Sep 17, 2014 grounded in history, imbued with myth and mystery, disneys national treasure. 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. I just got back from the movie national treasure 2 with nicholas cage. This puppy is a transcript that was painstakingly transcribed using the screenplay andor viewings of the movie to get the dialogue.
Book of secrets script is here for all you fans of the nic cage and diane kruger movie. Whats on page 47 in the presidents book of secrets. Mitch wilkinson, shows one of the 18 missing pages of john wilkes booths. Its a multi level treasure hunt, the disney people say. It was a great movie, but did i miss something when i had to go out to answer a phone call. Disney, if you dont release national treasure 3 soon i. 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. This lends one to believe its a big treasure or other kind of discovery that will change the world when it is discovered.
Murphy, alicia coppola, armando riesco, albert hall, joel gretsch, christian camargo, brent briscoe, billy unger, michael manuel, brad rowe, jon turteltaub, based on characters created by jim kouf. Johns craggy finger points to the unfinished pyramid and allseeing eye on the back. It is a sequel to the 2004 film national treasure and is the second part of the national treasure franchise. Book of secrets, remained in first place on the sales chart, even after collapsing more than 70% to 941,000 units sold. Grounded in history, imbued with myth and mystery, disneys national treasure. In this adventurefilled sequel to the 2004 blockbuster national treasure, nicolas cage reprises his role as artifact hunter and archaeologist extraordinaire ben franklin gates. 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 features the likes of three oscar winners nicolas cage, jon voight, and helen mirren. National treasure 3 may be stuck in development hell, but there are quite a few stories. The film stars nicolas cage, diane kruger, justin bartha, jon voight, harvey keitel, ed harris. 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. What are they talking about thats on page 47 of the presidents book. Book of secrets, which, like national treasure, began with a bright star over disneys castle of enchantment, and a barren tree transformed by a lightining strike to a living one, full of green leafs.
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 hit theaters, but cage is still optimistic fans of the series could see another installment. Book of secrets is a 2007 american adventure film directed by jon turteltaub and produced by jerry bruckheimer. In this outing, gates learns of his own familys implication in the assassination of abraham lincoln by john wilkes booth. His one truly great decision was to star in director jon turteltaubs disneys the kid american history family film, national treasure. 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. That the holders of this information involved john wilkes booth and a. Book of secrets wallpaper to use this national treasure 2 picture as your desktop wallpaper, rightclick with your mouse on the picture and then select set as windows wallpaper or set as background, or whatever similar option your particular browser provides in the rightclick popup menu.
Ever so often i get the movies out to watch them again as i love them so much. I am now impatient to know more about this third national treasure movie. Lets hope disneys kept page 47 somewhere safe after all these years. Staring nicolas cage, justin bartha, diane kruger and helen mirren. Its believed theres nothing substantial revealed in the tapes that havent been. Will we finally learn whats on page 47 in national treasure 3. This theory was used in the film national treasure 2. The film stars nicolas cage, diane kruger, justin bartha, jon voight, harvey keitel, ed.
Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a. It is a sequel to the 2004 film national treasure and is the second part of the national treasure film series. Book of secrets, nicolas cages character ben gates is after the president of the united states book of secrets, an unofficial book which contains the answers for the. If it is the case that national treasure 3 is all about around area 51, then we may have our answer as to why the script is taking so long.
With nicolas cage, diane kruger, justin bartha, jon voight. Book of secrets sends its archaeologist hero on a globetrotting quest that might have been devised after a long night of wikipedia surfing. National treasure did, but it went right over the heads of our dense, selfserving and. 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. 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. National treasure 3 is currently in development with no release date known. Dec 25, 2007 i just got back from the movie national treasure 2 with nicholas cage. National treasure 3 is expected to be released in 2010. Ben convinces the president to reveal the location of the book, which is at the. What is on page 47 of the presidents book of secrets in. Shooting of the film in london in the book, ben finds a picture of the missing plank from the desk and an entry by president coolidge, who found the plank in 1924, had. Book of secrets released on home video as national treasure. The wibberleys also wrote the screenplay for 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.
There is an actual book of secrets buried in national treasure. Book of secrets takes you on a globetrotting quest full of adrenalinepumping twists and turns. Book of secrets is a 2007 mystery adventure film directed by jon turteltaub and produced by jerry bruckheimer. Dec 21, 2007 the hyperactive sequel national treasure. Such a departure from the traditional national treasure mainstream. Benjamin gates must follow a clue left in john wilkes booths diary to prove his ancestors innocence in the assassination of abraham lincoln. For now, the search for the answers that lie on page 47 continue. Just after the end of the civil war, john wilkes booth and another man, both members of the knights of the golden circle, enter a bar and approach thomas gates. Shooting of the film in london in the book, ben finds a picture of the missing plank from the desk and an entry by president coolidge, who found the plank in 1924, had it destroyed, and commissioned gutzon borglum to carve mount rushmore to erase the maps. Director jon turteltaub even hinted that it could actually be the premise of national treasure 4.
Graced with some extra star wattage courtesy of helen mirren and. Book of secrets, and its not nearly as musty as the script. 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 is a 2007 sequel in which nicolas cage plays a treasure hunter in search of the city of gold. Jun 10, 2008 what is on page 47 of the presidents book in national treasure book of secrets. Shortly following the release of national treasure. Book of secrets by ann lloyd why did you decide to read this book i always wondered if this was a book, as i love the movies. Book of secrets, nicolas cages character ben gates. National treasure is everything the da vinci code wanted to be.
Dec 20, 2007 there is an actual book of secrets buried in national treasure. In in this conjectural national treasure 3, nicholas cage follows the clue from page 47, which leads him to travel back in time. The action in this fastpaced adventure sequel is loud and sometimes tense car chases, near falls from high ledges in a dark cave, etc. Granted they wont win any oscars for their roles here, but at least. Book of secrets has without a doubt the most absurd and fevered plot since, oh, say, national treasure 2004. Jan 16, 2008 just after the end of the civil war, john wilkes booth and another man, both members of the knights of the golden circle, enter a bar and approach thomas gates ben gates greatgreat grandfather. The book of secrets in question is a hushhush read thats passed down from president to president, for their. 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. Thomas looks down and sees that carrolls handkerchief is stained with blood. National treasures book of secrets on display at the.
Rushmore was carved only in order to erase landmarks pointing to a fabled city of gold built inside the mountain. Ben gates is a historian and adventurer, the greatgreatgrandson of thomas gates, a hero who sacrificed his life to prevent john wilkes booth from. Its thoroughly setup that the content on page 47 concerns area 51. Book of secrets on dvd 786936735390 from disney buena vista. Book of secrets paperback november 6, 2007 by ann lloyd. The president also tells ben to read page 47 along with the information he needs. National treasure is back, and this time it has, um, a subtitle. Apparently national treasure 3 is back on track cinemablend.
The president told him to look at it and gates says its life altering. Book of secrets released on home video as national treasure 2. Book of secrets takes you on a globetrotting quest full of adrenalinepumping twists and turns all leading to the. The page number 47 points to its own historical content. Dec 30, 2007 no one knows whats on page 47, as it was never shown in the film. 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. The longpromised second sequel to 2004s national treasure, starring nicolas cage, has seen a. Bb, pp, vv, s, m strong but mostly implied moral worldview with strong proamerican content. 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. 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. 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. Gates must then locate an elusive diary, not only to clear his familys name, but to unearth.
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