National Treasure 3 Confirmed with Nicolas Cage, Franchise Director Says
‘National Treasure 3’ Is “Finally Real” With Nicolas Cage Returning, Director Confirms
Prepare for adventure—Benjamin Gates is making his return.
More than twenty years after National Treasure debuted, the director of the Disney adventure series featuring Nicolas Cage announced that a third film is “finally” in the works.
“I was thinking about mentioning this tonight, I’ll say it tonight,” director Jon Turteltaub shared with the audience during a live taping of the National Treasure Hunt podcast on August 21. “It’s happening. You’re the first people I have said this out loud to.”
As he declared, “It’s finally real.”
While Turteltaub—who directed the 2004 film and its 2007 sequel National Treasure: Book of Secrets—confirmed this thrilling news, he cautioned that the status of projects in Hollywood can change rapidly.
“Now, it’s ‘Hollywood real,’ meaning things can happen,” he elaborated. “If Nic gets hit by a bus, there’s no National Treasure. If I get hit by a bus, there’s probably a National Treasure. Welcome to Hollywood, that’s Hollywood.”
