National Treasure: The Book of Secrets
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| National Treasure 2 II: The Book of Secrets | |
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 First promotional poster for the film |
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| Directed by | Jon Turteltaub |
| Produced by | Jerry Bruckheimer Oren Aviv Chad Oman Charles Segars |
| Written by | Gregory Poirier |
| Starring | Nicolas Cage Diane Kruger Jon Voight Justin Bartha Harvey Keitel |
| Music by | Trevor Rabin (TBC) |
| Distributed by | Buena Vista International |
| Release date(s) | December 21, 2007 |
| Running time | (TBA) |
| Language | English |
| Budget | (TBA) |
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National Treasure II: The Book of Secrets (also called National Treasure 2: Book of Secrets is a 2007 sequel to the 2004 film National Treasure. It will be directed by Jon Turteltaub and written primarily by Gregory Poirier. As of January 27, 2006, several producers have been listed, including Jerry Bruckheimer, Oren Aviv, Chad Oman, and Charles Segars.[1]
It was stated in the first film's commentary that there were no plans for a sequel, but, due to the first film's impressive box-office performance, an earning of $347.5 million worldwide, a sequel was given the go-ahead in 2005.
According to Jerry Bruckheimer, filming began on January 1, 2007, and the film will be released on December 21, 2007.
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[edit] Plot
Producer Jerry Bruckheimer said in July 2006 that the sequel involves Abraham Lincoln, John Wilkes Booth, eighteen missing pages from Booth's diary, and a surprise ending with many new twists.
Portions of the movie are also being filmed at Mount Rushmore National Memorial in South Dakota.[2].
On March 28, 2007, scenes were being filmed in front of the U.S. Capitol Building and the Lincoln Memorial. On March 29th, Nicholas Cage and Jon Voight were filming scenes for the film in front of the White House as well as Lafayette Square. There will also be a scene filmed at the Library of Congress. Other scenes are being filmed at the Masonic Temple in Alexandria and Mt. Vernon, VA.
During filming at the George Washington Masonic National Memorial on April 4, 2007, Ed Harris was there in his role as the villain in the movie. During the scene where the Gates's are wrapping up a speech to the crowd, Harris stands up and shows the Gates's a partially burned page of what is supposed to be from the Booth diary.
Filming also took place in McKeldin Library on the University of Maryland campus in College Park, Maryland on April 7, 2007. Scenes were shot in the stacks, special events rooms, and on the mall in front of Holzapfel Hall. A production assistant informed that this scene was following a scene filmed the day prior with Helen Mirren.
[edit] Website Registration
On November 15th, Disney Enterprises registered two domain names for National Treasure 2. The company bought the names NationalTreasure2TheBookofSecrets.com and TheBookofSecretsNationalTreasure2.com. They have yet to be created.
[edit] Cast
- Nicolas Cage - Benjamin Franklin Gates
- Justin Bartha - Riley Poole
- Diane Kruger - Abigail Chase
- Jon Voight - Patrick Henry Gates
- Harvey Keitel - FBI Agent Peter Sadusky
- Helen Mirren - Emily Appleton Gates
- Ed Harris - Jeb Wilkinson
Turteltaub also said, "Everyone's back except anyone who's in jail or died," suggesting that Sean Bean may not reprise his role as Ian Howe.
[edit] See also
- Jerry Bruckheimer
- Gwendolyn Cato
- National Treasure
- The Lincoln Conspiracy (book with a similar plot to this planned film)
- The Lincoln Conspiracy (film based on the book)
[edit] References
- ^ Full Credits for National Treasure 2 at the IMDB.com
- ^ 'Treasure' filming will bring more attention to Black Hills, Rapid City Journal, March 21, 2007
