Hence, national treasure in the year end of 2004, which made a decent dent in the box office, starring nicolas cage as an indy like clone benjamin gates, embroiled in a mystery of the templars treasure, with sidekick riley poole justin bartha as the tech wizard necessary to assist him, while at the same time romancing abigail chase diane. The wibberleys also wrote the screenplay for national treasure. Book of secrets, as well as his take on the writers strike and his upcoming projects. He has been married to lia smith since january 4, 2014. Just when i had all but abandoned any movierelated news, it turns out there is a light at the end of the tunnel. Now, another treasure hunter named mitch wilkinson ed harris has found what is a missing page of the diary of john wilkes booth, which. Book of secrets, we learn that when the president takes. It is a sequel to the 2004 film national treasure and is the second film of the national treasure film series. Ben gates nicolas cage, the treasure hunter who feverishly sought, in the first film, the. National treasures 2 book of secrets end credits youtube. She is first seen with the fbi while ben and riley are stealing the declaration from ian. Riley meets a woman who has read his book and gets his. Fans assumed that this success meant there would be a national treasure 3 and book of secrets seemed to confirm this with its openended conclusion.
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 landmarks in order to protect the treasure. But it gets better on the second part towards to the end. Unfortunately, its locked away in a book of national secrets intended for the. Ben gates confused in national treasure disneybuena vista pictures. Jul 1, 20 lisa sheldon or the cute girl at the end of national treasure. Book of secrets on the dvdbluray disc release is a 2007 adventure film. For all its looseness, book of secrets does feel a bit more consciously puttogether than national treasure, like the filmmakers wanted to make certain that everything from the first goround was in place again, and this leads to some clunkiness where you can almost see the mechanics of the script grinding together.
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 sign up now to find fans of your favorite movies and shows. Ben gates is off on another thrilling treasure hunt in this actionpacked sequel involving a missing page from john wilkes booths diary, which leads to a globetrotting race to find an ancient. Book of secrets, was released in 2007, and stars nicolas cage, diane kruger, justin bartha, jon voight, harvey keitel, ed harris, bruce greenwood, and helen mirren. They are ready to leave, but ben notices the reflection of car hea. Bens techsavvy aide riley justin bartha has lost all of his money earned in the first films climax, apparently on the vanity. Emily appleton helen mirren for help in translating the symbols. National treasure 2 book of secrets twodisc collectors edition. The book of secrets is not an authentic historical book. Dec 14, 2007 recently talked to the prolific producer about his new film, national treasure. With an outrageous plot, national treasure seems like a film that is. Benjamin franklin and other masons hid the treasure in a secret. Book of secrets released on december 21 st, 2007, ben and his father patrick find themselves facing a troubling dilemma when black market antiquities dealer mitch wilkinson ed harris comes forward with one of the mythical lost pages from the diary of president abraham lincolns assassinator, john wilkes booth.
Murphy, alicia coppola, armando riesco, albert hall, joel gretsch, christian camargo, brent briscoe, billy unger, michael manuel, brad rowe, jon turteltaub, based. After finding the city of gold and being pardoned for their crimes by the president, ben, abigail, and riley had requested the excavation of the city of gold. Ben nicolas cage, abigail diane kruger, bens parents helen mirren and jon voight, riley justin bartha and mitch wilkinson ed harris enter cibola, the city of gold located near mount. National treasure was released worldwide on november 19, 2004. National treasure 3 is currently in development with no release date known. National treasure did an excellent job of illustrating how perpetual motion in a movie can be boring. The book of secrets, and other secret books from the. They offered dreamily intense predicaments, livedin relationships like indys with his estranged father in indiana jones and the last crusade. Oct 30, 2019 in wednesdays episode of expedition unknown, josh gates will interview a boston family who located buried treasure from the 1982 book the secret.
This movie prop was loaned to the library of congress by disney and displayed from july 1 to september 27, 2008, in the south orientation gallery on the first floor of the thomas. Book of secrets 2007 diane kruger as abigail chase. At the end of the movie, he is given back a 360 spider. Abigail chase is the deuteragonist and love interest of benjamin franklin gates from the national treasure and national treasure 2.
