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. 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. As gates tries to find and decipher ancient riddles that will lead him to it, hes dogged by a ruthless enemy who wants the riches for himself. Book of secrets 2007 photos, movie images, film stills and cast and crew photos on fandango. Bens globetrotting quest to prove his ancestors innocence leads him to a closely guarded book containing the nations deepest secrets. 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. It is a sequel to the 2004 film national treasure and is the second part of the national treasure franchise. Bruce greenwood born august 12, 1956 is a canadian actor. Bruce greenwood list of movies and tv shows tv guide. Are you saying theres a treasure map in the statue of liberty. One trainer stood by the horse as the actor mounted it, and another trainer on horseback waited at the actors end mark. It is a sequel to the 2004 film national treasure and is the second part of the national treasure film series. Its worth noting that the films promotional materials do include.
Book of secrets, a film that plays like the da vinci code as reimagined by wellmeaning but clueless highschool history teachers. Movie characters of national treasure and the book of secrets study guide by lbenet12 includes 9 questions covering vocabulary, terms and more. Bruce greenwood is the actor who plays the president of the united states in national treasure. Murphy, alicia coppola, armando riesco, albert hall andjoel gretsch. Are there books or movies similar to national treasure.
But in order to retrieve the book of secrets, which points to the real conspirator, gates has to kidnap the book s owner, the president of the united states bruce greenwood. Quizlet flashcards, activities and games help you improve your grades. Nicolas cage, diane kruger, helen mirren, harvey keitel, bruce greenwood, justin bartha, jon voight, ed harris, ty burrell, michael maize, jon turteltaub, national treasure. It is a sequel to the 2004 movie, national treasure. Nicolas cage, jon voight, harvey keitel, ed harris, diane kruger, justin bartha, bruce greenwood, helen mirren buy national treasure.
It stars nicolas cage, diane kruger, harvey keitel, and jon voight. With bruce greenwood as the president, kingsman joins. The mount vernon estate is a featured location in national treasure. The plot of the first national treasure turns in large measure on the subjects of the knights templar and freemasonry. National treasure is back, and this time it has, um, a subtitle. Bruce greenwood news, breaking stories, videos and. 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.
Get 50% off hundreds of family movies when you pre order on fandangonow today. The family myth is that the founding fathers of the united states hid a treasure that was gathered over the course of thousands of years and protected by the. For better or worse, greenwood may be best known to mainstream audiences for the national treasure movies. Book of secrets 2007 bruce greenwood as the president. Greenwood also appears as the president of the united states in national treasure.
Bruce greenwood loves new role as gay, ballet director ben. Rushmore was carved only in order to erase landmarks pointing to a fabled city of gold built inside the mountain. Dec 21, 2007 a man jumps on a horse and gallops down an alley. Nicolas cage was happy to land such a kennedyesque gent to play potus. Nov 19, 2014 books like the da vinci code and movies like national treasure have brought up both new interest and renewed speculation about the nature of the fraternity. 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 landmarks in order to protect the treasure. Treasure hunter benjamin franklin gates nicolas cage seeks to discover the truth behind the assassination of abraham lincoln. Book of secrets on the dvdbluray disc release is a 2007 adventure film. Bruce greenwood and nicolas cage in national treasure.
National treasure british tv series, british television drama. The film stars nicolas cage, diane kruger, justin bartha, jon voight, harvey keitel, ed. Director jon turteltaub selected the east lawn of washingtons home for one of the most critical scenes in the film. The president then pardoned gates for the kidnapping and asked him to assist with page 47 of the presidents secret book. 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. Shortly following the release of national treasure. Bruce greenwood bio, fact married, affair, girlfriend. Bruce greenwood is a popular canadian actor and producer who is considered as an undeniable talent in the film industry.
Nicolas cage, jon voight, harvey keitel, ed harris, diane kruger, justin bartha, bruce greenwood and helen mirren written by. Everything you need to know about national treasure tv. That the holders of this information involved john wilkes booth and a. Stuart bruce greenwood is a canadian actor and musician. In 2009, he worked with australian director bruce beresford, playing the part of ben stevenson artistic director of houston ballet, in the critically. National treasure 2 book of secrets by jon turteltaub jon. It is a sequel to the 2004 film national treasure and is part of the national treasure franchise.
As she searches the hollister familys mysterious, dark past, anne marie finds herself embroiled in a scandalous affair with the enemy when jason sparks a heated. However, i did leave the theatre wishing i had paid more attention in history class. A couple of disney films from jerry bruckheimer that can be best described as the da vinci code meets indiana jones national treasure 2004 ben gates nicolas cage is the latest in a long line of the treasure hunter gates family. National treasure book of secrets filming locations. Book of secrets, the butofcourse sequel to the 2004 jerry bruckheimer filmsjon turteltaub blockbuster national treasure, is a letdown. Disney book group, hapka, cathy, disney storybook art team. Book of secrets synopsis 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. Some of his notable roles can be seen in american movies like the american president in thirteen days, kingsman. Bruce greenwood isnt a particularly versatile actor, but he makes a damn president. This is the truth, not the ivory tower speculations of those who write but have no actual experience.
