National treasure 2 book of secrets by jon turteltaub jon. Nov 15, 2007 the winners of the treasure will be revealed on entertainment tonight, culminating in the announcement of the grand prize winner on december 21, the opening day for national treasure. Book of secrets pg nicolas cage reprises his role as a historian and treasure hunter by taking the president hostage in his quest to clear an ancestor in the. Nicolas cage returns as benjamin franklin gates, who finds himself having to prove the innocence of his greatgreatgrandfather thomas, who is newly discovered to be a conspirator. Book of secrets has without a doubt the most absurd and fevered plot since, oh, say, national treasure 2004. Book of secrets ended with the characters looking into page 47 of a secret book owned by the president of the united states.
Posted on thursday, december 20th, 2007 by peter sciretta. 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. Disney, if you dont release national treasure 3 soon i. The fountain of youth seems to be the rumor but as one comment pointed out, if disney episodes goes it was reference it was done in pirates. Damn, its not the film mix of treasure im looking for all those years. The president also tells ben to read page 47 along with the information he needs. Nov 01, 2014 a new orchestration by massimo carpegna. Rushmore was carved only in order to erase landmarks pointing to a fabled city of gold built inside the mountain. Book of secrets is the 2007 sequel to the 2004 film national treasure. Now, another treasure hunter named mitch wilkinson ed harris has found what is a missing page of the diary of john wilkes booth, which contains clues to the location. This puppy is a transcript that was painstakingly transcribed using the screenplay andor viewings of the movie to get the dialogue. Hd\hqmovie screencaps gallery all updates galleries navigation home login album list last uploads last comments most viewed top rated my favorites searchall updates galleries navigation home login album list last uploads last comments most viewed. 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.
National treasure 2 book of secrets available in bluray, dvd ship this item qualifies for free shipping buy online, pick up in store is currently unavailable, but this item may be available for instore purchase. 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. It was directed by jon turteltaub and produced by jerry bruckheimer. In this follow up to the boxoffice hit national treasure, treasure. Book of secrets released on home video as national treasure 2. Book of secrets expecting logic and plausibility is on a fools mission.
Nigel ferguson national treasure wiki fandom powered. National treasure 3 may be stuck in development hell, but there are quite a few stories that. Book of secrets, a film that plays like the da vinci code as reimagined by wellmeaning but clueless highschool history teachers. Book of secrets stars nicolas cage as benjamin gates, the treasurehunting historian. Book of secrets is the 2007 sequel to 2004s national treasure. Nicolas cage jon voight harvey keitel 2007 a page from the diary of john wilkes booth implicates ben gates nicolas cage greatgreat. Book of secrets 2007 after the templar treasure find, ben and his father are wellrespected historians making rounds at various universities and lectures. Lets hope that jon turteltaub and nicolas cage will bring some incredible surprise from the page 47 of the book of secrets.
Rileys introduction of the book of secrets builds towards his assertion that it contains. Rileys introduction of the book of secrets builds towards his assertion that it contains information on area 51. 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. Book of secrets is a 2007 sequel in which nicolas cage plays a treasure hunter in search of the city of gold.
Driving orchestral score teamed with heavy handed sound design, create an audio palate that is intertwined to highlight interactive voiceover. To use this picture as your desktop wallpaper, rightclick on it with your mouse and then select set as windows wallpaper or set as background, or whatever similar option your particular browser provides in the rightclick popup menu. Arnold schwarzenegger this speech broke the internet and most inspiring speech it changed my life. To which ben replies, i think i can help you with that, sir. Book of secrets desktop wallpaper picture 800 x 600 pixels. 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, nicolas cages character ben gates. Director jon turteltaub said that the filmmaking team will take its time on another national treasure sequel, though the second film ended with the question about page 47 of the presidents book of secrets, turteltaub responded in a press interview that the idea was not set in stone as the basis for national treasure 3.
