If anything, it has the same flaws and strengths as the first film. 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. Project will mark the third film in the national treasure franchise. National treasure 3 is in the works and fans are freaking out. 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. This journey leads ben and his crew not only to suprising revelations but to the trail of the worlds most treasured secrets. The second installment in the adventure series finds nicolas cage struggling to clear his family name from an accusation that his grandfather planned the assassination of president abraham lincoln. National treasure 3 is really happening over at disney. Book of secrets trailer benjamin franklin gates and dr. In order to find the the lost city of gold, ben gates and his team must weave their way to the final clue in a mysterious and highly guarded book containing centuries of secrets. Book of secrets brings the hunt to dvd and bluray on may 20th feb 15, 2008. Sharpleshall street, primrose hill, london nw1 having to plod home on foot, riley finds ben waiting on the doorstep.
But theres only one way to find it ben gates must kidnap the president. Book of secrets, which is opening in an estimated 3,500 theaters on friday, december 21. 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. The day that national treasure fans around the world have been waiting for seems to have finally arrived. Book of secrets to help promote the sequel, which hits theaters on december 21st 2007. Book of secrets recycles plot points from the first film. Book of secrets synopsis treasure hunter benjamin franklin gates looks to discover the truth behind the assassination of abraham lincoln.
Benjamin gates nicolas cage must follow a clue left in john wilkes booths diary to prove his ancestors innocence in the assassination of abraham lincoln. While the studio was never a minor player in the movie marketplace, their influence has been stepped up. 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. Everything you need to know about national treasure 3. Book of secrets written by marianne wibberley and cormac wibberley. Jan 17, 2020 the day that national treasure fans around the world have been waiting for seems to have finally arrived. Everything you need to know about national treasure 3 movie. Book of secrets is a 2007 american adventure film directed by jon turteltaub and produced by jerry bruckheimer. Book of secrets cast and crew discuss the idea of intelligent action movie where knowledge is the characters true source of power and motivation. National treasure 3 is officially in the works at disney. His townhouse, supposedly 3431 westwood terrace, dc is actually in london s primrose hill, at 3 sharpleshall street, chalk farm, nw1. Dec 19, 2007 yes, i know, all of this is beside the point. When a longmissing page from the diary of assassin john wilkes booth suddenly resurfaces, it implicates the greatgreat grandfather of treasure hunter ben gates nicolas cage as a conspirator in.
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. National treasure 3 in the works with bad boys for life. To do so he must find pages that are missing from assassin john wilkes booths diary. The first national treasure, which hit theaters in late 2004, centered on cages character leading an undertheradar search for a treasure hinted at by a map on the back of the. Also with diane kruger, ed harris, helen mirren and justin bartha. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing national treasure. Book of secrets released on home video as national treasure 2.
This is a mouth agape movie, during which your mouth hangs open in astonishment at one preposterous event after another. Bens globetrotting quest to prove his ancestors innocence leads him to a closely guarded book containing the nations deepest secrets. Dec 21, 2007 enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing national treasure. Join nicolas cage on a heartpounding adventure that will have you on the edge of your seat in a race to find the lost city of gold. A lot has changed for disney since national treasure. First teaser trailer for the upcoming movie 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 abraham lincolns death. Book of secrets trailer and check out other movie trailers for upcoming movies at. But this news comes more than a decade after national treasure. The wild adventure swings into theaters in 3d on april 15, 2016. 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. Book of secrets you are looking for serious, suspenseful and exciting movies about with treasure hunt, archaeologist, riddles and clues, treasure, ancient mystery, adventurer and secret themes of action, adventure and family genre shot in usa. I loved, loved, loved the first national treasure movie, and this one did not disappoint.
Whoever comes the closest to predicting the films opening 3day weekend box office friday to sunday, without going over, will win a copy of halloween unrated directors cut. National treasure is everything the da vinci code wanted to. National treasures book of secrets on display at the. However, even after having two successful movies back to back, the third one didnt make it to the theaters. Book of secrets the worlds biggest treasure contest on the official website for walt disney pictures and jerry bruckheimer films national treasure. Book of secrets showtimes at an amc movie theater near you.
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. Book of secrets ratchets up the crazy by a factor of 10. These issues have no connection to this new story, but are briefly mentioned a couple of times in connection with a conspiracytheory book riley has written called the templar treasure. 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. When a missing page from the diary of john wilkes booth surfaces, bens greatgreat grandfather is suddenly implicated as a key conspirator in abraham lincolns. 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. Grounded in history, imbued with myth and mystery, disneys national treasure. Disney is reportedly developing national treasure 3 with two of the creatives behind bad boys for life, which just opened in theaters. Book of secrets, released, but development on another sequel is no closer to production than it was back in the late 2000s. Whoever comes the closest to predicting the films opening 3day weekend box office friday to sunday, without going over, will win a copy of halloween. Book of secrets was released in theaters, disney is. Part ii, this movie doesnt feel like a shotforshot remake despite its repetition.
Its a highly visual movie, with lots of eyepopping outdoor color images. The popular sequel will be available in onedisc, twodisc and bluray editions. It is a sequel to the 2004 film national treasure and is the second part of the national treasure film series. Shortly following the release of national treasure. Jun 21, 2007 first teaser trailer for the upcoming movie national treasure 2. Jan 17, 2020 disney is reportedly developing national treasure 3 with two of the creatives behind bad boys for life, which just opened in theaters. Despite interest from fans, disney hasnt given national treasure 3 the green light yet but why. A third national treasure film is in the works at disney with bad boys for lifes chris bremner. While the studio was never a minor player in the 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 in development at disney, writer. Jan 17, 2020 the first national treasure, which hit theaters in late 2004, centered on cages character leading an undertheradar search for a treasure hinted at by a map on the back of the. Treasure hunter benjamin franklin gates must travel around. Bens globetrotting quest to prove his ancestors innocence leads him to a closely guarded book. Mar 27, 2018 a lot has changed for disney since national treasure. The plot of the first national treasure turns in large measure on the subjects of the knights templar and freemasonry.
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. Its been 15 years since the first national treasure movie released in theaters and now over a decade since the sequel, national treasure. Book of secrets expecting logic and plausibility is on a fools mission. While national treasure 3 has been buzzed about for over a.
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