Book of secrets starring nicolas cage was filmed far from california, in locations such as london, paris, washington dc and mount rushmore. Book of secrets, but for the dvd release, the title was changed to national treasure 2. Book of secrets is a 2007 american adventure film directed by jon turteltaub and produced by jerry bruckheimer. Shortly following the release of national treasure. Directed by jon turteltaub and starring nicolas cage, helen mirren, ed harris and justin bartha. 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 is the 2007 sequel to the 2004 film national treasure.
It is a sequel to the 2004 movie, national treasure. Gates must then locate an elusive diary, not only to clear his familys name, but to unearth. Dec 21, 2007 the hyperactive sequel national treasure. Book of secrets movie trailers, exclusive videos, interviews from the cast, movie clips and more at. Book of secrets sends its archaeologist hero on a globetrotting quest that might have been devised after a long night of wikipedia surfing. A few religious words and some colorful phrases are uttered, while a woman shows varying amounts of cleavage, and briefly kisses a. This image depicts the first written page from an 1864 appointment book which john wilkes booth used as a diary after he shot president lincoln. See more ideas about national treasure, national treasure movie and nicolas cage. Whoever comes the closest to predicting the films opening 3day weekend box office friday to sunday, without going over, will win a copy of halloween unrated directors cut.
This theory was used in the film national treasure 2. The ending makes you believe there mite even be a nt 3, but we will see. When a film does very well at the box office it is only natural that a sequel will quickly get the green light for production. National treasure is back, and this time it has, um, a subtitle. 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. The popular sequel will be available in onedisc, twodisc and bluray editions. In this adventurefilled sequel to the 2004 blockbuster national treasure, nicolas cage reprises his role as artifact hunter and archaeologist extraordinaire ben.
Book of secrets stars nicolas cage as benjamin gates, the treasurehunting historian. 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. Book of secrets takes you on a globetrotting quest full of adrenalinepumping twists and turns. Its thoroughly setup that the content on page 47 concerns area 51. Treasure hunter benjamin franklin gates looks to discover the truth behind the assassination of abraham lincoln, by uncovering the mystery within the 18 pages missing from assassin john wilkes booths diary. Book of secrets 510 by tony medley nobody ever went broke underestimating the intelligence of the american public, said henry mencken. Book of secrets takes you on a globetrotting quest full of adrenalinepumping twists and turns all leading to the. National treasure pop classics book 5 lindsay gibb. Grounded in history, imbued with myth and mystery, disneys national treasure. 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. Mystery on church hill the virginia mysteries book 2. It is a fun flick that the whole family can watch together and that is a rare thing no matter how many technical gaffs the movie may make.
I had a very exciting day today at university of maryland college park. 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. National treasure ii although not as good as the first movie still holds you in your chair to see what will come next. Whoever comes the closest to predicting the films opening 3day weekend box office friday to sunday, without going over, will win a copy of halloween. The ferrari which gets impounded in the first few minutes of the movie is a ferrari f430 spider.
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. Staring nicolas cage, justin bartha, diane kruger and helen mirren. Sep 17, 2014 grounded in history, imbued with myth and mystery, disneys national treasure. It was directed by jon turteltaub and produced by jerry bruckheimer. It is a sequel to the 2004 film national treasure and is the second part of the national treasure film series. He must have these words plastered on his office wall because his movies certainly dont assume any level of intelligence of his viewers. In this outing, gates learns of his own familys implication in the assassination of abraham lincoln by john wilkes booth.
Book of secrets released on home video as national. A modern day treasure hunter sets out to follow a series of cryptic clues to a lost city of gold, all to clear his greatgrandfathers name after that man is posthumously indicted in the assassination of president lincoln. The movie is shot on the 6th floor of our mckeldin library and near the hozapfel bulding. Bb, pp, vv, s, m strong but mostly implied moral worldview with strong proamerican content. Book of secrets national treasure 2 es una pelicula dirigida por jon. Book of secrets on dvd 786936735390 from disney buena vista.
With nicolas cage, diane kruger, justin bartha, jon voight. There are a lot of listed credits for writing this film. Book of secrets, which is opening in an estimated 3,500 theaters on friday, december 21. Book of secrets brings the hunt to dvd and bluray on may 20th feb 15, 2008. That the holders of this information involved john wilkes booth and a. Book of secrets was composed by trevor rabin and recorded with the hollywood studio symphony at the todd ao scoring stage in october and november 2007. While this sequel falls a little short of the original, which is not saying much, it does hold together and does what it sets out to do.
Ben and riley then head to london to infiltrate the palace, and abigail shows up. When a longmissing page from the diary of assassin john wilkes booth suddenly resurfaces, it implicates the greatgreat grandfather of treasure hunter ben gates nicolas cage as a conspirator in lincolns death. Ben and his father, patrick, learn that their ancestor, thomas gates, may have been involved in the assassination of abraham lincoln. The following is a brief summary of the content found in this pgrated actionadventure film. 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. This artifact is part of the museum collection of the national park service, maintained at fords theatre national historic. Mystery on church hill the virginia mysteries book 2 steven k. These bookshelves were constructed as a prop library in a previously empty balcony of the librarys main reading room, and dismantled after the scenes were shot. In this adventurefilled sequel to the 2004 blockbuster national treasure, nicolas cage reprises his role as artifact hunter and archaeologist extraordinaire ben franklin gates. It was the last feature film score to be recorded at the stage before it was closed down. But the houses of two main characters in the film which are supposed to. The book of secrets in question is a hushhush read thats passed down from president to president, for their. For the theatrical release, this movie was called national treasure. Dec 21, 2007 watch the movie trailer for national treasure.
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