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. National treasure tour george washingtons mount vernon. Mystery on church hill the virginia mysteries book 2. Probably going to need a good nic cage break after ghost rider and now this. Book of secrets paperback november 6, 2007 by ann lloyd adapter visit amazons ann lloyd page. In this follow up to the boxoffice hit national treasure, treasure hunter ben gates nicolas cage once again sets out on an exhilarating. Book of secrets has without a doubt the most absurd and fevered plot since, oh, say, national treasure 2004. Book of secrets, history fanaticinveterate puzzle solver ben gates nicolas cage is making his living lecturing on his familys contributions to u. It is a sequel to the 2004 film national treasure and is the second part of the national treasure film series.
Book of secrets stars nicolas cage as benjamin gates, the treasurehunting historian. 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. The action in this fastpaced adventure sequel is loud and sometimes tense car chases, near falls from high ledges in a dark cave, etc. Jon turteltaub returns as director and diane kruger, justin bartha, and jon voight. To prove his ancestors innocence and find the lost city of gold, ben gates and his team must weave their way.
Secrets of a sequel filmmakers jon turteltaub and jerry bruckheimerjoin the cast. To prove his ancestors innocence and find the lost city of gold, ben gates and his team must weave their way toward a mysterious and highly guarded book containing centuries of secrets. Benjamin gates must follow a clue left in john wilkes booths diary to prove his ancestors innocence in the assassination of abraham lincoln. 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. Most movie props are designed for shortterm use during production. Book of secrets ended with the characters looking into page 47 of a secret book owned by the president of the united states. A talented cast goes to waste in the improbable national treasure.
Nicolas cage returns as benjamin franklin gates, who finds himself having to prove the innocence of his greatgreatgrandfather thomas, who is newly discovered to be a conspirator in assassination of president abraham lincoln. There are many clues in national treasure and national treasure. It was directed by jon turteltaub and produced by jerry bruckheimer. Book of secrets to your watchlist to find out when its coming back. Grounded in history, imbued with myth and mystery, disneys national treasure. Dec 19, 2007 the person who attends national treasure. National treasure pop classics book 5 lindsay gibb. Go behindthescenes of the blockbuster movie national treasure. Go behind the scenes of the blockbuster movie national treasure. Director jon turteltaub selected the east lawn of washingtons home for one of the most critical scenes in the film. 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, actionpacked new global quest to unearth hidden history and treasures. Book of secrets is an incredibly solid sequel to the first film, both are extremely entertaining action movies that as long as you dont question every little thing, are both very fun. Ben and his father, patrick, learn that their ancestor, thomas gates, may have been involved in the assassination of abraham lincoln. Book of secrets, which is eerily similar to the first film.
Book of secrets brings the hunt to dvd and bluray on may 20th feb 15, 2008. While the first story focused on the declaration of independence, the sequel follows ben gates as he tries to clear his ancestors name by. Its thoroughly setup that the content on page 47 concerns area 51. One of the real disappointments here is the films matteroffact. Find low everyday prices and buy online for delivery or instore pickup. Book of secrets 2007 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. In 1865, john wilkes booth and michael olaughlen, both members of the knights of the golden circle, enter a tavern and approach thomas. Book of secrets is a 2007 american adventure film directed by jon turteltaub and produced by jerry bruckheimer. Charlotte meerschaum pipe the legend writ, the stain affected, the key in silence undetected, fiftyfive in iron pen, mr. With nicolas cage, diane kruger, justin bartha, jon voight. Jerry bruckheimer, who produced both the original national treasure and its sequel, national treasure. Ever so often i get the movies out to watch them again as i love them so much. The popular sequel will be available in onedisc, twodisc and bluray editions. 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.
