It is a sequel to the 2004 film national treasure and is the second part of the national treasure franchise. If 47 refers to 1947, then we are looking at the same year that an et craft crashlanded in roswell new mexico, effectively beginning the story of area 51. At the end of the movie, the president asks ben if he can help him with what was on page 47. National treasure 3 is officially in the works, so maybe. National treasure tworeleased dec07is another wonderful entry in the franchise that,in my opinion, is every bit as good as the first one.
The action in this fastpaced adventure sequel is loud and sometimes tense car chases, near falls from high ledges in a dark cave, etc. Page 67 1864 entry by abraham lincoln about queen victoria letters, city of gold mentioned. 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. National treasure 3 page 47 with nicholas cage and bruce greenwood. My son blew through this book in two days and wants more of the series. 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. To which ben replies, i think i can help you with that. There was a small exhibit with a streaming video of the inside the library of congress featurette from the national treasure.
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. Whats on page 47 in the presidents book of secrets. Will we finally learn whats on page 47 in national treasure. The film stars nicolas cage, diane kruger, justin bartha, jon voight, harvey keitel, ed. We have an idea of what national treasure 3 s story could be about. National treasure 3 may be stuck in development hell, but there are quite a few stories that could be on page 47 of the presidents book of secrets. Ever so often i get the movies out to watch them again as i love them so much. What sort of historic events could the national treasure 3 plot tackle.
Along with his friends, riley and abigail, he will have to travel from the streets of paris to the middle of the united states to find a book that could revealone of americas greatest secretsand treasures. This theory was used in the film national treasure 2. Nicolas cage from the worlds largest community of readers. Disney, if you dont release national treasure 3 soon ill. 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. Page 47 is one of the many pages in the book of secrets, which contains all the. Book of secrets, the book is a fictional invention for the plot of the movie. Obviously, there are real secrets that presidents are made aware of during their terms of office, mostly relating to military matters and national.
No one knows whats on page 47, as it was never shown in the film. National treasure 3 is officially in the works, so maybe we. Book of secrets ended with the characters looking into page 47 of a secret book owned by the president of the united states. 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. Book of secrets is a 2007 american adventure film directed by jon turteltaub and produced by jerry bruckheimer. But, as usual, ben will find more at these sites than just tourists and cheap souvenir mugs.
Which is great for me to find books at a great price. The president of the united states asks ben to read page 47 in the book of secrets after the. I believe that only the president knows what is on page 47. Nov 06, 2007 the first book in this ongoing series finds ben on a quest to discover secrets buried in and among the seven wonders of the ancient world. The secret of page 47 is the story after the second movie national treasure. It is a sequel to the 2004 film national treasure and is the second part of the national treasure film series. 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. Page 47 something important on this page, as the president of the united states asked benjamin franklin gates to look at it and then report back to him. Lets hope that jon turteltaub and nicolas cage will bring some incredible surprise from the page 47 of the book of secrets. The one where the president of the united states asks benjamin gates about what he thought about page 47 in the presidents book. Find all the books, read about the author, and more.
This lends one to believe its a big treasure or other kind of discovery that will change the world when it is discovered. First teaser trailer for the upcoming movie national treasure 2. The page number 47 points to its own historical content. Book of secrets deluxe edition dvd, the book of secrets prop, the john wilkes booths diary prop, and three stills from the motion picture. Book of secrets trailer which disney premiered at comiccon 2007 is now available online. Will we finally learn whats on page 47 in national. This time, she has to help clear his family name by finding a lost treasure associated with thomas gates the night he and president lincoln were assassinated.
National treasure 3 is officially in the works, so maybe well. Book of secrets ended with the characters looking into page 47 of a secret book owned by the. Presidents from washington to the present day, too outrageous to ever be made public. T he riproaring success of the first national treasure movie and naturally the rippingerroaringer success of the da vinci code has. Book of secrets the junior novel was released on november 6, 2007. Disney, if you dont release national treasure 3 soon i. The book of secrets, and other secret books from the. Book of secrets by gothamnightwitch esthers back to help ben again. Benjamin gates must follow a clue left in john wilkes booths diary to prove his ancestors innocence in the assassination of abraham lincoln. Book of secrets page 47 revealed, algebra 2 houghton mifflin harcourt teacher edition pdf, in national treasure.
After finding out the location of the presidents book of secrets, the president asks ben gates nicolas cage to take a look at page 47, to see if. The book of secrets, along with many other props, was created by ross macdonald for. Book of secrets, nicolas cages character ben gates is after the president of the united states book of secrets. Starring nicholas cage, jon voight, diane kruger, and justin bartha, national treasure. I am now impatient to know more about this third national treasure movie. With nicolas cage, diane kruger, justin bartha, jon voight. National treasure book of secrets page 47, after finding out the location of the presidents book of secrets, the president asks ben gates nicolas cage to take a look at page 47, to see if. 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. The president also tells ben to read page 47 along with the information he needs. So i will be making everything up since this is a new story. I also just read the book, and while its not terribly complex, its interesting and exciting enough to propel a youngster who, just two years ago, wouldnt pick up a fiction book unless he was under duress. The original national treasure film centers on the gates family legend of a fantastic treasure trove of artifacts and gold, hidden by the founding fathers of the united states, and the attempts by the scion of the family, benjamin franklin gates, to find the treasure before his exfriend, ian howe, steals the declaration of independence national treasure.
