Disney, if you dont release national treasure 3 soon ill. Ben gates is a historian and adventurer, the greatgreatgrandson of thomas gates, a hero who sacrificed his life to prevent john wilkes booth from. A script for national treasure 3 is reportedly in the works cbr. Book of secrets 2007 including maps, screenshots, and other nearby film locations. Book of secrets opened in first place on the sales chart and had the second best opening for the year with 3. The second one was very funny and good as well, but the first one was waaaaay more clever. Book of secrets sends its archaeologist hero, ben franklin gates nicolas cage, flexing his deadpan, on a globetrotting quest that might have been. Aug 27, 2008 shortly following the release of national treasure. Book of secrets, his family name is threatened by mitch wilkinson, and he finds himself hunting for the. Book of secrets, millions of moviegoers might have left theaters around the world believing that the library of congress, the worlds largest library, was home to a book that holds all of the u. Like its predecessor, this outing functions as kind of a lowrent variation on the indiana jones films, and bears the distinct highgloss production stamp of jerry bruckheimer. National treasure is everything the da vinci code wanted to be and isnt. Book of secrets is a brilliantly depicted story of the history of a nation told by treasure hunter benjamin gates, whose family spent generations searching for.
The existence of the guidestones as an artifact from recent american history, which touch upon conspiracyladen ideas about humanity, feels appropriate for the presidents book of secrets as well as national treasure 3s story. The 1982 treasure hunt book, the secret, has clues to 12 hidden gems. 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. Rushmore was carved only in order to erase landmarks pointing to a fabled city of gold built inside the mountain. Book of secrets takes you on a globetrotting quest full of adrenalinepumping twists and turns all leading to the. Book of secrets is a 2007 american adventure film directed by jon turteltaub and produced by jerry bruckheimer. Grounded in history, imbued with myth and mystery, disneys national treasure. There is a scene where they all meet up on the steps of the presidential trail, then supposedly climb to the top of mt rushmore, where behind the carvings they find a lake.
This theory was used in the film national treasure 2. James renner is on a quest to discover the others, and he invites you to join the hunt. But it gets better on the second part towards to the end. Book of secrets is the 2007 sequel to the 2004 film national treasure.
Book of secrets starring nicolas cage in this movies anywhere on directv. Ben discovers a cipher pointing to edouard laboulaye hidden on the back of the diary page. Sep 17, 2014 grounded in history, imbued with myth and mystery, disneys national treasure. National treasure 3 in 2010 nicolas cage is back as benjamin gates it is reported that nicolas cage really appreciated to hang out of the usa for national treasure 2, so one may bet that he will travel again in national treasure 3. Book of secrets on dvd 786936735390 from disney buena vista. Book of secrets in order to clear the name of his ancestor, ben gate must solve a series of puzzles to find a hidden city of gold in america. Book of secrets movie synopsis, view the movie trailer, get cast and crew information, see movie photos, and more on. Mt rushmore is in the 2nd one, national treasure, book of secrets. They go to the black hills to search for the lost city of cebola. That the holders of this information involved john wilkes booth and a. Fun indiana jones rip off, an improvement on its predecessor with better character moments. His one truly great decision was to star in director jon turteltaubs disneys the kid american history family film, national treasure. The national treasure franchise produced two films in the early 2000s. Nicolas cage and diane kruger in national treasure.
Book of secrets released on home video as national. 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. This is the third of 3 videos on this channel re fusions fluids work with asylum vfx on national treasure. 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. The quest to find 12 hidden treasures from a 1982 treasure. National treasure 3 is in the works and here are the 5 things we think nicholas. British filming locations for the movie national treasure 2. 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. Chris bremner writer for bad boys for life is reportedly working on national treasure 3 for disney. Cage as a historian and cryptologist searching for treasures hidden by the.
Book of secrets ann llyod have you ever gotten accused of doing something that you didnt do. Book of secrets ratchets up the crazy by a factor of 10. 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. Such a departure from the traditional national treasure mainstream historical content must be giving pause to its writers and executives. National treasure book of secrets keystone forum tripadvisor. This was enough for the movie to earn a sequel, national treasure. 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.