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. Ben, if it was you trying to convince me, youd have less evidence and id already believe you. Turteltaubs response is that the page 47 idea isnt set in stone as the basis for national treasure 3. Book of secrets, nicolas cages character ben gates goes after the president of the united states book of secrets. A page from the diary of john wilkes booth implicates ben gates nicolas cage greatgreat grandfather as a major conspirator in the assassination of president lincoln. 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. From the dialogue and from the movie we can assess a few things. Its a tangent that is so seemingly offcolour to the national treasure franchise that it fights. The cryptic reference in national treasure 2 to page 47 in the presidents book of secrets came about from a bit of script improvisation from the movies star, nicholas cage. 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. The last scene shows riley walking down the street when he sees his towed car.
British filming locations for the movie national treasure 2. Book of secrets ended with the characters looking into page 47 of a secret book owned by the. Posted on friday, may 21st, 2010 by peter sciretta. T he riproaring success of the first national treasure movie and naturally the rippingerroaringer success of the da vinci code. In 1865, john wilkes booth and michael olaughlen, both members of the knights of the golden circle, enter a tavern and approach thomas. Book of secrets on the dvdbluray disc release is a 2007 adventure film. Book of secrets stars nicolas cage as benjamin gates, the treasure hunting historian. During one of their lectures, mitch wilkinson ed harris shows up with a missing page from john wilkes booths diary that implicates their ancestor thomas gates being.
I am now impatient to know more about this third national treasure movie. In in this conjectural national treasure 3, nicholas cage follows the clue from page 47, which leads him to travel back in time. Its an only in movie piece of music, used in national treasure from 2004 starts exactly when shaw, wearing a baseball hat, electrocutes the guard while ian and his crew is trying to get the declaration of independence. Ben gates nicolas cage, the treasure hunter who feverishly sought, in the first film, the. It is a sequel to the 2004 film national treasure and is part of the national treasure franchise. What is on page 47 of the presidents book of secrets in. On a lighter note, when asked again, turteltaub said that page 47 contains the plot of star trek. This article would greatly benefit from the addition of one or more new images. Presidents from washington to the present day, too outrageous to ever be made public. The way we left the movie, the president asked ben, whats on page 47.
Book of secrets ratchets up the crazy by a factor of 10. Its thoroughly setup that the content on page 47 concerns area 51. 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. 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. On a lighter note, when asked again, turteltaub said. Less engrossing than its 2004 predecessor national treasure, jon turteltaub s busy sequel national treasure 2. Its a highly visual movie, with lots of eyepopping outdoor color images. In this follow up to the boxoffice hit national treasure, treasure hunter ben gates nicolas cage once again sets out on an exhilarating. The action in this fastpaced adventure sequel is loud and sometimes tense car chases, near falls from high ledges in a dark cave, etc. A security guard tells ben and abigail to leave the buckingham palace, but ben. National treasure 2 book of secrets by jon turteltaub.
Fbi agentsrc nigel ferguson was a guard at the national archives. Fun indiana jones rip off, an improvement on its predecessor with better character moments. Book of secrets is a 2007 american adventure film directed by jon turteltaub and produced by jerry bruckheimer. Even though there are no immediate plans to move forward on national treasure 3, its not for lack of a viable story. 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 book that doesnt officially exist, 222 pages of the secret musings, confessions, and accusations of u.
Ben and his father, patrick, learn that their ancestor, thomas gates, may have been involved in the assassination of abraham lincoln. Disney, if you dont release national treasure 3 soon ill. The winners of the treasure will be revealed on entertainment tonight, culminating in the announcement of the grand prize winner on december 21, the opening day for national treasure. Everyone including wilkinson is given credit for the discovery of the lost city of gold. 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. The physical action is so fast at times, with lots of high speed editing, that there is no danger that the audience will be required to do any thinking. Book of secrets 2007 including maps, screenshots, and other nearby film locations. Dec 19, 2007 yes, i know, all of this is beside the point. Book of secrets ann llyod have you ever gotten accused of doing something that you didnt do. The president then asks ben about what he read on page 47 of the book of secrets, to which ben replies, its lifealtering, sir. Will we finally learn whats on page 47 in national treasure 3.
It is a sequel to the 2004 film national treasure and is the second part of the national treasure film series. It was stated in the first films commentary that there. 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. This time ben gates is on a quest to find the lost city of gold in order to prove that his great grandfather wasnt a. Whats on page 47 in the presidents book of secrets.
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