National Treasure 3 Confirmed to Start Production, Nicolas Cage to Return
Director Jon Turteltaub has confirmed that National Treasure 3 is entering production, with Nicolas Cage returning to star. The first film (2004) grossed $347 million worldwide, and its 2007 sequel, National Treasure: Book of Secrets, took in $459 million. The franchise also spawned a 2022 Disney series, Edge of History, which lasted one season. The third movie marks the long-awaited continuation of the adventure series.
National Treasure 3 has been confirmed to officially begin production. Director Jon Turteltaub revealed in a recent podcast interview that the third installment of the adventure series starring Nicolas Cage has finally entered the production stage.
The first film in the series, National Treasure, was released in 2004 and grossed $347 million worldwide. Starring Nicolas Cage and Diane Kruger, it followed two historians caught up in a conspiracy to steal a Freemason treasure map. Other cast members included Justin Bartha, Jon Voight, Harvey Keitel, and Sean Bean. The sequel, National Treasure: Book of Secrets, released three years later, earned $459 million at the global box office. Additionally, Disney launched a series based on the franchise, Edge of History, in 2022, but it ran for only one season.
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