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. Starring nicholas cage, jon voight, diane kruger, and justin bartha, national. This also means the president couldnt tell secret service what really happened. Book of secrets on dvd 786936735390 from disney buena vista. Book of secrets 2007 after the templar treasure find, ben and his father are wellrespected historians making rounds at various universities and lectures. The film stars nicolas cage, diane kruger, justin bartha, jon. No one knows whats on page 47, as it was never shown in the film. 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. Check below for episodes and series from the same categories and more. What are they talking about thats on page 47 of the presidents book. Benjamin gates must follow a clue left in john wilkes booths diary to prove his ancestors innocence in the assassination of abraham lincoln.
Johns craggy finger points to the unfinished pyramid and allseeing eye on the back. Ben gates might have found the treasure from the temple of solomon in national treasure, but there was still more treasure out there, as he proved in national treasure. Fun indiana jones rip off, an improvement on its predecessor with better character moments. The fact and fiction of national treasure on its 10th. See more ideas about national treasure, national treasure movie and nicolas cage. 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. Director jon turteltaub even hinted that it could actually be the premise of national treasure 4. To this day, the true authors of the guidestones have never been revealed.
Book of secrets desktop wallpaper picture 800 x 600 pixels. Indeed when asked about page 47 of the book of secret in national treasure 2, benjamin gates mysteriously answered that it was lifealtering. Disney premiered the new movie trailer for national treasure. 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. This theory was used in the film national treasure 2. Its thoroughly setup that the content on page 47 concerns area 51.
National treasure 3 may be stuck in development hell, but there are quite a few stories that. Press kit fact checking policy corrections policy ethics policy ownership policy. Book of secrets, was released in 2007 and improved on the first films box office return. Ever so often i get the movies out to watch them again as i love them so much. Talk about a third film started shortly after, and although rumors have. Whats on page 47 in the presidents book of secrets. National treasures book of secrets on display at the. The president told him to look at it and gates says its life altering. Why disney refuses to release national treasure 3 youtube.
Shortly following the release of national treasure. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. It was directed by jon turtletaub and produced by jerry bruckheimer, who is known for other action films based in historical details, including. Whats on page 47 of the presidents book in the movie. Book of secrets is a 2007 american adventure film directed by jon turteltaub and produced by jerry bruckheimer. Book of secrets has without a doubt the most absurd and fevered plot since, oh, say, national treasure 2004. 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. The facts point us there now with national treasure 3. 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. Staring nicolas cage, justin bartha, diane kruger and helen mirren. I just got back from the movie national treasure 2 with nicholas cage. A black market antiquities dealer, mitch wilkinson, shows one of the 18 missing pages of john wilkes booths diary. Rushmore was carved only in order to erase landmarks pointing to a fabled city of gold built inside the mountain. Lets hope that jon turteltaub and nicolas cage will bring some incredible surprise from the page 47 of the book of secrets.
It is a sequel to the 2004 film national treasure and is the second part of the national treasure film series. National treasure 3 is currently in development with no release. 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. 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. Bb, pp, vv, s, m strong but mostly implied moral worldview with strong proamerican content. Book of secrets released on home video as national treasure 2. The truth behind national treasure book of secrets, estevenico and the lost city of gold. In this edition of presenting the facts, we explore the 2004 blockbuster national treasure. We have an idea of what national treasure 3s story could be about.
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 ended with the characters looking into page 47 of a secret book owned by the president of the united states. The wibberleys also wrote the screenplay for national treasure. His one truly great decision was to star in director jon turteltaubs disneys the kid american history family film, national treasure. 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. In in this conjectural national treasure 3, nicholas cage follows the clue from page 47, which leads him to travel back in time. National treasure 3 is expected to be released in 2010. It was a great movie, but did i miss something when i had to go out to answer a phone call.
The success of national treasure, book of secrets, can only help to promote our dvd and at the same time allow us to educate and expound upon all the detail left out of the fictional film in regards to estevenico and the lost city of gold. From the dialogue and from the movie we can assess a few things. Released in 2004, national treasure was a promising movie with an inviting premise that certainly had the potential to develop into a longrunning, profitable franchise for disney. To which ben replies, i think i can help you with that, sir. Treasure hunter benjamin franklin gates nicolas cage seeks to discover the truth behind the assassination of abraham lincoln. With nicolas cage, diane kruger, justin bartha, jon voight. Thompson, cages benjamin gates is so insanely patriotic that when his ancestor is smeared as a conspirator in the lincoln assassination, he sets out to. Disney, if you dont release national treasure 3 soon i. 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. Ben lured the president to the tunnel to ask him about the presidents secret book, knowing the president wouldnt admit its existence in front of anyone else.
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. What is on page 47 of the presidents book of secrets in. In this follow up to the boxoffice hit national treasure, treasure hunter ben gates nicolas cage once again sets out on an exhilarating. In fact, they didnt decide to do a sequel until after the film became a. Ben convinces the president to reveal the location of the book, which is at the library. And of course, the information which is contained on page 47 is never revealed.
The book that doesnt officially exist, 222 pages of the secret musings, confessions, and accusations of u. This lends one to believe its a big treasure or other kind of discovery that will change the world when it is discovered. Book of secrets is a pretty typical blockbuster sequel, focused intently on appeasing what it thinks the audience wants, and missing out. Ben told him he needed to see the book to lead us to the discovery of the greatest native american treasure of all time. Will we finally learn whats on page 47 in national treasure 3. Rileys introduction of the book of secrets builds towards his assertion that it contains.
I heard that the lifealtering scene was some improvisation from nicolas cage. The story was written by jim kouf, oren aviv, and charles segars, and the screenplay was by jim kouf, cormac wibberley, and marianne wibberley. National treasure is a series of historical theatrical adventure action mystery films produced by jerry bruckheimer and starring nicolas cage as benjamin gates, a treasure hunter who, with the help of his father, patrick henry gates, his girlfriend, abigail chase diane kruger and his loyal sidekick, riley poole justin bartha, uncovers hidden troves and secrets from u. Presidents from washington to the present day, too outrageous to ever be made public. 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. 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. I am now impatient to know more about this third national treasure movie. The truth behind national treasure book of secrets.
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