National treasure 3 is a go at disney cosmic book news. Along with his friends, riley and abigail, he will have to travel from the streets of paris to the middle of the united states to find a book that could revealone of americas greatest secrets and treasures. Staring nicolas cage, justin bartha, diane kruger and helen mirren. The longgestating andor fabled national treasure 3 may be closer to reality. Book of secrets has without a doubt the most absurd and fevered plot since, oh, say, national treasure 2004. Bremner is working with jerry bruckheimer on the project. Dec 21, 2007 the hyperactive sequel national treasure. National treasures book of secrets on display at the. Its available to watch on tv, online, tablets, phone. The original national treasure film centers on the gates family legend of a fantastic treasure trove of artifacts and gold, hidden by the founding fathers of the united states, and the attempts by the scion of the family, benjamin franklin gates, to find the treasure before his exfriend, ian howe, steals the declaration of independence national treasure. To which ben replies, i think i can help you with that, sir. Book of secrets 2007 pg action, adventure, mystery, thriller this is a u. Book of secrets was released on dvd, umd, and bluray disc on may 20, 2008 june 2, 2008 in the uk. The first movie was good enough and successful enough that maybe it deserves a sequel, but how will they do it.
Treasure hunter ben gates tries to clean its name by looking for an ancient treasure. Book of secrets, a film that plays like the da vinci code as reimagined by wellmeaning but clueless highschool history teachers. National treasure is a series of historical peopletheatrical adventure action mystery films. Book of secrets is a brilliantly depicted story of the history of a nation told by treasure hunter benjamin gates, whose family spent generations searching for cibola, the lost city of gold. The first half of the movie is kinda slow and even tiresome, too much talking and very little action. Movie was filmed in 2007, countries of filming locations are united states. National treasure 3 is apparently in the works at disney, which would be the first new film from the franchise since book of secrets in 2007. Book of secrets released on home video as national treasure 2. 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 to find other clues and even peak inside the presidents secret book to put the pieces of the puzzle together, his parents and his friends also help ben find the lost city and to stay one step ahead of mitch. Soon ben finds himself on a different kind of hunt. In this follow up to the boxoffice hit national treasure, treasure hunter ben gates nicolas cage once again sets out on an exhilarating. It was directed by jon turteltaub and produced by jerry bruckheimer.
I felt like the first movie had a lot of clever clues that are simple enough to figure out as long as you have the clues. But remember that even indiana jones a similar type of franchise eventually ventured into extraterrestrial territory with panache. This is the second of 3 videos on this channel re fusions fluids work on national treasure. Book of secrets makes no attempt to disguise its sources. This time ben gates is on a quest to find the lost city of gold in order to prove that his great grandfather wasnt a. Why disney refuses to release national treasure 3 youtube. Book of secrets t he riproaring success of the first national treasure movie and naturally the rippingerroaringer success of the da vinci code. Its easy to envision a story like that unfold in which the president has caught wind of potentially lifechanging information contained within the guidestones. Between 1995 and 1999, patton oswalt lived with an unshakable addiction. Really tried to keep buried hidden fantasy gems on netflix you need to watch. However, fbi agent sadusky tracks ben to the library, and the three narrowly escape. Follow by assumptions and opinions, the name and honor of you family was lost by a single type of information. 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 desktop wallpaper picture 800 x 600 pixels. Book of secrets, cast nicolas cage, justin bartha, diane kruger, jon voight. The facts point us there now with national treasure 3. That film, which found ben trying to clear his familys name after his ancestor is. National treasure 2 book of secrets by jon turteltaub jon. In april 2014, bruckheimer stated that the first act of national treasure 3 was complete and exciting. The film cast is pretty good, in fact, it includes includes three oscar winners. Book of secrets ended with the characters looking into page 47 of a secret book owned by the president of the united states. Disney, if you dont release national treasure 3 soon i.