Theres a lot to be excited for even, despite fans not knowing. It leads to mount rushmore which to rileys surprise was built as a cover up. Book of secrets, the 2007 sequel to the surprise 2004 hit starring nicolas cage as a treasure hunter, is as nostalgic as films get. 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. The film opens five years after the end of the civil war, where we find out that. Source benjamin franklin gates is the protagonist of the national treasure film series. The sequel to 2004s national treasure, it reunited director jon turtletaub with stars nicolas cage, justin bartha, diane. Book of secrets 3 gallery ben gates is a welleducated history fanatic with a mavericks sense of adventure. In the meantime bens relationship with hottie abigail cha. Book of secrets is nevertheless a colorful and witty adventure, another race against overwhelming odds for the answer to a historical riddle. Dec 19, 2007 opening this friday is national treasure book of secrets, the sequel to the huge hit national treasure. It is a sequel to the 2004 film national treasure and is part of the national treasure franchise. Book of secrets, a blockbuster, actionadventure film released by disney.
He tries his hardest to be funny and smart, but doesnt always succeed. Book of secrets ended with the characters looking into page 47 of a secret book owned by the president of the united states. Dec 12, 2007 auto line finds free placement from relationship with bruckheimer in disneys upcoming national treasure. When a missing page from the diary of john wilkes booth surfaces, benjamin franklin gates greatgreat grandfather is suddenly implicated as a key conspirato.
Afterwords they find the treasure and make a deal with the fbi whereby abigails record is cleared and ian and his henchmen are the only ones to go to jail. Director jon turteltaub selected the east lawn of washingtons home for one of the most critical scenes in the film. His interest in the past comes from his own family lineage, as his ancestors had roles in some of americas historic events. Book of secrets, mercedesbenz seems to have cashed in on a treasure of its own two. Lots of money has been lavished on making this even more of an eyecandy treat than the first time out, but at the same time, bigger isnt better when its just more. At the end of the movie its clear that ben and abigail are in a serious romantic relationship. I would recommend this movie to anyone except small children, who might be frightened by some of the action sequences at the end. It is riley who figures out that the symbol of the two pieces of wood are the book of secrets and that leads to the kidnapping by ben of the president of the united states. Kelly says many people are disappointed when he tells them that the m. Nicolas cage reprises his role as treasure hunter benjamin franklin gates in movie no. Determined to prove his ancestors innocence, ben follows an international chain of clues that takes him on a chase around the globe. Aveleyman lisa sheldon female character inspiration, female.
Mercedes rides shotgun in secrets hollywood reporter. On assassination of abraham lincoln, five days after the end of the american civil war, john wilkes booth and michael olaughlen enter a tavern in washington, d. Some scenes to talk about though is he kidnapped the president and some break up and get back together again love. Book of secrets riley poole is a sarcastic computer expert, resident genius, and best friend of benjamin franklin gates.
After narrowly being killed by several complex traps, they are awed when they reach cibola. Book of secrets makes sure that if we missed the lesson the first time around, were going to be given a second chance. National treasure book of secrets video dailymotion. Book of secrets alternate ending this happens in place of the party at the end of the movie. Lisa sheldon or the cute girl at the end of national treasure. National treasure is a 2004 american actionadventure film released by walt disney pictures.
Years later, ben finally locates the charlotte, a ship that ended up stuck in the. Later, ben and abigail have started a relationship. The cast is excellent, nicolas cage in a role he knows very well, jon voight as cage fathers is very. It features jerry bruckheimer as producer, trevor rabin in charge of musical score, and john. Book of secrets is a 2007 american actionadventure film directed by jon turteltaub and produced by jerry bruckheimer. As noted in the blog post, it is a fictitious prop created for the movie national treasure. Several years since benjamin franklin gates nicolas cage found the knights templar and became rich and famous. 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. The 3 of them go the the library of congress where the book is found. Abigail chase diane kruger his relationship with abigail having soured. The film is all about moving from location a to location b, chasing down an improbable clue, being chased by misguided.
