Ever so often i get the movies out to watch them again as i love them so much. Book of secrets ended with the characters looking into page 47 of a secret book owned by the. I am now impatient to know more about this third national treasure movie. 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. Like its predecessor, national treasure, this sequel amounts to a bunch of crossword. 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. 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. On a lighter note, when asked again, turteltaub said.
Photo of page 47 revealed for fans of national treasure 2 835729. The book of secrets in question is a hushhush read thats passed down from president to president, for their. Graced with some extra star wattage courtesy of helen mirren and. In this outing, gates learns of his own familys implication in the assassination of abraham lincoln by john wilkes booth. What is on page 47 of the presidents book of secrets in. Posted on thursday, december 20th, 2007 by peter sciretta. Whats on page 47 in the presidents book of secrets. Along with his friends, riley and abigail, he will have to travel from the streets of paris to the middle of the united states to find a book that could revealone of americas greatest secretsand treasures. Ben gates needed to have a look at the book in order to find the city of gold and thereby restore his ancestor thomas gates good name, but the only. There is an actual book of secrets buried in national treasure. 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. 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.
From the dialogue and from the movie we can assess a few things. 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. It was directed by jon turteltaub and produced by jerry bruckheimer. The lost colony is said to be the holding place of the grandest treasure of all even better than the city of gold. Grounded in history, imbued with myth and mystery, disneys national treasure 2. The riproaring success of the first national treasure movie and naturally the rippingerroaringer success of the da vinci code has inspired a sequel for its star nicolas cage and director jon. Book of secrets, nicolas cages character ben gates. Book of secrets, at the end and in between, the president asks ben a favor, something which was mentioned in.
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. In this adventurefilled sequel to the 2004 blockbuster national treasure, nicolas cage reprises his role as artifact hunter and archaeologist extraordinaire ben franklin gates. While in the past, nicholas cage obtains the book of secrets from the resolute desk already knowing how to access it and leaves the message for himself. Book of secrets desktop wallpaper 1024 x 768 pixels main site home page. Presidents from washington to the present day, too outrageous to ever be made public. Treasure hunter ben gates nicolas cage once again sets out on an exhilarating, actionpacked new global quest to unearth hidden history and treasures. Book of secrets sends its archaeologist hero, ben franklin gates nicolas cage, flexing his deadpan, on a globetrotting quest that might have been devised after a long night of wikipedia surfing.
National treasure is everything the da vinci code wanted to be. The second movie sort of introduced it and used it as the center of the movie, so it is smart to make the third movie okay, what treasure hunt will come out of the book of secrets, which is kind of what the end of the movie started. 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. N ational treasure, a tale about indiana jonesstyle adventurer nicolas cage pursuing an ancient treasure handed down from the days of the knights templar, came out. Fun indiana jones rip off, an improvement on its predecessor with better character moments.
Lets hope that jon turteltaub and nicolas cage will bring some incredible surprise from the page 47 of the 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. In this follow up to the boxoffice hit national treasure, treasure hunter ben gates nicolas cage once again sets out on an exhilarating. Hourly trivia games crossword puzzles funtrivia discussions forums trivia chat. Book of secrets desktop wallpaper picture 800 x 600 pixels. In this follow up to the boxoffice hit national treasure, treasure. The page 47 of national treasure 2 actually involves a quest to find the lost colony of roanoke, north carolina the colony that disappeared in 1585. Shortly following the release of national treasure. Book of secrets, and its not nearly as musty as the script.
Rushmore was carved only in order to erase landmarks pointing to a fabled city of gold built inside the mountain. The movie is shot on the 6th floor of our mckeldin library and near the. Will we finally learn whats on page 47 in national. National treasure is back, and this time it has, um, a subtitle. National treasure, book of secrets nashville public library. Its believed theres nothing substantial revealed in the tapes that havent been. To use this national treasure 2 picture as your desktop wallpaper, right. 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. National treasure 3 is expected to be released in 2010. It is a sequel to the 2004 film national treasure and is the second part of the national treasure film series. Book of secrets has without a doubt the most absurd and fevered plot since, oh, say, national treasure 2004. To which ben replies, i think i can help you with that, sir. 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.
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. 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. Will we finally learn whats on page 47 in national treasure 3. I had a very exciting day today at university of maryland college park. Book of secrets is a 2007 american adventure film directed by jon turteltaub and produced by jerry bruckheimer. I suppose they could hunt for the lost colony of roanoke or perhaps they can focus on page 47 of the presidents book of secrets from film number 2. Gates must then locate an elusive diary, not only to clear his familys name, but to unearth. That the holders of this information involved john wilkes booth and a. A team of editors takes feedback from our visitors to keep trivia as up to date and as accurate as possible. Book of secrets is the 2007 sequel to the 2004 film national treasure. 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.
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. What are the most shocking secrets of us presidents that have been revealed. Later, the president revealed to benjamin that the book of secrets did exist. This category is for questions and answers related to national treasure. In in this conjectural national treasure 3, nicholas cage follows the clue from page 47, which leads him to travel back in time. Book of secrets released on home video as national treasure 2. Book of secrets sends its archaeologist hero, ben franklin gates nicolas cage, flexing his deadpan, on a globetrotting quest that might have been.
Page 2 this category is for questions and answers related to national treasure. 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. A precedent overturned reveals a supreme court in crisis. Book of secrets opened in first place on the sales chart and had the second best opening for the year with 3. National treasures book of secrets on display at the. Even though there are no immediate plans to move forward on national treasure 3, its not for lack of a viable story. 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. Turteltaubs response is that the page 47 idea isnt set in stone as the basis for national treasure 3. National treasure 3 may be stuck in development hell, but there are quite a few stories. Disney, if you dont release national treasure 3 soon i.
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