National Treasure Sequel Green light Starring Nicolas Cage

Buena Vista Pictures has announced the name of the National Treasure sequal. "National Treasure: Book of Secrets" is scheduled to be released on December 21, 2007.
 
The subtitle refers to the 18 pages of a book from John Wilkes Booth's library, and the movie will possibly involve Abraham Lincoln.  The movie is being directed by Jerry Weintraub and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer once again.  The Book of Secrets will star Nicholas Cage, Justin Bartha, Diane Kruger, Jon Voight an Harvey Keitel.  Source

Nicholas Cage Talks to us about National Treasure 2
Sheila our LA superstar writer had a chance to sit down with Nicholas Cage and talk to him about Ghost Rider, and while we were at it we talked a bit about his upcoming film National Treasure 2 : The Book of Secrets. He told us that his next film he would be working on would likely be National Treasure 2. Walt Disney Pictures and Jerry Bruckheimer Films have begun laying out a new map for "National Treasure 2." The studio has hired Gregory Poirier to write the movie, which will again be directed by Jon Turteltaub. Nicholas Cage will unravel what is on the missing pages from John Wilkes Booth's diary.

In the first movie Nicolas Cage stars as the brilliant Benjamin Franklin Gates, third generation treasure hunter. All his life, Gates has been searching for a treasure no one believed existed: amassed through the ages, moved across continents, to become the greatest treasure the world has ever known. Hidden by the American Founding Fathers, they left clues to the treasure’s location before everyone’s eyes. From the nations birthplace, to the nations capitol, to clues buried within the symbols on the dollar bill.

Question: So that is actually going to happen?

Cage: Yeah. It's being written as we speak, but the hope is that it's going to be happening.

Question: It's about Abraham Lincoln?

Cage: Yeah, Abraham Lincoln and confederate gold and the assassination. It's interesting stuff. What I like about the 'National Treasure' potential series is that it deals with history and it's also entertaining. That's also a good thing. There are worse things to do than to stimulate young people's minds about history as you're entertaining them.

Question: Are you going to do it sort of 'Indiana Jones' style and do a prequel because at the end of 'National Treasure' you're a billionaire, aren't you?

Cage: [Laughs] Well, actually, not a billionaire. I think that he gave most of the treasure to the different museums of the world. He got one percent or something.

Question: Okay, so you're a multi-millionaire.

Cage: I'm not sure what they're going to do about that.

Question: That character seems as though he would be into searching out other mysteries with the money.

Cage: Yeah, that's what I like about him. He's kind of like a historical detective and a treasure hunter.

Question: Everyone is still attached from the first film?

Cage: Yeah.

Question: Except for Sean Bean is what I heard.

Cage: I'm not sure how that's going to work just yet.

Its a shame to me that Sean Bean is still in limbo on whether or not he will return for this film but I am excited regardless. The first film was actually quite a bit of fun.

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