With nicolas cage, diane kruger, justin bartha, jon voight. Book of secrets several years since benjamin ben franklin gates, found the knights templar national treasure, and gained fame and wealth from a selfimposed minimal 1% finders fee, the gates family finds themselves once again defending their family name. Expedition unknown finds buried treasure from the secret book. Ben franklin gates nicolas cage is no longer living with sexy german immigranthistoric documents specialist abigail chase diane kruger. The film stars nicolas cage, diane kruger, justin bartha, jon voight, harvey keitel. Ben and abby had been living together but have broken off their relationship. Mitch, this has got to end before someone gets hurt. In this one he briefly kidnaps the president rather than the declaration of independence, but once again they end up being chased around by the bad guys. Benjamin gates must follow a clue left in john wilkes booths diary to prove his ancestors innocence in the assassination of abraham lincoln. Benjamin gates must follow a clue left in john wilkes booth s diary to prove his ancestors innocence in the assassination of abraham lincoln. Bens techsavvy aide riley justin bartha has lost all of his money earned in the first films climax, apparently on the vanitypress run of a wellresearched bit of crackpottery purporting to explode. Book of secrets is the epitome of taco bell low overhead, easily consumable goods that is just bland enough to be inoffensive to the entire family to digest. National treasure 2 alternate ending, a national treasure.
A collection of documents for presidents eyes only. Ben sends abigail one of george washingtons original campaign buttons that are coated with invisible ink that. Joining an expedition led by fellow treasure hunter luke castellan, jackson finds an icelocked colonial ship in the arctic circle that contains a clue linking the treasure to. Apr 09, 2021 fans have been waiting for the movie for a whole 14 years, ever since the release of national treasure. Benjamin franklin gatesriley poole works archive of. National treasure au historian and codebreaker percy jackson has been searching his whole life for a rumored treasure dating back to the creation of ancient greece.
Five days after the end of the civil war, john wilkes booth and michael. Book of secrets released on home video as national treasure 2. Why abigail chase from national treasure look so familiar. At the end, the president mentions the favor he asked of ben when he gave him the location of the book. Conflict is one common reason, but sometimes it involves other reasons that mean ending a relationship with someone you still care about. At bens insistence, patrick reluctantly asks his exwife and bens mother, dr. Sep 24, 2020 recently, jason reed a producer on disneys liveaction mulan remake and a production executive on 2004s national treasure and its 2007 sequel, national treasure. Less engrossing than its 2004 predecessor national treasure, jon turteltaub s busy sequel national treasure. Diane kruger, who has just kicked ben out of the home theyve been sharing since the end of national treasure. He is an actor and producer, known for the hangover 2009, national treasure 2004 and national treasure. The rest of the story leads to a linked list clue methodology that takes them across many patriotic landmarks and of course finding the treasure to end all treasures. Although it was released only years ago, it feels like it was made in another century, with a rosecoloured outlook on not only american history and culture, but the government that leads the nation. Directed by 1 writing credits 10 cast 168 produced by 10 music by 1 cinematography by 2. Book of secrets 2007, plus mistakes, quotes, trivia and more.
Before they go in the tomb thingy in trinity church, they shared a kiss. Some illdefined amount of time after the events of national treasure, book of secrets starts off by pushing reset buttons all over the place. So to help promote the film, i recently attended a press day where i got to. It was stated in the first films commentary that there were no plans for a sequel, but due.
When this happens, you have to learn how to break up with someone you love. Ben nicolas cage, abigail diane kruger, bens parents helen mirren and jon voight, riley justin bartha and mitch wilkinson ed harris enter cibola, the city of gold located near mount rushmore. Riley poole is the tritagonist ofnational treasure and national treasure. The book of secrets in 2007, and though hes taken to horror movies like a duck to water in recent years, cage will finally be returning to the familyfriendly series soon. Ben goes upstairs and finds abigails id badge to get access to the booth diary page. Jan 26, 2021 as they work together on the case, gates and chase develop feelings for one another, and at the end of national treasure, they pursue a romantic relationship. Apr 01, 2021 fans assumed that this success meant there would be a national treasure 3 and book of secrets seemed to confirm this with its openended conclusion. It stars nicolas cage, diane kruger, harvey keitel, and jon voight. Book of secrets 2007 after the templar treasure find, ben and his father are wellrespected historians making rounds at various universities and lectures. We finally know why disney never made national treasure 3.
At the end of national treasure 1, riley has a ferrari 360 spider. You kind of knew what the ending would be but fun to go along for the ride and the twists. The passage appears to lead to a dead end, lit by a lone lantern. At the end of the movie, the president asks ben if he can help him with what. The film takes place after the first film, and follows the trio of ben, riley, and abigail as they try to find another lost treasure. Nicolas cage, justin bartha, diane kruger, jon voight, helen mirren, ed harris, harvey keitel, bruce greenwood, ty burrell, michael maize, timothy v. In national treasure book of secrets who plays the girl. The mount vernon estate is a featured location in national treasure.
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