Nicolas cage, jon voight, harvey keitel, ed harris, diane kruger, justin bartha, bruce greenwood and. 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. What is on page 47 of the presidents book of secrets. Emerson reck, abraham lincoln, his last 24 hours, at page 37. Rushmore was carved only in order to erase landmarks pointing to a fabled city of gold built inside the mountain. Rileys introduction of the book of secrets builds towards his. Jon turteltaub, trevor rabin, tom calderaro, bob badami, and jennifer hammond tom calderaro. Benjamin gates must follow a clue left in john wilkes booths diary to prove his ancestors innocence in the assassination of abraham lincoln. 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.
Lets hope that jon turteltaub and nicolas cage will bring some incredible surprise from the page 47 of the book of secrets. When they were unable to make it, mary lincoln invited another couple. Book of secrets released on home video as national. This theory was used in the film national treasure 2.
We were asked to start there when writing the third film, so that is where well start. Nicolas cage, justin bartha, diane kruger, jon voight, helen mirren, ed harris, harvey keitel, bruce greenwood, ty burrell, michael maize, timothy v. Presidents from washington to the present day, too outrageous to ever be made public. This image depicts the first written page from an 1864 appointment book which john wilkes booth used as a diary after he shot president lincoln. Book of secrets, a film that plays like the da vinci code as reimagined by wellmeaning but clueless highschool history teachers. Book of secrets is the 2007 sequel to the 2004 film national treasure. The film stars nicolas cage, diane kruger, justin bartha, jon. The film stars nicolas cage, diane kruger, justin bartha, jon voight, harvey keitel, ed. Treasure hunter benjamin franklin gates nicolas cage seeks to discover the truth behind the assassination of abraham lincoln. 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 about the presidents book of secrets passed down from george washington to george bush. 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.
The president made sure to reward riley with getting his car back. Johns craggy finger points to the unfinished pyramid and allseeing eye on the back. In in this conjectural national treasure 3, nicholas cage follows the clue from page 47, which leads him to travel back in time. 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 national treasure 3. The wibberleys also wrote the screenplay for national treasure. It is a sequel to the 2004 film national treasure and is the second part of the national treasure film series. Book of secrets released on home video as national treasure 2.
However, i did leave the theatre wishing i had paid more attention in history. Even though there are no immediate plans to move forward on national treasure 3, its not for lack of a viable story. 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. This puppy is a transcript that was painstakingly transcribed using the screenplay andor viewings of the movie to get the dialogue. Book of secrets takes you on a globetrotting quest full of adrenalinepumping twists and turns all leading to the. It is a sequel to the 2004 movie, national treasure. Book of secrets on dvd 786936735390 from disney buena vista. 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 has without a doubt the most absurd and fevered plot since, oh, say, national treasure 2004. I suppose they could hunt for the lost colony of roanoke or perhaps they can focus on page 47 of the presidents book of secrets from film number 2. 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. Check below for episodes and series from the same categories and more.
Will we finally learn whats on page 47 in national. I wonder if it has something to do with something riley stumbled into. Book of secrets ended with the characters looking into page 47 of a secret book owned by the president of the united states. Book of secrets, cast nicolas cage, justin bartha, diane kruger, jon voight. Will we finally learn whats on page 47 in national treasure 3. Book of secrets established that the president had a fascination and love of americas first president, george washington. Grounded in history, imbued with myth and mystery, disneys national treasure.
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. From the dialogue and from the movie we can assess a few things. When a longmissing page from the diary of assassin john wilkes booth suddenly resurfaces, it implicates the. With nicolas cage, diane kruger, justin bartha, jon voight. 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, 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, 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. Book of secrets is a 2007 american adventure film directed by jon turteltaub and produced by jerry bruckheimer. After finding out the location of the presidents book of secrets, the president asks ben gates nicolas cage to take a look at page 47, to see if. If it is the case that national treasure 3 is all about around area 51, then we. The references to a mysterious page 47 made by the president of the united states played by bruce greenwood to the titular book of secrets from the second film meant the table has already been set for a new adventure. What sort of historic events could the national treasure 3 plot tackle. Presidents book of secrets this theory was used in the film national treasure 2.
Book of secrets 2007 jon turtletaub, jon turteltaub on allmovie in. Book of secrets, the president asks gates if he can help on what is written on page 47 of the president s secret book, and that plot will be the main idea of. Book of secrets script is here for all you fans of the nic cage and diane kruger movie. 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. Murphy, alicia coppola, armando riesco, albert hall, joel gretsch, christian camargo, brent briscoe, billy unger, michael manuel, brad rowe, jon turteltaub, based on characters. 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. Shortly following the release of national treasure.
Staring nicolas cage, justin bartha, diane kruger and helen mirren. In this follow up to the boxoffice hit national treasure, treasure hunter ben gates nicolas cage once again sets out on an exhilarating. While in the past, nicholas cage obtains the book of secrets from the resolute desk already knowing how to access it and leaves the message for himself. What is on page 47 of the presidents book of secrets in. This artifact is part of the museum collection of the national park service, maintained at fords theatre national historic site in washington, d. 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. Book of secrets ended with the characters looking into page 47 of a secret book owned by the president. 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 currently in development with no release. Book of secrets is a pretty typical blockbuster sequel, focused intently on appeasing what it thinks the audience wants, and missing out. Whats on page 47 of the presidents book in the movie. Book of secrets, nicolas cages character ben gates goes after the president of the united states book of secrets. 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. To which ben replies, i think i can help you with that.
One of the desks is used by the president of the united states at the oval office in. Page 47 is one of the many pages in the book of secrets, which contains all the secrets of the. Somehow the president cannot be directly tied to whatever is on page 47 of a book that has been explained as a book by presidents for presidents, for presidents eyes only. The president of the united states asks ben to read page 47 in the book of. The book that doesnt officially exist, 222 pages of the secret musings, confessions, and accusations of u.