The film stars nicolas cage, diane kruger, justin bartha, jon voight, harvey keitel, ed harris. Book of secrets has without a doubt the most absurd and fevered plot since, oh, say, national treasure 2004. In this follow up to the boxoffice hit national treasure, treasure. The action in this fastpaced adventure sequel is loud and sometimes tense car chases, near falls from high ledges in a dark cave, etc. Whats on page 47 of the presidents book in the movie. Book of secrets, nicolas cages character ben gates. Dec 05, 2007 watch the fourth podcast from national treasure. Shortly following the release of national treasure.
The presidents book of secrets holds documents, for presidents eyes only, of all the nations secrets. Nicolas cage, diane kruger, justin bartha, jon voight, helen mirren, ed harris, harvey keitel, bruce. Book of secrets 2007 movie props, costumes and wardrobe from the movie national treasure 2. Grounded in history, imbued with myth and mystery, disneys national treasure 2. Rushmore was carved only in order to erase landmarks pointing to a fabled city of gold built inside the mountain. Book of secrets takes you on a globetrotting quest full of adrenalinepumping twists and turns all leading to the final clue in a mysterious and highly guarded book containing centuries of secrets. Thomas gates, bens greatgrandfather, is mentioned on the page. Because there is no mention in national treasure 2 when exactly entries stopped. Page 47 is one of the many pages in the book of secrets, which contains all the secrets.
Even though there are no immediate plans to move forward on national treasure 3, its not for lack of a viable story. National treasure book of secrets is a sinful ass movie, as youre about to find out if. Movie was filmed in 2007, countries of filming locations are united states. This puppy is a transcript that was painstakingly transcribed using the screenplay andor viewings of the movie to get the dialogue. Posted on thursday, december 20th, 2007 by peter sciretta. 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. Dec 31, 2007 turteltaubs response is that the page 47 idea isnt set in stone as the basis for national treasure 3. Rileys introduction of the book of secrets builds towards his assertion that it contains information on area 51. The topic of area 51 then conspicuously highjacks the whole. Book of secrets expecting logic and plausibility is on a fools mission. National treasure 2 hemligheternas bok ar en amerikansk langfilm fran 2007. 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. Because there is no mention in national treasure 2 when exactly entries stopped being made in the presidents book of secrets, and some still. Book of secrets is a 2007 mystery adventure film directed by jon turteltaub and produced by jerry bruckheimer.
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. Everything wrong with national treasure book of secrets youtube. It is a sequel to the 2004 film national treasure and is the second part of the national treasure film series. National treasurenational treasure 2 book of secrets. What are they talking about thats on page 47 of the presidents book. 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. While benjamin gates nicolas cage is presenting new information about john wilkes booth and the eighteen pages missing from booths diary, a man by the name of mitch wilkinson ed harris stands up and presents a missing page of john wilkes booths diary. 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. When the group finally finds the book of secrets, riley identifies the area 51 section as ben flips through the contentsbut little time can be spared. Page 47 presidents book national treasure 2 answers.
Book of secrets ratchets up the crazy by a factor of 10. Presidents from washington to the present day, too outrageous to ever be made public. Book of secrets, cast nicolas cage, justin bartha, diane kruger, jon voight. The wibberleys also wrote the screenplay for national treasure. 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. 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. Book of secrets, nicolas cages character ben gates goes after the president of the united states book of secrets.
British filming locations for the movie national treasure 2. Book of secrets is a 2007 sequel in which nicolas cage plays a treasure hunter in search of the city of gold. In this follow up to the boxoffice hit national treasure, treasure hunter ben gates nicolas cage once again sets out on an exhilarating. My fan theory is based upon the thought why did the president trust nicholas cages character in national treasure 2.
Follow by assumptions and opinions, the name and honor of you family was lost by a single type of information. National treasure 3 is expected to be released in 2010. The presidents book of our nations greatest secrets is a consiparcy. From the dialogue and from the movie we can assess a few things. Book of secrets, which, like national treasure, began with a bright star over disneys castle of enchantment, and a barren tree transformed by a lightining strike to a living one, full of green leafs. 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. Will we finally learn whats on page 47 in national treasure 3.