The most commonly requested example is the presidents book of secrets. The book that doesnt officially exist, 222 pages of the secret musings, confessions, and accusations of u. Jan 17, 2020 the book is said to include classified information about the biggest questions in american history, and during the movie, the president of the united states asks cage to read page 47 of the book. Looking into masonic lore surrounding the number 47, i came across several references to euclids 47th problem. It was a definite page turner that you just cant put down.
Book of secrets released on home video as national treasure 2. Jun 21, 2007 first teaser trailer for the upcoming movie national treasure 2. Released in 2004, national treasure was a promising movie with an inviting premise that certainly had the potential to develop into a longrunning, profitable franchise for disney. Treasure hunter benjamin franklin gates must travel around. Director jon turteltaub said that the team will take their time on a second national treasure sequel, 18 but disney has already registered the domains for and. Also, the library is supposedly where the presidents book of secrets is kept for his eyes only, in section zy. First of all i, i do not own national treasure or any of the characters in these series. Book of secrets is a 2007 discovery 3 mysteryadventure film directed by jon turteltaub and produced by jerry bruckheimer. The masonic connection could the secret to page 47 be locked in masonic ritual. Washington yes, president barack obama has seen the fabled book of secrets from the national treasure film sequel. Johns craggy finger points to the unfinished pyramid and allseeing eye on the back. The library of congress is the largest library in the world and it is where riley poole takes benjamin franklin gates to prove to him that stealing the declaration of independence cannot be done. Book of secrets is a 2007 sequel in which nicolas cage plays a treasure hunter in search of the city of gold. The library of congress is the largest library in the world and it is where riley poole takes benjamin franklin gates to prove to him that stealing the declaration of independence cannot be done also, the library is supposedly where the presidents book of secrets is kept for his eyes only, in section zy appearances edit.
Rileys introduction of the book of secrets builds towards his assertion that it. National treasure inside independence hall duration. Jun 30, 2008 ben gates nicolas cage said at the end of national treasure 2 that page 47 is lifealtering that promises a lot for national treasure 3. 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. The film stars nicolas cage, diane kruger, justin bartha, jon. Book of secrets, nicolas cages character ben gates goes after the president of the united states book of secrets. As we previously reported, the new trailer reveals a lot more about the plot of the. It is not yet confirmed if the page 47 of the book of secrets, which benjamin gates nicolas cage described as lifealtering, will be part of this new national treasure movie. Why national treasure 3 is taking so long, according to. There has been speculation about national treasure 3 ever since book of secrets clocked up its impressive box office total.
At the end of national treasure 2, the president post kidnapping pulls ben aside and asks him if he saw page 47 in the book of secrets. 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. Page 47 production talks have begun for installment 3 of the movie franchise national treasure, based on the president asking ben gates whats on page 47. It is reported that nicolas cage really appreciated to hang out of the usa for national treasure 2, so one may bet that he will travel again in national treasure 3. What is on page 47 of the presidents book of secrets in. There was no novelization of the first movie, but a novelization of the second titled national treasure 2.
Like the first film our central character is very much the indiana jones type,very scholarly,a brilliant symbologist and with a big dollop of the adventurer thrown in for good measure. Will we finally learn whats on page 47 in national treasure 3. Book of secrets is a great popcorn movie and audiences are going to eat it up. Perhaps, on page 47, is a message from nicholas cages character, predicting that nicholas cages character would ask the president for access to the book of secrets and also providing some clue to the next quest. Ben gates nicolas cage said at the end of national treasure 2 that page 47 is lifealtering that promises a lot for national treasure 3.
A third film felt promising by when it was reported writers carlo bernard and doug miro had been hired and a script was in development at disney. It was the last feature film score to be recorded at the stage before it was closed down. Now about this interview posted below is the press conference with nicolas cage. The 1st president of the united stated of america, george washington started the book on april 3, 1792. Book of secrets, the president asks gates if he can help on what is written on page 47 of the presidents secret book, and that plot will be the main idea of. In in this conjectural national treasure 3, nicholas cage follows the clue from page 47, which leads him to travel back in time. Book of secrets, we learn that when the president takes office, he inherits a book full of secret information. The book of secrets is a book written by the presidents of the united states which holds all the secrets to the history of the united states. I believe that it must be really important to our government because in the movie national treasure. Book of secrets wikipedia whats on page 47 in the presidents book of secrets. Why national treasure 3 is taking so long, according to nicolas cage. The idea that our history books may not be as accurate as once believed.
According to the hollywood reporter, chris bremner, a writer on bad boys for life, is working on a script for national treasure 3, the third installment in. The president told him to look at it and gates says its life altering. I have been waiting to find out what is on page 47 since i was ten years old and i better find out in national treasure 3. Its thoroughly setup that the content on page 47 concerns area 51. Book of secrets sends its archaeologist hero on a globetrotting quest that might have been devised after a long night of wikipedia surfing. At the end of the movie, the president asks ben if he can. If it is the case that national treasure 3 is all about around area 51, then we may have our answer as to why the script is taking so. What do you make of the last scene of book of secrets. 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. And the historian treasurer hunter replies that its lifealtering. The problem with national treasure 3 is that it can never be better than the stuff nic cage has actually been up to in real life since national treasure 2 08.
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