The president of the united states is a man who was kidnapped and later helped ben gates in 2007 by leading him to the presidents secret book. 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. Filming locations for national treasure book of secrets. In order to prove that his greatgreat grandfather was innocence, gates must find the treasure that existed with national treasure 2. Ever since he was a boy, gates has been obsessed with finding the legendary knights templar treasure, the greatest fortune known to man. In book 2 of the national treasure, ben gates wanted to prove innocence of his greatgreat grandfather for being the grand architect of the lincoln assassination. Jan 20, 2008 i love all the indiana jones movies, and even more so the national treasure movies. Books you dont want to finish, books that have plot holes big enough to drive a train through, cringey young adult books about an 18 year old marry suechosen one, books where the main character pisses you off and youre cheering for the bad guys by the end. The treasure of the gods killerninja123 adventure fanfiction march 10, 2014 the next generation of ben, abigail, and riley are the new treasure hunters, but their parents think theyre too young to find treasure. One thing to be said for the hacks who dream up these national treasure plots, they think big. 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. Nicolas cage, justin bartha, diane kruger, jon voight, helen mirren, ed harris, harvey keitel, bruce greenwood, ty burrell, michael maize, timothy v. The book of secrets in question is a hushhush read thats passed down from president to president, for their. These issues have no connection to this new story, but are briefly mentioned a couple of times in connection with a conspiracytheory book riley has written called the templar 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. Nov 19, 2014 movies about conspiracy theories are always intriguing because they challenge viewers to think creatively and solve clues. Ben gates is a historian and adventurer, the greatgreatgrandson of thomas gates, a hero who sacrificed his life to prevent john wilkes booth from. Bb, pp, vv, s, m strong but mostly implied moral worldview with strong proamerican content. Thomas looks down and sees that carrolls handkerchief is stained with blood. A mystery series based off of the national treasure movies starring nicholas cage. Book of secrets makes no attempt to disguise its sources. Bruce greenwood born august 12 1956 is a canadian actor he is generally known for his roles as john f kennedy in thirteen days and national treasure book of secrets and for.
Im looking for some books novels similar to the national treasure movies. Book of secrets released on home video as national treasure 2. Davis mcclaren in the 2006 drama eight below, fbi special agent jack mccready in the. Book of secrets december, 2007 benjamin franklin gates and dr. Books similar to national treasure movies or maybe 39 clues. In this follow up to the boxoffice hit national treasure, treasure hunter ben gates nicolas cage once again sets out on an. Bruce greenwood born august 12, 1956 is a canadian actor best known for his roles in the films national treasure. Bruce greenwood wife, net worth, children, biography, wiki.
Nicolas cage and his rapidly receding hairline return in the form of the worlds oldest, most enthusiastic eagle scout in the enjoyably preposterous adventure sequel national treasure. Stuntmen instructed the actor on how to jump onto the horse and ride off. Youve probably seen him play the president in national treasure. He played the beach boys drummer, dennis wilson, in summer dreams. Thompson, cages benjamin gates is so insanely patriotic that when his ancestor is smeared as a conspirator in the lincoln assassination, he sets out to.
Bruce greenwood full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming films. National treasure collection the movie database tmdb. National treasure film series, disney film series national treasure, first film of the series. Nicolas cage, jon voight, harvey keitel, ed harris, diane kruger, justin bartha, bruce greenwood, helen mirren. Movie characters of national treasure and the book of. Book of secrets is a 2007 american adventure film directed by jon turteltaub and produced by jerry bruckheimer. It is a sequel to the 2004 film national treasure and is part of the national treasure franchise it was stated in the first films commentary that there were no plans for a sequel, but due to the first films impressive boxoffice performance, earning. He is known for his role as captain christopher pike in star trek, and its sequel. Midnight ride national treasure a gates family mystery 9781423108153.
Susan devlin, bruce greenwood wifes biography, married. National treasure chinese tv series, chinese tv series. Ill probably still pick the first one up and try it out, but i was wondering if there was anything else out there that is similar. Are there any good books or movies about good, old fashioned treasure hunting adventure that ive missed. Book of secrets is a 2007 mystery adventure film directed by jon turteltaub and produced by jerry bruckheimer. Book of secrets has without a doubt the most absurd and fevered plot since, oh, say, national treasure 2004. Books similar to the premise of the movie national treasure. He is known for his work in the american president in thirteen days, national treasure. Abigail chase reteam with riley poole and, now armed with a stack of longlost pages from john wilkes booths diary, ben must follow a clue left there to prove his ancestors innocence in the assassination of abraham lincoln. Tomb raider, dirk pitt novels, young indiana jones adventures, relic hunter. The canadian actor, 54, has been inhabiting stuffed shirts for way too long. It was stated in the first films commentary that there were no plans for a sequel, but due.
One of the top five books every job seeker should read, says. There, she learns the eldest son, jason bruce greenwood, national treasure. The fact and fiction of national treasure on its 10th. Im not as big a fan of tomb raider because it seems more action then adventure, if. Like its predecessor, this outing functions as kind of a lowrent variation on the indiana jones films, and bears the distinct highgloss production stamp of jerry bruckheimer. As per wiki, bruce greenwood was born on the 12th of august 1956 in rouynnoranda, quebec, canada.
So no wonder hes played 3 in thirteen days, in one of my favourite films ever national treasure. The golden circle and for his role as captain christopher pike in. Apr 26, 2009 are there any books like national treasure. I got a job and a life, and also a roommate who just got out of a long period of unemployment involving lots of tvhogging. A national treasure is a shared cultural asset, or a rare cultural object valued by a nation. Book of secrets and for his role as captain christopher pike in the 2009 star trek film. Feb 07, 2008 that problem may be solved in the third movie by ditching the national part of national treasure and taking the gang outside the country to hunt for other lost treasures. We found subtitles for the program national treasure.
Bruce greenwood is a canadian actor and producer well known as stuart bruce greenwood. National treasure, too, reminds of how much can be done in a limitedepisode format, tackling an impossibly tricky subject within a tight frame. Book of secrets dangerously handsome and known for his violent temper has reasons to want alan dead. Ive heard the 39 clues series is pretty similar or kind or similar, but its meant for a younger audience.
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