Book of secrets is a 2007 sequel in which nicolas cage plays a treasure hunter in search of the city of gold. 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. In the second installment of national treasure, benjamin franklin gates played by nicolas cage embarks on another treasurehunting adventure. Book of secrets has without a doubt the most absurd and fevered plot since, oh, say, national treasure 2004. The first movie was good enough and successful enough that maybe it deserves a sequel, but how will they do it. 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. Shortly following the release of national treasure. National treasure 3 is in development starring nicolas cage, jon voight, helen mirren, diane kruger. The treasure franchise has severe indiana jones overtones, yet turteltaub is no spielberg. Zachary gordon endorses the long haul, why he cant still play greg look at his arms duration. 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 on the dvdbluray release is a 2008 adventure film and is the sequel to the 2004 film national treasure. Packed with car chases, book of secrets has all the excitement of a chevy truck commercial, not helped in the least by trevor rabins infuriating, unremitting score. There are no extras after the credits of national treasure. Book of secrets released on home video as national treasure 2. Book of secrets is a 2007 american adventure film directed by jon turteltaub and produced by jerry bruckheimer. Book of secrets starring nicolas cage was filmed far from california, in locations such as london, paris, washington dc and mount rushmore. Nic cage is back and running another finetoothed comb through american history. But the houses of two main characters in the film which are supposed to. National treasure 2 book of secrets twodisc collectors edition.
This artifact is part of the museum collection of the national park service, maintained at fords theatre national historic. See more ideas about national treasure, national treasure movie and nicolas cage. It was directed by jon turteltaub and produced by jerry bruckheimer. Book of secrets was released on dvd, umd, and bluray disc on may 20, 2008 june 2, 2008 in the uk. Dec 21, 2007 watch the movie trailer for national treasure. The film stars nicolas cage, diane kruger, justin bartha, jon voight, harvey keitel, ed. British filming locations for the movie national treasure 2. Somebody run to hollywood and slap the casio out of this mans toxic hands. Book of secrets 2007 including maps, screenshots, and other nearby film locations. Book of secrets is a brilliantly depicted story of the history of a nation told by treasure hunter benjamin gates, whose family spent generations searching for. Book of secrets stars nicolas cage, jon voight, harvey keitel, ed harris the pg movie has a runtime of about 2 hr 10 min, and received a score of. He gets help from his pals riley poole justin bartha and abigail chase diane kruger, while his parents patrick gates jon voight and professor emily appleton helen mirren aid in the quest. Jan 18, 2020 national treasure 3 is in development starring nicolas cage, jon voight, helen mirren, diane kruger.
National treasure is everything the da vinci code wanted to be and isnt. 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. Book of secrets is nevertheless a colourful and witty adventure, another race against overwhelming odds for the answer to a historical riddle. Ben gates is a historian and adventurer, the greatgreatgrandson of thomas gates, a hero who sacrificed his life to prevent john wilkes booth from. Benjamin gates must follow a clue left in john wilkes booths diary to prove his ancestors innocence in the assassination of abraham lincoln. Book of secrets, is gauged to surf on the publicity being generated to launch the fourth indiana jones picture. Mystery on church hill the virginia mysteries book 2. Bb, pp, vv, s, m strong but mostly implied moral worldview with strong proamerican content. Book of secrets 2007 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. May 06, 20 zachary gordon endorses the long haul, why he cant still play greg look at his arms duration. Nicolas cage, justin bartha, diane kruger, jon voight, helen mirren, ed harris, harvey keitel, bruce greenwood, ty burrell, michael maize, timothy v. Treasure hunter benjamin franklin gates looks to discover the truth behind the assassination of abraham lincoln, by uncovering the mystery within the 18 pages missing from assassin john wilkes booths diary.
Book of secrets is a worthy enough successor to the first national treasure movie. There is an actual book of secrets buried in national treasure. Helen mirren and john voight talk to about the coolest new adventure franchise national treasure. It is a sequel to the 2004 film national treasure and is the second part of the national treasure film series. Ty burrell wins an emmy for modern family at the 2011 primetime emmy awards. Graced with some extra star wattage courtesy of helen mirren and. Book of secrets, which is opening in an estimated 3,500 theaters on friday, december 21. Book of secrets is the 2007 sequel to the 2004 film national treasure. This journey leads ben and his crew not only to suprising.
National treasure pop classics book 5 lindsay gibb. National treasure is back, and this time it has, um, a subtitle. The action in this fastpaced adventure sequel is loud and sometimes tense car chases, near falls from high ledges in a dark cave, etc. Book of secrets script is here for all you fans of the nic cage and diane kruger movie. There are no extras during the rest of the credits of national treasure. 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. 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. Ever so often i get the movies out to watch them again as i love them so much. National treasurenational treasure 2 book of secrets dvd. Treasure hunter ben gates nicolas cage once again sets out on an exhilarating, actionpacked new global quest to unearth hidden history and treasures.
Fun indiana jones rip off, an improvement on its predecessor with better character moments. 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. Determined to prove his ancestors innocence, ben follows an international chain of clues that takes him on a chase from paris to london and ultimately back to america. 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. Treasure hunter ben gates nicolas cage to return and once again set out on an exhilarating, actionpacked new global quest to unearth hidd.
Rushmore was carved only in order to erase landmarks pointing to a fabled city of gold built inside the mountain. 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 20, 2007 there is an actual book of secrets buried in national treasure. Book of secrets, and its not nearly as musty as the script. 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. Book of secrets 2007 when a longmissing page from the diary of assassin john wilkes booth suddenly resurfaces, it implicates the greatgreat grandfather of treasure hunter.
Less engrossing than its 2004 predecessor national treasure, jon turteltaub s busy sequel national treasure 2. Murphy, alicia coppola, armando riesco, albert hall, joel gretsch, christian camargo, brent briscoe, billy unger, michael manuel, brad rowe, jon turteltaub, based. Directed by jon turteltaub and starring nicolas cage, helen mirren, ed harris and justin bartha. The book of secrets in question is a hushhush read thats passed down from president to president, for their. This puppy is a transcript that was painstakingly transcribed using the screenplay andor viewings of the movie to get the dialogue.