After watching the first national treasure film last week i assumed this would be the weaker of the films, but actually national treasure 2 is the superior, more streamlined version in the franchise. The nicolas cageled 2004 film is a delightful da vinci code meets indiana joneslite adventure and it spawned a notasmuchfun sequel, national treasure. Book of secrets released, director jon turtletaub confirmed that they were working on national treasure 3, but also that they would take their time making the sequel. What is on page 47 of the presidents book of secrets in. The ending makes you believe there mite even be a nt 3, but we will see. Book of secrets, nicolas cages character ben gates goes after the president of the united states book of secrets, an unofficial book which contains the answers for the. Photo of page 47 revealed for fans of national treasure 2 835729. I am now impatient to know more about this third national treasure movie. A team of editors takes feedback from our visitors to keep trivia as up to date and as accurate as possible. However, since national treasure 3 appears to be in production now, this could always be revealed there or at least referenced, despite turteltaubs assertion. Will we finally learn whats on page 47 in national.
Page 47 is one of the many pages in the book of secrets, which contains all the secrets of the history to the united states. Page 2 this category is for questions and answers related to national treasure. National treasure 3 may be stuck in development hell, but there are quite a few stories that could be on page 47 of the presidents book of secrets. The problem with national treasure 3 is that it can never be better than the stuff nic cage has actually been up to in real life since national treasure 2 08. National treasure 3 is officially in the works, so maybe we. And of course, the information which is contained on page 47 is never revealed, setting up a possible third film. National treasure 3 is officially in the works, so maybe. Nothings going to stop you from finding out whats on page 47 of the presidents secret book. Parts of the story in the novel version differ slightly from what was actually filmed, owing to changes being made in the screenplay prior to and during production. What is on page 47 of the presidents book of secrets. Benjamin gates must follow a clue left in john wilkes booths diary to prove his ancestors innocence in the assassination of abraham lincoln. The lost colony is said to be the holding place of the grandest treasure of all even better than the city of gold. On a lighter note, when asked again, turteltaub said that page 47 contains the plot of star trek. Jun 30, 2008 ben gates nicolas cage said at the end of national treasure 2 that page 47 is lifealtering that promises a lot for national treasure 3.
It is not yet confirmed if the page 47 of the book of secrets, which benjamin gates nicolas cage described as lifealtering, will be part of this new national treasure movie. Whats on page 47 in the presidents book of secrets. Book of secrets released on home video as national treasure 2. Book of secrets, the president asks gates if he can help on what is written on page 47 of the presidents secret book, and that plot will be the main idea of. After finding out the location of the presidents book of secrets, the. Book of secrets ended with the characters looking into page 47 of a secret book owned by the. Page 47 production talks have begun for installment 3 of the movie franchise national treasure, based on the president asking ben gates whats on page 47. In the presidents book of secrets, located in the library of congress, there was a second wooden carving that when translated lead to mount rushmore.
Mar 27, 2018 this was enough for the movie to earn a sequel, national treasure. We have an idea of what national treasure 3 s story could be about. At the end of the movie, the president asks ben if he can. What sort of historic events could the national treasure 3 plot tackle. The second movie sort of introduced it and used it as the center of the movie, so it is smart to make the third movie okay, what treasure hunt will come out of the book of secrets, which is kind of what the end of the movie started. Released in 2004, national treasure was a promising movie with an inviting premise that certainly had the potential to develop into a longrunning, profitable franchise for disney. Disneys national treasure 3 has been in development since national. Page 47 talks about how in 1897, captain archibald witwicky stumbled upon the frozen body of megatron and accidentally activated megatrons navigational system, which imprinted the.
May 21, 2010 film quotes national treasure 3 writers doug miro and carlo bernard regarding the secretive page. This lends one to believe its a big treasure or other kind of discovery that will change the world when it is discovered. Perhaps, on page 47, is a message from nicholas cages character, predicting that nicholas cages character would ask the president for access to the book of secrets and also providing some clue to the next quest. Book of secrets, revealed the news in a collider interview for his upcoming starz series hightown. Just a few months ago, disney president bob iger revealed. He also rebuffs the sequel theory, saying that the references to page 47 exist to show how much the president began to trust ben gates and to establish a closeness between the characters. National treasure 3 may be stuck in development hell, but there are quite a few stories.
Everything wrong with national treasure book of secrets duration. Even though national treasure 3 hasnt happened yet, and perhaps never will, disney actually had the movie in active development until fairly recently. Disney discovered gold a second time with 2007s national treasure. Roswell, new mexico season 2, episode 9 showed us what really. Book of secrets, we learn that when the president takes office, he inherits a book full of secret information.
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