Book of secrets, nicolas cages character ben gates. Dec 30, 2007 no one knows whats on page 47, as it was never shown in the film. Thomas solves the puzzle, a clue to a map to cibola, the city of gold, and realizes the men are still loyal to the south and have a sinister motive for finding the treasure. Jan 16, 2008 just after the end of the civil war, john wilkes booth and another man, both members of the knights of the golden circle, enter a bar and approach thomas gates ben gates greatgreat grandfather. 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. National treasure 3 may be stuck in development hell, but there are quite a few stories. 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. Its a tangent that is so seemingly offcolour to the national treasure franchise. A tv series based on the national treasure movies is in development at disney plus. This puppy is a transcript that was painstakingly transcribed using the screenplay andor viewings of the movie to get the dialogue. 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 in order to clear the name of his ancestor, ben gate must solve a series of puzzles to find a hidden city of gold in america.
Looking at the obvious before delving into the abstract, we see a crossword puzzle refer to movie clip and an ad for cryptiqquip book ii. So imagine his horror when another selfproclaimed patriot, mitch wilkinson, asserts that a gates ancestor was a mastermind in the assassination of bens favorite president, abraham lincoln. This category is for questions and answers related to national treasure. In this follow up to the boxoffice hit national treasure, treasure hunter ben gates nicolas cage once again sets out on an exhilarating. The second one was very funny and good as well, but the first one was waaaaay more clever. Its national nutrition month the national congress national customer service week national customer service week 2001 treasure clue harry potter treasure clue harry potter treasure clue national payroll week crossword puzzle. 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. 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. 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. With nicolas cage, diane kruger, justin bartha, jon voight. Book of secrets has without a doubt the most absurd and fevered plot since, oh, say, national treasure 2004. National treasure tworeleased dec07is another wonderful entry in the franchise that,in my opinion, is every bit as good as the first one. It is a sequel to the 2004 film national treasure and is the second part of the national treasure film series.
National treasure 3 page 47 is going to be about landing on the moon. Ben and his father, patrick, learn that their ancestor, thomas gates, may have been involved in the assassination of abraham lincoln. They had to unscramble the words to finish the clue. National treasure, book of secrets nashville public library. Ben gates is a historian and adventurer, the greatgreatgrandson of thomas gates, a hero who sacrificed his life to prevent john wilkes booth from. Will we finally learn whats on page 47 in national treasure 3. Were certainly working on one national treasure for streaming and. What are the most shocking secrets of us presidents that have been revealed. Whats on page 47 in the presidents book of secrets. 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 in. Rileys introduction of the book of secrets builds towards his assertion that it. Rushmore was carved only in order to erase landmarks pointing to a fabled city of gold built inside the mountain.
The book of secrets 2007 after the templar treasure find, ben and his father are wellrespected historians making rounds at various universities and lectures. Your team will be swept away by a compelling storyline thats been uniquely constructed with local historical facts and familiar locations. The page number 47 points to its own historical content. I felt like the first movie had a lot of clever clues that are simple enough to figure out as long as you have the clues. When national treasure was released in 2004, da vinci code mania had not quite reached hysterical proportions. 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. In december 2007, i participated in a public prerelease promotion for national treasure book of secrets. National treasure series in the works at disney plus. If it is the case that national treasure 3 is all about around area 51, then we may have our answer as to why the script is taking so long.
National treasure 2 book of secrets tvmovies nigeria. The president tells him the location of the book in the library of congress and tells him to read page 47 as well as the information he needs. Book of secrets stars nicolas cage as benjamin gates, the treasure hunting historian. 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. National treasure is everything the da vinci code wanted to be. 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. Nicolas cage is known to many as the treasure hunter benjamin franklin gates from disneys national treasure and national treasure. 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. Ben told him he needed to see the book to lead us to the discovery of the greatest native american treasure of all time. Such a departure from the traditional national treasure mainstream. The book was thick and the city of gold clue was was somewhere in the middle.
Jun 30, 2008 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. Jerry bruckheimer, who produced both the original national treasure and its sequel, national treasure. Book of secrets starring nicolas cage was filmed far from california, in locations such as london, paris, washington dc and mount rushmore. A team of editors takes feedback from our visitors to keep trivia as up to date and as accurate as possible. 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. The mask was another piece of paper with holes cut out of it that revealed only certain letters from the crossword puzzle. Book of secrets wallpaper to use this national treasure 2 picture as your desktop wallpaper, rightclick with your mouse on the picture and then select set as windows wallpaper or set as background, or whatever similar option your particular browser provides in the rightclick popup menu. Ever so often i get the movies out to watch them again as i love them so much. Director jon turteltaub even hinted that it could actually be the premise of national treasure 4. Book of secrets script is here for all you fans of the nic cage and diane kruger movie. 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. This also means the president couldnt tell secret service what really happened.