Ask anything you want to know, or answer other peoples questions. Why does the president ask ben to look for the page 47 of the book for him if he. The book that doesnt officially exist, 222 pages of the secret musings, confessions, and accusations of u. Book of secrets is a 2007 american adventure film directed by jon turteltaub and produced by jerry bruckheimer. Page 47 maybe refering to a treasure that is refered to as a cover up or a conspiracy. Aug 27, 2008 shortly following the release of national treasure.
Turteltaubs response is that the page 47 idea isnt set in stone as the basis for national treasure 3. 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. Book of secrets 2007 including maps, screenshots, and other nearby film locations. Everything wrong with national treasure book of secrets. Book of secrets released on home video as national. 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. National treasure national treasure 2 book of secrets bluray exclusive nicolas cage. National treasure 3 is currently in development with no release date known. 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 ann llyod have you ever gotten accused of doing something that you didnt do. 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. Disney, if you dont release national treasure 3 soon i. Mitch wilkinson, shows one of the 18 missing pages of john wilkes booths diary, with. We were asked to start there when writing the third film, so that is where well start.
Disney, if you dont release national treasure 3 soon ill. In in this conjectural national treasure 3, nicholas cage follows the clue from page 47, which leads him to travel back in time. What is on page 47 of the presidents book of secrets. Book of secrets script is here for all you fans of the nic cage and diane kruger movie. Book of secrets, the presidents book replica movie prop the presidential seal has been reproduced, modified to match the original book and burnt directly onto the leather. Rileys introduction of the book of secrets builds towards his. The idea of a book of secrets, a book kept by us presidents for us presidents eyes only, is mesmerizing even if a bit farfetched.
Wilkinson blir bens farfars farfar, thomas gates, plotsligt utpekad for delaktighet i mordet pa president abraham lincoln. This is a mouth agape movie, during which your mouth hangs open in astonishment at one preposterous event after another. It was directed by jon turteltaub and produced by jerry bruckheimer. National treasure book of secrets complete score soundtrack. 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. And except a lengthy start national treasure 2 progressively kicks into high gear with some impressive scenes. Probably going to need a good nic cage break after ghost rider and now this. Director jon turteltaub even hinted that it could actually be the premise of national treasure 4. Its thoroughly setup that the content on page 47 concerns area 51. This is not unusual for this time of year, especially the week after the last winter blockbuster came out. 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. Book of secrets is the 2007 sequel to the 2004 film national treasure. National treasures book of secrets on display at the. Book of secrets ended with the characters looking into page 47 of a secret book owned by the president.
Book of secrets movie synopsis, view the movie trailer, get cast and crew information, see movie photos, and more on. Book of secrets about the presidents book of secrets passed down from george washington to george bush. Will we finally learn whats on page 47 in national. Whats on page 47 in the presidents book of secrets. It could be that the national treasure president beseeches ben, a man with a. They both were fun, action packed, and very entertaining. I just got back from the movie national treasure 2 with nicholas cage. Its a multi level treasure hunt, the disney people say. Page 47 in our nations history would have to go far back as we are in what we call the millinium. 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. National treasure national treasure 2 book of secrets blurayi really enjoyed both of the national treasure movies.
It is a sequel to the 2004 film national treasure and is the second part of the national treasure franchise. On a lighter note, when asked again, turteltaub said that page 47 contains the plot of star trek. This theory was used in the film national treasure 2. 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. On a lighter note, when asked again, turteltaub said. 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. Agent sadusky harvey keitel tells ben that a secret book has the information he needs. Book of secrets released on home video as national treasure 2. We are given onscreen confirmation that area 51 content in fact exists within the book of secrets, making it the only confirmed possibility for what could be contained on page 47. It was a great movie, but did i miss something when i had to go out to answer a phone call. Book of secrets, remained in first place on the sales chart, even after collapsing more than 70% to 941,000 units sold. 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.