A treasure hunter seeks the truth behind lincolns assassanation. The page 47 idea was created to keep the audience in suspense for a next national treasure movie. Dec 25, 2007 the secret of page 47 in the presidents book is unrevealed. Will we finally learn whats on page 47 in national. A third film felt promising by 2010 when it was reported writers carlo bernard and doug miro had been hired and a script was in development at disney. Book of secrets sends its archaeologist hero on a globetrotting quest that might have been devised after a long night of wikipedia surfing. That the holders of this information involved john wilkes booth and a. 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 lincolns death.
Book of secrets, and its not nearly as musty as the script. To do so he must find pages that are missing from assassin john wilkes booths diary. Dec 31, 2007 turteltaubs response is that the page 47 idea isnt set in stone as the basis for national treasure 3. The first movie was good enough and successful enough that maybe it deserves a sequel, but how will they do it. That film, which found ben trying to clear his familys name after his ancestor is. Book of secrets has without a doubt the most absurd and fevered plot since, oh, say, national treasure 2004. Lets hope that jon turteltaub and nicolas cage will bring some incredible surprise from the page 47 of the book of secrets. Also with diane kruger, ed harris, helen mirren and justin bartha.
Book of secrets is a 2007 sequel in which nicolas cage plays a treasure hunter in search of the city of gold. 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. 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. 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. A welcome throwback to familyfriendly pg moviemaking. In in this conjectural national treasure 3, nicholas cage follows the clue from page 47, which leads him to travel back in time. Its thoroughly setup that the content on page 47 concerns area 51. It is a sequel to the 2004 film national treasure and is the second part of the national treasure film series. Rentals include 30 days to start watching this video and 3 days to finish once started. Determined to prove his ancestors innocence, ben follows an international chain of. Things were slowing in 20, though, with producer jerry bruckheimer saying only that national treasure 3 was still in development and the script was still being. Plans for national treasure 3 were put into motion after book of secrets release.
Gates must then locate an elusive diary, not only to clear his familys name, but to unearth. On a lighter note, when asked again, turteltaub said that page 47 contains the plot of star trek. Dec 21, 2007 the hyperactive sequel national treasure. No one knows whats on page 47, as it was never shown in the film. This puppy is a transcript that was painstakingly transcribed using the screenplay andor viewings of the movie to get the dialogue. 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. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Staring nicolas cage, justin bartha, diane kruger and helen mirren.
Rushmore was carved only in order to erase landmarks pointing to a fabled city of gold built inside the mountain. Book of secrets is a 2007 american adventure film directed by jon turteltaub and produced by jerry bruckheimer. Book of secrets on the dvdbluray release is a 2007 adventure film and is the sequel to the 2004 film, national treasure. Book of secrets ended with the characters looking into page 47 of a secret book owned by the president of the united states. Bens globetrotting quest to prove his ancestors innocence leads him to a closely guarded book containing the nations deepest secrets. Forget james bond, idris elba has enough to deal with in luther.
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. Will we finally learn whats on page 47 in national treasure. Book of secrets script is here for all you fans of the nic cage and diane kruger movie. This was enough for the movie to earn a sequel, national treasure. 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. 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. 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. Sep 17, 2014 grounded in history, imbued with myth and mystery, disneys national treasure.
This lends one to believe its a big treasure or other kind of discovery that will change the world when it is discovered. 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. Book of secrets on dvd 786936735390 from disney buena vista. Cibola national treasure 2, book of secrets trevor rabin opening theme. It was directed by jon turteltaub and produced by jerry bruckheimer. Book of secrets 2007 benjamin gates must follow a clue left in john wilkes booths diary to prove his ancestors innocence in the assassination of abraham lincoln. With nicolas cage, diane kruger, justin bartha, jon voight. Presidents from washington to the present day, too outrageous to ever be made public.
Book of secrets, which is opening in an estimated 3,500 theaters on friday, december 21. National treasure is everything the da vinci code wanted to be and isnt. 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 this outing, gates learns of his own familys implication in the assassination of abraham lincoln by john wilkes booth.
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. Book of secrets, remained in first place on the sales chart, even after collapsing more than 70% to 941,000 units sold. Book of secrets sends its archaeologist hero, ben franklin gates nicolas cage, flexing his deadpan, on a globetrotting quest that might have been devised after a long night of wikipedia surfing. Graced with some extra star wattage courtesy of helen mirren and. The book that doesnt officially exist, 222 pages of the secret musings, confessions, and accusations of u. In this adventurefilled sequel to the 2004 blockbuster national treasure, nicolas cage reprises his role as artifact hunter and archaeologist extraordinaire ben franklin gates. The film stars nicolas cage, diane kruger, justin bartha, jon voight, harvey keitel, ed. 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. 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. 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. 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.
Dec 06, 2011 grounded in history, imbued with myth and mystery, disneys national treasure. Im pretty sure production for the next film has already started or the producers will begin production next year. Book of secrets 2007 pg action, adventure, mystery, thriller this is a u. In 1865, john wilkes booth and michael olaughlen, both members of the knights of the golden circle, enter a tavern and approach thomas. What is on page 47 of the presidents book of secrets in. From the dialogue and from the movie we can assess a few things. 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 released on home video as national treasure 2. Grounded in history, imbued with myth and mystery, disneys national treasure. There is an actual book of secrets buried in national treasure. The secret of page 47 in the presidents book is unrevealed. On a lighter note, when asked again, turteltaub said. Turteltaubs response is that the page 47 idea isnt set in stone as the basis for national treasure 3. The president told him to look at it and gates says its life altering.
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