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. Book of secrets is a 2007 american adventure film directed by jon turteltaub and produced by jerry bruckheimer. National treasure 3 moves ahead from disney, jerry bruckheimer. Book of secrets t he riproaring success of the first national treasure movie and naturally the rippingerroaringer success of the da vinci code has inspired. The action in this fastpaced adventure sequel is loud and sometimes tense car chases, near falls from high ledges in a dark cave, etc. Book of secrets is the sequel to national treasure 2004 2004, a disney production that was cowritten by numerous screenwriters, including american screenwriting team marianne and cormac wibberley. Book of secrets less engrossing than its 2004 predecessor national treasure, jon turteltaub s busy sequel national treasure.
It is a sequel to the 2004 film national treasure and is the second part of the national treasure film series. In this movie, benjamin gates must follow a clue left in john wilkes booths diary to prove his ancestors innocence in the assassination of abraham lincoln. National treasure 3 could still happen after all cinemablend. Prime members enjoy free twoday delivery and exclusive access to music, movies, tv shows, original audio series, and kindle books. Fun indiana jones rip off, an improvement on its predecessor with better character moments. National treasure is everything the da vinci code wanted to be and isnt. Treasure hunter ben gates and his father are confronted with evidence that an ancestor of theirs helped assassinate abraham lincoln, so they. June 2018 54 may 2018 90 april 2018 35 march 2018 32.
It was the last feature film score to be recorded at the stage before it was closed down. Thats a possibility as reports of a national treasure 3 movie are. Now, another treasure hunter named mitch wilkinson ed harris has found what is a missing page of the diary of john wilkes booth, which contains clues to the location of a lost city of gold, ben must compete against mitch to find the lost city, he goes to france and great britain. Book of secrets, was released in 2007 and improved on the first films box office return. Book of secrets, the book of secrets, book of secrets album, the book of secrets novel, and the book of mysteries.
This theory was used in the film national treasure 2. Book of secrets ended with the characters looking into page 47 of a secret book owned by the president. Book of secrets, and claims that the presidents of the united states have passed down a book from washington to obama, in which some or all have added facts and histories earthshattering in scope and implications, and that this books location is only known to the president, and the national librarian of congress. Book of secrets takes you on a globetrotting quest full of adrenalinepumping twists and turns all leading to the final clue in a mysterious and highly guarded book containing centuries of secrets. National treasure 3 in the works with bad boys for life writer. Book of secrets trailer 3 in this follow up to the boxoffice hit national treasure, treasure hunter ben gates nicolas cage once again sets out on an exhilarating, actionpacked new global quest to unearth hidden history and treasures. The book of secrets in question is a hushhush read thats passed down from president to president, for their. 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. A treasure hunter seeks the truth behind lincolns assassanation. I love history, specifically american history, and it had clever references and facts about american history that lead to finding the treasure in a way that is not predictable. His one truly great decision was to star in director jon turteltaubs disneys the kid american history family film, national treasure.
Chris bremner writer for bad boys for life is reportedly working on national treasure 3 for disney. While national treasure 3 has been buzzed about for over a decade now the rumor back in 2008 was that the gates family would go in search of atlantis in. Dec 21, 2007 the hyperactive sequel national treasure. Rushmore was carved only in order to erase landmarks pointing to a fabled city of gold built inside the mountain. National treasure book of secrets trailer 3 720p youtube. Book of secrets in this follow up to the boxoffice hit national treasure, treasure hunter ben gates nicolas cage once again sets out on an exhilarating, actionpacked new global quest to unearth hidden history and treasures.
Book of secrets was composed by trevor rabin and recorded with the hollywood studio symphony at the todd ao scoring stage in october and november 2007. The soundtrack album was released by walt disney records as a digital download release through itunes, and no physical. Book of secrets is nevertheless a colorful and witty adventure, another race against overwhelming odds for the answer to a historical riddle. National treasure 3 in the works with bad boys for life. Abigail chase reteam with riley poole and, now armed with a stack of longlost pages from john wilkes booths diary, ben must follow a clue left there to prove his ancestors innocence in the assassination of abraham lincoln. But remember that even indiana jones a similar type of franchise eventually ventured into extraterrestrial territory with panache. Disney is reportedly making national treasure 3 cnet. Book of secrets stars nicolas cage as benjamin gates, the treasure hunting historian. Book of secrets, and its not nearly as musty as the script. Probably going to need a good nic cage break after ghost rider and now this. It was directed by jon turteltaub and produced by jerry bruckheimer.
National treasure is a series of historical theatrical adventure action mystery films produced by jerry bruckheimer and starring nicolas cage as benjamin gates, a treasure hunter who, with the help of his father, patrick henry gates, his girlfriend, abigail chase diane kruger and his loyal sidekick, riley poole justin bartha, uncovers hidden troves and secrets from u. Lets hope that jon turteltaub and nicolas cage will bring some incredible surprise from the page 47 of the book of secrets. Book of secrets, released, but development on another sequel is no closer to production than it was back in the late 2000s. The first movie was good enough and successful enough that maybe it deserves a sequel, but how will they do it. National treasure 3 in development at disney, writer. Book of secrets a new tour into the basement of mt.
This is a video guide handout for, the first national treasure. The national treasure franchise produced two films in the early 2000s. 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. The top five search results for book of secrets are national treasure. Its available to watch on tv, online, tablets, phone. Its been 15 years since the first national treasure movie released in theaters and now over a decade since the sequel, national treasure. Graced with some extra star wattage courtesy of helen mirren and. National treasure 3 is currently in development with no release date known. Dec 20, 2007 there is an actual book of secrets buried in national treasure.
