Its believed theres nothing substantial revealed in the tapes that havent. That the holders of this information involved john wilkes booth and a. The film stars nicolas cage, diane kruger, justin bartha, jon voight, harvey keitel, ed harris. The problem with national treasure 3 is that it can never be better than the stuff nic cage has actually been up to in real life since national treasure 2 08. 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.
He also rebuffs the sequel theory, saying that the references to page 47 exist to show how much the president began to trust ben gates and to establish a closeness between the characters. There was no novelization of the first movie, but a novelization of the second titled national treasure 2. Its a game while the movie is playing but the presentation is just phenomenal. Book of secrets, nicolas cages character ben gates goes after the president of the united states book of secrets, an unofficial book which contains the answers for the. Jun 30, 2008 53 responses national treasure 2 book of secrets page 47. Like the first film our central character is very much the indiana jones type,very scholarly,a brilliant symbologist and with a big dollop of the adventurer thrown in. Will we finally learn whats on page 47 in national. Book of secrets released, director jon turtletaub confirmed that they were working on national treasure 3, but also that they would take their time making the sequel then, in 20, producer jerry bruckheimer. Request what is on page 47 of the president s book of secrets in national treasure 2 i guess we can assume its not the jfk assassination or area 51 since those were mentioned moments before. Book of secrets is the 2007 sequel to the 2004 film national treasure. Book of secrets the junior novel was released on november 6, 2007. 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 21, 2007 the hyperactive sequel national treasure.
What is on page 47 of the presidents book of secrets in. Murphy, alicia coppola, armando riesco, albert hall, joel gretsch, christian camargo, brent briscoe, billy unger, michael manuel, brad rowe, jon turteltaub, based on characters created by jim kouf. We now notice that carroll is also wearing a masonic ring. Book of secrets is a 2007 american adventure film directed by jon turteltaub and produced by jerry bruckheimer. Nov 19, 2019 signing on as bens mother in national treasure. 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. National treasure 3 may be stuck in development hell, but there are quite a few stories that could be on page 47 of the president s book of secrets. Whats on page 47 in the president s book of secrets. 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. Book of secrets is a 2007 mystery adventure film directed by jon turteltaub and produced by jerry bruckheimer. Will we finally learn whats on page 47 in national treasure 3. Jon turteltaub, director of the first two national treasure movies, has revealed why the third film has yet to happen.
Ever so often i get the movies out to watch them again as i love them so much. In in this conjectural national treasure 3, nicholas cage follows the clue from page 47, which leads him to travel back in time. Ben convinces the president to reveal the location of the book, which is at the. Book of secrets 2007 both proved successful ventures for director jon turteltaub and their studio disney. Why disney refuses to release national treasure 3 youtube.
Book of secrets, which is opening in an estimated 3,500 theaters on friday, december 21. 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. A team of editors takes feedback from our visitors to keep trivia as up to date and as accurate as possible. The original national treasure film centers on the gates family legend of a fantastic treasure trove of artifacts and gold, hidden by the founding fathers of the united states, and the attempts by the scion of the family, benjamin franklin gates, to find the treasure before his exfriend, ian howe, steals the declaration of independence national treasure.
Page 2 this category is for questions and answers related to national treasure. After finding out the location of the presidents book of secrets, the. A third film felt promising by when it was reported writers carlo bernard and doug miro had been hired and a script was in development at disney. It could be that the national treasure president beseeches ben, a man with. Washington yes, president barack obama has seen the fabled book of secrets from the national treasure film sequel. Request what is on page 47 of the presidents book of secrets in national treasure 2 i guess we can assume its not the jfk assassination or area 51 since those. Book of secrets is an incredibly solid sequel to the first film, both are extremely entertaining action movies that as long as you dont question every little thing, are both very fun. 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. Request what is on page 47 of the presidents book of. Jan 18, 2020 the sequel ended with the characters looking at page 47 of a secret book owned by the president of the united states, but no explanation was given. Book of secrets released, director jon turtletaub confirmed that they were working on national treasure 3, but also that they would take their time making the sequel. Rileys introduction of the book of secrets builds towards his assertion that it.