Book of secrets 2007 after the templar treasure find, ben and his father are wellrespected historians making rounds at various universities and lectures. Book of secrets expecting logic and plausibility is on a fools mission. 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. In the film, ben is able to manipulate the president into separating him from his birthday party at mount vernon washingtons home in virginia and taking him down into a secret network of tunnels only indicated on an older map of the estate. Parts of the story in the novel version differ slightly from what was actually filmed, owing to changes being made in the screenplay prior to and during production. A tv series based on the national treasure movies is in development at disney plus. When a missing page from the diary of john wilkes booth surfaces, bens greatgreat grandfather is suddenly implicated as a key conspirator in. But theres only one way to find it ben gates must kidnap.
This theory was used in the film national treasure 2. Book of secrets 2007 includes a dossier of documents collected by presidents, for presidents eyes only. 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 established that the president had a fascination and love of americas first president, george washington. Book of secrets released on home video as national treasure 2. Book of secrets, a blockbuster, actionadventure film released by disney. 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.
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. One of the most detailed and curious props in the walt disney archives is the book of secrets. 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. Book of secrets 2007 to prove his ancestors innocence and find the lost city of gold, ben gates and his team must weave their way toward a mysterious and highly guarded book containing centuries of secrets.
Book of secrets the junior novel on november 6, 2007. The treasure reel a collection of outtakes and bloopers from the set of national treasure. National treasure series in the works at disney plus. This is a mouth agape movie, during which your mouth hangs open in astonishment at one preposterous event after another.
Book of secrets takes you on a globetrotting quest full of adrenalinepumping twists and turns all leading to. Jul 03, 2016 grounded in history, imbued with myth and mystery, disneys national treasure. To make sure the formula for book of secrets doesnt vary from that of national treasure, the climax occurs underground with things collapsing. Book of secrets stars nicolas cage as benjamin gates, the treasure hunting historian. Shortly following the release of national treasure. Book of secrets is the 2007 sequel to 2004s national treasure. The mount vernon estate is a featured location in national treasure. Ben discovers that the second plank is missing, but he does find a stamp bearing the seal of the book of secrets. Book of secrets on the dvdbluray release is a 2007 adventure film and is the sequel to the 2004 film, national treasure. Book of secrets paperback november 6, 2007 by ann lloyd adapter. Book of secrets, nicolas cages character ben gates goes after the president of the united states book of secrets, an unofficial book which contains the answers for the. National treasure 2004, inferno 2016, sahara 2005, raiders of the lost ark 1981, the da vinci code. Disney press published an official novelization of the screenplay titled national treasure 2. December 21, 2007 in this follow up to the boxoffice hit national treasure, treasure hunter ben gates nicolas cage once.
Will we finally learn whats on page 47 in national. Join nicolas cage on a heartpounding adventure that will have you on the edge of your seat in a race to find the lost city of gold. Grounded in history, imbued with myth and mystery, disneys national treasure 2. Book of secrets 2007 filmyzilla hollywood hindi dubbed mp4 hd full movies. That the holders of this information involved john wilkes booth and a. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Will we finally learn whats on page 47 in national treasure. Book of secrets at mount vernon, hear stories about the filming, and learn how the locations were used during washingtons time. In order to find the the lost city of gold, ben gates and his team must weave their way to the final clue in a mysterious and highly guarded book containing centuries of secrets. 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. Benjamin gates must follow a clue left in john wilkes booths diary to prove his ancestors innocence in. National treasure 3 in the works with bad boys for life. The peril our heroes find themselves in isnt the kind that will get the blood pumping. Book of secrets ratchets up the crazy by a factor of 10.
But theres only one way to find it ben gates must kidnap the president. Everything wrong with national treasure book of secrets youtube. Rushmore was carved only in order to erase landmarks pointing to a fabled city of gold built inside the mountain. Book of secrets 2 discs bluraydvd 2007 at best buy. 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. 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. National treasures book of secrets on display at the.
Book of secrets is a 2007 sequel in which nicolas cage plays a treasure hunter in search of the city of gold. Check if it is available to stream online via where to watch. One of the real disappointments here is the films matteroffact attitude toward ben and abbys onceandfuture cohabitation. This undated photo released by disney enterprises, inc.
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