Ben gates nicolas cage sets out to find the lost 18 pages from the diary of abraham lincolns assassin, john wilkes booth. Why disney refuses to release national treasure 3 youtube. In this follow up to the boxoffice hit national treasure, treasure hunter ben gates nicolas cage once again sets out on an exhilarating. Book of secrets stars nicolas cage, jon voight, harvey keitel, ed harris the pg movie has a runtime of about 2 hr 10 min, and received a score of. The movie opens with the shooting of bens greatgreatgrandfather, who succumbs to his wounds in front of his young son. National treasure book of secrets clip crashing the. The facts point us there now with national treasure 3. Disney and jerry bruckheimer are moving ahead with a third national treasure movie with bad boys for life screenwriter chris bremner tapped to write the script. Book of secrets has seemingly made it less and less likely wed get a third film. National treasure 3 could be in the works action news jax.
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. Book of secrets takes you on a globetrotting quest full of adrenalinepumping twists and turns all leading to the. Disney is working on a third installment of its national treasure movies. Book of secrets is a 2007 sequel in which nicolas cage plays a treasure hunter in search of the city of gold.
Its a highly visual movie, with lots of eyepopping outdoor color images. National treasure book of secrets is a sinful ass movie, as youre about to find out if you watch this video. Book of secrets, a film that plays like the da vinci code as reimagined by wellmeaning but clueless highschool history teachers. The physical action is so fast at times, with lots of high speed editing, that there is no danger that the audience will be required to do any thinking. That the holders of this information involved john wilkes booth and a.
The wibberleys also wrote the screenplay for national treasure. Book of secrets 2007 tt0465234 benjamin franklin gates and dr. Nicolas cage and his rapidly receding hairline return in the form of the worlds oldest, most enthusiastic eagle scout in the enjoyably preposterous adventure sequel national treasure. First of all, national treasure, the first one, is one of my favorite movie ever. Book of secrets released on home video as national treasure 2.
Book of secrets has without a doubt the most absurd and fevered plot since, oh, say, national treasure 2004. Book of secrets nicolas cage jon voight harvey keitel 2007 a page from the diary of john wilkes booth implicates ben gates nicolas cage greatgreat grandfather as a major conspirator in the assassination of. Dec 21, 2007 director john turteltaub and nicolas cage reteam for this sequel to 2004s national treasure. Grounded in history, imbued with myth and mystery, disneys national treasure. Disney, if you dont release national treasure 3 soon ill. Despite interest from fans, disney hasnt given national treasure 3 the green light yet but why. Book of secrets starring nicolas cage in this movies anywhere on directv. Such a departure from the traditional national treasure mainstream historical content must be giving pause to its writers and executives. Book of secrets 2007 diane kruger at an event for national treasure. National treasure 2 book of secrets movie guide questions.
In this installment, archeologist benjamin gates cage sets out to uncover the truth about abraham. Book of secrets 2007 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Rentals include 30 days to start watching this video and 3 days to finish once started. Book of secrets is the 2007 sequel to the 2004 film national treasure. National treasure national treasure 2 book of secrets. Treasure hunter ben gates and his father are confronted with evidence that an ancestor of theirs helped assassinate abraham lincoln, so. With national treasure 3 on the way, here are a few eras, figures, and missing artifacts that could be incorporated into ben gates latest treasure hunt.
Ok it may not be as great as the first one but you have to go with the follow with national treasure 2. When a missing page from the diary of john wilkes booth surfaces, bens greatgreat grandfather is suddenly implicated as a key conspirator in. 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. 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.
Ben and his father, patrick, learn that their ancestor, thomas gates, may have been involved in the assassination of abraham lincoln. National treasure is back, and this time it has, um, a subtitle. Bremner is working with jerry bruckheimer on the project. Book of secrets ended with the characters looking into page 47 of a secret book owned by the president of the united states. Armed with pages from john wilkes booths diary, benjamin franklin gates is obsessed with finding the truth behind abraham lincolns assassination. Tense, suspenseful action is part and parcel of national treasure. Book of secrets, at the end and in between, the president asks ben a favor, something which was mentioned in page 47 in the presidents book of secrets.
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. Book of secrets opened in first place on the sales chart and had the second best opening for the year with 3. Everything wrong with national treasure book of secrets. Book of secrets sends its archaeologist hero on a globetrotting quest that might have been devised after a long night of wikipedia surfing. Riesc, returned for the 2007 sequel, national treasure. Book of secrets ann llyod have you ever gotten accused of doing something that you didnt do. National treasure book of secrets 3, unique academy pune mpsc books 8ca7aef5cf share on facebook. To which ben replies, i think i can help you with that. In this follow up to the boxoffice hit national treasure, treasure hunter ben gates nicolas cage once again sets out on an exhilarating, actionpacked new global quest to unearth hidden history. In this follow up to the boxoffice hit national treasure, treasure hunter ben gates nicolas cage once again sets out on an exhilarating, actionpacked new global quest to unearth hidden history and treasures. What historical adventures could we see in national. That being said, i felt something was missing in national treasure. I am now impatient to know more about this third national treasure movie. And as i said before, no will go to national treasure book of secrets looking for one of the other.
Grounded in history, imbued with myth and mystery, disneys national treasure 2. Follow by assumptions and opinions, the name and honor of you family was lost by a single type of information. Those are five out of six of the links on that page. However, fbi agent sadusky tracks ben to the library, and the three narrowly escape capture. Book of secrets desktop wallpaper picture 800 x 600 pixels. Several years since benjamin franklin gates nicolas cage found the knights templar and became rich and famous. It goes without saying that the excitement for national treasure 3 hinges on the return of nicolas cage as benjamin franklin gates. To use this picture as your desktop wallpaper, rightclick on it with your mouse and then select set as windows wallpaper or set as background, or whatever similar option your particular browser provides in the rightclick popup menu.
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