Book of secrets released on home video as national treasure 2. Book of secrets wikipedia whats on page 47 in the president s book of secrets. The sequel ended with the characters looking at page 47 of a secret book owned by the president of the united states, but no explanation was given. Parts of the story in the novel version differ slightly from what was actually filmed, owing to changes being made in the screenplay prior to and during production. Book of secrets, helen mirren was forced to turn down an invitation to visit queen elizabeth ii, sent in response to her portrayal of her in the. Nicolas cage, justin bartha, diane kruger, jon voight, helen mirren, ed harris, harvey keitel, bruce greenwood, ty burrell, michael maize, timothy v. The action in this fastpaced adventure sequel is loud and sometimes tense car chases, near falls from high ledges in a dark cave, etc. National treasure 3 is officially in the works, so maybe we. Disney, if you dont release national treasure 3 soon i. Disney is just blowing the competition away with its stellar bonus features especially the ones exclusive to blu ray.
Its been almost 12 years since ben uncovered what was on page 47, yet were no. Nov 12, 2007 treasure hunter ben gates nicolas cage once again sets out on an exhilarating, actionpacked new global quest to unearth hidden history and treasures. Its thoroughly setup that the content on page 47 concerns area 51. Its part trivia game part factoid and parrt documentary. Whats on page 47 in the presidents book of secrets. 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 has without a doubt the most absurd and fevered plot since, oh, say, national treasure 2004.
It is a sequel to the 2004 film national treasure and is the second part of the. 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. Talk about a third film started shortly after, and although rumors have. While the first story focused on the declaration of independence, the sequel follows ben gates as he tries to clear his ancestors name by. However, since national treasure 3 appears to be in production now, this could always be revealed there or at least referenced, despite turteltaubs assertion. Will we finally learn whats on page 47 in national treasure. Rushmore was carved only in order to erase landmarks pointing to a fabled city of gold built inside the mountain.
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. Mitch wilkinson, shows one of the 18 missing pages of john wilkes booths. No one knows whats on page 47, as it was never shown in the film. Book of secrets sends its archaeologist hero on a globetrotting quest that might have been devised after a long night of wikipedia surfing. 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. It is a sequel to the 2004 film national treasure and is the second part of the national treasure franchise. Released in 2004, national treasure was a promising movie with an inviting. National treasure tworeleased dec07is another wonderful entry in the franchise that,in my opinion, is every bit as good as the first one. It was directed by jon turteltaub and produced by jerry bruckheimer. Like the first film our central character is very much the indiana jones type,very scholarly,a brilliant symbologist and with a big dollop of the adventurer thrown in for good measure. To which ben replies, i think i can help you with that. Book of secrets, nicolas cages character ben gates goes. We have an idea of what national treasure 3 s story could be about.
Book of secrets is a 2007 sequel in which nicolas cage plays a treasure hunter in search of the city of gold. 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. 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. Area 51 has always been a pop culture designed as a distraction from the true location nowhere near nevada or wrightpart afb either. National treasure 3 is officially in the works, so maybe.
From the dialogue and from the movie we can assess a few things. It is a sequel to the 2004 film national treasure and is the second part of the national treasure film series. While the first story focused on the declaration of independence, the sequel follows ben gates as he tries to clear his ancestors name by finding the city of. The film stars nicolas cage, diane kruger, justin bartha, jon voight, harvey keitel, ed. Jun 10, 2008 what is on page 47 of the presidents book in national treasure book of secrets. Treasure hunter ben gates nicolas cage once again sets out on an exhilarating, actionpacked new global quest to unearth hidden history and treasures. National treasure 3 may be stuck in development hell, but there are quite a few stories that could be on page 47 of the presidents book of secrets. National treasure is back, and this time it has, um, a subtitle. 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 president also tells ben to read page 47 along with the information he needs. The way we left the movie, the president asked ben, whats on page 47. 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. What are the most shocking secrets of us presidents that have been revealed. Even though national treasure 3 hasnt happened yet, and perhaps never will, disney actually had the movie in active development until fairly recently. Book of secrets ended with the characters looking into page 47 of a secret book owned by the president. This theory was used in the film national treasure 2. Book of secrets 2007 after the templar treasure find, ben and his father are wellrespected historians making rounds at various universities and lectures. Jan 02, 20 there is a feature called book of history. A third film felt promising by when it was reported writers carlo bernard and doug miro had been hired and a.
And of course, the information which is contained on page 47 is never revealed. The book of secrets in question is a hushhush read thats passed down from president to president, for their. Book of secrets wikipedia whats on page 47 in the presidents book of secrets. Disney premiered the new movie trailer for national treasure. The president told him to look at it and gates says its life altering. The nicholas cage vehicles national treasure 2004 and national treasure. Book of secrets, was released in 2007 and improved on the first films box office return. Suddenly, the carriage door opens to reveal president andrew. The new trailer revealed much more about the films plot.
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