To which ben replies, i think i can help you with that, sir. The film stars nicolas cage, diane kruger, justin bartha, jon voight, harvey keitel, ed. Book of secrets released on home video as national treasure 2. Book of secrets, history fanaticinveterate puzzle solver ben gates nicolas cage is making his living lecturing on his familys contributions to u. 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. 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. National treasure movie codes clues the artists code. But the houses of two main characters in the film which are supposed to. Ben convinces the president to reveal the location of the book, which is at the. Its believed theres nothing substantial revealed in the tapes that havent been. Its a multi level treasure hunt, the disney people say.
That the holders of this information involved john wilkes booth and a. 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. The kids had to complete the crossword puzzle first then use a mask to reveal the next clue. National treasure is a fastpaced adventure set around the historic backdrop in which its played. Kniha tajomstiev, national treasure book of secrets, national treasure 02 national treasure book of secrets, national treasure 2, national treasure 2. Disney, if you dont release national treasure 3 soon ill. Lets hope that jon turteltaub and nicolas cage will bring some incredible surprise from the page 47 of the book of secrets. While he does so, booth leaves for fords theatre to assassinate president abraham lincoln. Bb, pp, vv, s, m strong but mostly implied moral worldview with strong proamerican content. While people tend to think this just refers to the literal treasure theyre searching for, a major aspect of the movies is dealing with things that are, in real life, actually considered national treasures.
Book of secrets desktop wallpaper picture 800 x 600 pixels. Thomas solves the puzzle and realizes the men are members of the knights of the golden. 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 ended with the characters looking into page 47 of a secret book owned by the. Book of secrets released on home video as national. Adventure films asociacion delictuosa assassination conspiracies diaries diarios intimos feature films fiction films film sequels lincoln, abraham official secrets thrillers motion pictures thrillers motion pictures, television, etc. The president also tells ben to read page 47 along with the information he needs.
Shortly following the release of national treasure. Its thoroughly setup that the content on page 47 concerns area 51. Where does the first scene of the movie take place. Book of secrets, revealed the news in a collider interview for his upcoming starz series hightown. The winners of the treasure will be revealed on entertainment tonight, culminating in the announcement of the grand prize winner on december 21, the opening day for national treasure. National treasure did, but it went right over the heads of our dense, selfserving and. At the end of national treasure 1, riley has a ferrari 360 spider. National treasure 3 is expected to be released in 2010. At the beginning of book of secrets, when his car is being towed away, its a ferrari f430 spider. He flys there and finds the remains of a lost colony who were the children of god. In an extensive, careerspanning interview with the new york times, cage reveals to reporter david marchese he once went on a reallife.
In the movie, the first piece of the puzzle in the search for the treasure was a pipe. Book of secrets paperback november 6, 2007 by ann lloyd. Page 2 this category is for questions and answers related to national treasure. Ben lured the president to the tunnel to ask him about the presidents secret book, knowing the president wouldnt admit its existence in front of anyone else. Book of secrets is a 2007 american adventure film directed by jon turteltaub and produced by jerry bruckheimer. 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. The president told him to look at it and gates says its life altering.
Disney is just blowing the competition away with its stellar bonus features especially the ones exclusive to blu ray. Mitch wilkinson, shows one of the 18 missing pages of john wilkes booths. Nicolas cage, justin bartha, diane kruger, jon voight, helen mirren, ed harris, harvey keitel, bruce greenwood, ty burrell, michael maize, timothy v. Actress alicia coppola tvs jericho, films national treasure. Dec 21, 2007 the hyperactive sequel national treasure. I assume that mentioning page 47 in natl treasure 2 was just a way to leave you off thinking they would make a natl treasure 3 which is a pretty good plan. Benjamin gates must follow a clue left in john wilkes booths diary to prove his ancestors innocence in the assassination of abraham lincoln. Book of secrets, but it turns out the oscarwinning actor dabbles in treasure hunting in his personal life.
On the american flag they planted there is a clueso ben hijacks the space shuttle and goes to the moon to get the clue which then leads him to the pyramids and face on mars. Later, the president revealed to benjamin that the book of secrets did exist. I am now impatient to know more about this third national treasure movie. Lets hope disneys kept page 47 somewhere safe after all these years.
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. Thomas gates solves the puzzle, a clue to a treasure map, and realizes the men are still loyal to the confederate cause and have a sinister motive for finding the treasure. 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. Book of secrets 2007 after the templar treasure find, ben and his father are wellrespected historians making rounds at various universities and lectures. Apparently national treasure 3 is back on track cinemablend. In the book, ben finds a picture of the plank from the desk and a note saying that president coolidge found it in 1924 and had the mount rushmore monument built to hide the treasure. National treasure is a series of historical theatrical adventure action mystery films produced by jerry bruckheimer and starring nicolas cage as benjamin gates, a treasure hunter who, with the help of his father, patrick henry gates, his girlfriend, abigail chase diane kruger and his loyal sidekick, riley poole justin bartha, uncovers hidden troves and secrets from u.
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